Members MT21 Posted July 30, 2014 Members Report Posted July 30, 2014 Hello I am new to the forum. I made rawhide string once with my uncle (who is a saddle maker) and he scraped the flesh side of the hide. I want to make some more string but do not have the fleshing tools and do not live close to my uncle anymore. Are there other methods? Thanks Matt T Quote
Members zopi69 Posted July 30, 2014 Members Report Posted July 30, 2014 I use a carpenters draw knife over a 4x4 with the edged rounded off...soak the hide a couple days to get it nice amd soggy then flesh away... I also have some rounded cabinet scrapers from some chinese tool store....nice for scraping in a frame... Quote
Members bucksnort Posted July 31, 2014 Members Report Posted July 31, 2014 Jack Armstrong swears by a wire wheel on an angle grinder for fleshing a green hide. I haven't tried it yet, but his hides looked really nice. Buck Quote
Members bucksnort Posted July 31, 2014 Members Report Posted July 31, 2014 He did mention a rain suit. Quote
Members MT21 Posted July 31, 2014 Author Members Report Posted July 31, 2014 With the wire wheel was it on a hand grinder? That could get messy. In a you tube video I saw a guy use his pocket knife aas the hide was stretching. I would probably nick the hide though. Thank you buck and zopi for the advice I am a few months out of actually doing it but am weighing my options Matt Quote
Members zopi69 Posted August 2, 2014 Members Report Posted August 2, 2014 Tyvek coverall... i am going to flesh a cowhide in a day or two...gonna try this.. Quote
jacotranch Posted August 4, 2014 Report Posted August 4, 2014 you can stretch the hide then use a power washer with a turbo tip Quote
Members zopi69 Posted August 4, 2014 Members Report Posted August 4, 2014 Just fleshed a cowhide with a 4 inch angle grinder...w9rked ok...probably be better if I did that with it drier...but it does not fit my process to do it that way...I am not fram8ng a hide twice... Quote
Members bucksnort Posted August 7, 2014 Members Report Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) Took the plunge today. I used zopi69's idea & went with tyvex. I am pleased with the results. Took about 40 minutes, all the fat & meat were off. I went back over it about 3 hours later & the remaining membrane turned to fuzz, but didn't come off. I'll hit it again after it dries some more & see if that will come off. Finished results in next post as it wouldn't let me download them. 1- The tool 2- The victim 3- The fool with the tool 4-- Didn't have Tyvex for my helpers Edited August 7, 2014 by bucksnort Quote
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