Rawhide Bosalitas.

[Leatherpownder]

That style of bosalito is a center tie where a leather piece is used to tie the bosalito to the forelock of the horse to hold in place.

Thanks all for the nice comments.

[JLD]

so do you make your own rawhide or get it ready to go?

if you make your own can I ask do you lime the hides or scrape the hair off. I keep seein quite a lot of interesting hide colours like your dark one above and I wondered if the colour was in the top part of the skin whi ch got removed when limed as I have never gotten rawhide any other colour than the yallowish white. I am getting some new hides shortly and wanted to preserve thei colour if possible.

thankd

Johanne

[Leatherpownder]

I stretch and flesh the hide then scrape it dry with a hardwood stick and ashes. I posted that method here previously. Th color is the natural color of the hide.

[JLD]

Thank you I did read your post (sorry got a bit muddled between who posted it) I was wondering if by using lime I was removing the colour/pigment of the animal. If the skin colour was stored in the upper layer with the hair cells than it makes sense why I keep getting yellowish coloured rawhide.

All rawhide that I can purchase here, (Australia) which is made commercially is also that creamy colour, without bleaching, and I am trying to work out if using lime to remove the hair is also removing the natural pigment.

I hope I am making sense. I am in awe of your braiding and very grateful for your instructional postsit is very much appreciated when someone with expertise is willing to share. Thank you

Johanne

[Leatherpownder]

Lime does seem to change the color. I think that any chemical does change the hide, not only the color but the feel.

[Tverd]

Just amazing!

Where do you get your tools (flat awl)?

[Leatherpownder]

That awl came from Horseshoe Brand Tools (Jerimiah Watt).