Members blackhammer Posted November 10, 2010 Members Report Posted November 10, 2010 Howdo all. So deer season is about to get started around these parts and i will have access to a stack of fresh hides. Has anyone ever made rawhide out of deer skin? If so, are there any special considerations or areas of attention versus cow hide such as slippin hair? Anyone ever braided with deer rawhide? I figure if i can make this stuff work I might have a ready supply of raw material for finer strings. Or I could be wrong. Thanks in advance. Quote Take your time. In a hurry.
Members roo4u Posted November 10, 2010 Members Report Posted November 10, 2010 i has been mentioned before....i think the opinion was its too stretchy and breaks easily....you could do a forum search and maybe find out more Quote TRACY MONSTER FARM SPECIALTIES-custom tack for dog, horse and human
Members blackhammer Posted November 11, 2010 Author Members Report Posted November 11, 2010 (edited) i has been mentioned before....i think the opinion was its too stretchy and breaks easily....you could do a forum search and maybe find out more Thanks. I'll see what I can find. Edited November 11, 2010 by blackhammer Quote Take your time. In a hurry.
Contributing Member Denise Posted November 11, 2010 Contributing Member Report Posted November 11, 2010 It is too stretchy to braid with - won't keep consistent width due to that fact - but it is very strong and doesn't break easily. Great to use for stitching rawhide onto saddle trees! There is a lot more hair relative to the hide, and they float, so you have to weight them down to keep them in the water/solution. Quote
Members blackhammer Posted November 11, 2010 Author Members Report Posted November 11, 2010 It is too stretchy to braid with - won't keep consistent width due to that fact - but it is very strong and doesn't break easily. Great to use for stitching rawhide onto saddle trees! There is a lot more hair relative to the hide, and they float, so you have to weight them down to keep them in the water/solution. Thanks a bunch. Disappointing to hear but it will save me a lot of effort. Back to the cows I go! Quote Take your time. In a hurry.
Members Aggiebraider Posted January 4, 2011 Members Report Posted January 4, 2011 So I completely forgot to post this, but I found some interesting information over Christmas break when I was home at my grandfathers. He bought the new Ortega book at the Congress this year and in reading through it he showed me a set of romal reins that were made I think in the 40s that were made completely out of deer rawhide, buttons and all. They looked to be perfectly fine and were actually a very nice set, especially for how old they were. They did look to be used at one point, and I am not sure who owns them now or if they are in a museum. I think most people (myself included) relate the stretch associated with deerskin to what would also be seen in deer rawhide. I am not sure as I have never tried it, but the stretch may get taken out at least to a little extent by making it into rawhide rather than brain tanning it to turn it into conventional deerskin. Having seen that, I wouldnt be afraid to try it if you have experience making rawhide from cows. Have a good one, CW Quote
Contributing Member Denise Posted January 4, 2011 Contributing Member Report Posted January 4, 2011 Calvin, believe me, it stretches!! We use it all the time to lace trees together. Very strong, but VERY stretchy. Rod stretches the hide to dry it, then we case it and make string. But when he soaks it (soaking wet) to use as lace it will get about 1/3rd or so longer again when you pull on it, and of course it gets substantially narrower too. Rod has also braided with deer rawhide back in his younger days before he knew better. Not good results. He says maybe if you could get all the stretch out of it before you cut the lace it may work. For a master like Ortega, he could probably braid anything and make it look good. I'm not saying don't try it because it is amazing what results people can come up with when they don't know a thing can't be done. But you do need to figure out what to do about the stretch factor because it is substantial in comparison with cow and calf hide. Quote
Members KnotHead Posted January 4, 2011 Members Report Posted January 4, 2011 Hi all. I know that Enrique Capone prepares his own deer rawhide and has made a few projects with it. He's on Face Book here is his profile if you would like to get in touch with him. He's a very nice guy to talk to. He live in Texas. Enrique Capone - FB Profile Link Here a photo of the key fob he made with his deer raw hide. Maybe he might be able to help you out. B... Quote Best Regards, Brian Kidd
Members Handwerker Posted January 4, 2011 Members Report Posted January 4, 2011 Hi all, looks verry good !!! ....is that 1 Knot or a second one over the first Arno Quote http://www.arnobuck.de
Members KnotHead Posted January 4, 2011 Members Report Posted January 4, 2011 It actually looks like it's all one knot Arno. But to be sure you should ask Enrique. Brian... Quote Best Regards, Brian Kidd
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