Bull's Pizzle

[rawhide1]

Hi Mike

to get an effective dry you must salt the Pizzle to draw the Blood out of it. Also the Tissue mus be scraped off entirely as it drys as it will dry and pull the whole thing hap-hazardly as it can be seen from your picture. The wire core is to maintain a backbone for good shape. Old Bulls are the best if prepared properly, young dry away to nearly nothing (inexperience I suppose). The Twist is done early in the process, 2 or 3 wires are used for best effect. To scrape the Tissue away a piece of broken Glass is very good. THE TISSUE MUST BE REMOVED AS IS DONE IN ANY LEATHER OR RAWHIDE PREPARATION!

I hope this helps, I'll try to remember to get a few Pizzles after my big Fishing Trip and do them to jog my Memory as its now 30 years since I last produced them.

Kindest regards.

Jim Saddler.

Mr. Saddler

That would be great to see some you've done. I do appreciate all your valuable input. I'm just hoping I can devote the time needed to correctly do the next one.

Thanks again, Mike

[Tawse]

Hi Mike,

I regret to say that I am no longer in a position to prepare pizzles due to living circumstances. I look forward to Jim taking up the art again. I initially did mine whilst working in Africa which has quite a different climate to te UK.

Best wishes,

John

That would be great to see some you've done. I do appreciate all your valuable input. I'm just hoping I can devote the time needed to correctly do the next one.

Thanks again, Mike

[big10mm]

I have a bison pizzle that has been rodded, stretched, dried, scraped and sanded. When and how is the alum mixed and applied? How long should the alum be left on? Is the alum used for pickling the same as alum used for tanning?