|
|
Post by Leifer on Jun 19, 2013 7:09:26 GMT -7
Rolling the hide into a tube to "twist" the solution through the hide. Attachments:
|
|
|
|
Post by Leifer on Jun 19, 2013 7:15:50 GMT -7
Twisting the extra solution out. Rod's keeping me in line  Attachments:
|
|
|
|
Post by Leifer on Jun 19, 2013 7:23:18 GMT -7
Working the hide on the rope. Attachments:
|
|
|
|
Post by Leifer on Jun 19, 2013 7:30:09 GMT -7
Working the hide by hand while answering questions to visitors at Fort Union during the Rendezvous on June 16th. Rod had been doing the demo on a moose hide and I got to hop in later and work on my whitetail hide under Rod's tutelage. Attachments:
|
|
|
|
Post by Leifer on Jun 19, 2013 7:37:24 GMT -7
Badger stopped by to check out the progress before he did his talk on the Metis. I was finally able to sit in on the whole thing. I had plenty of space by myself sitting in the back of the clerks office while he talked...no one wanted to sit too close to the "smelly" guy...it was only brains.... The little tike I'm holding is my son Garrick. Worked the hide until it was dry. There were a few places that dried quicker, and as a result are a little stiff compared to the rest of the hide. Now I just need to smoke it and it's done. First thing I'm going to use it for is to make the strap for my powder horn. Leifer Attachments:
|
|
|
|
Post by Rod on Jun 19, 2013 20:42:37 GMT -7
I'm glad to see it worked out---too bad I had to leave early, and didn't get to see it done. I missed Badger's presentation, as well.
I got the moose about half smoked, I'll bring it back out for the Labor Day Living History weekend and finish it up.
Rod
|
|
|
|
Post by blackhand on Jun 20, 2013 10:57:40 GMT -7
I got the moose about half smoked, I'll bring it back out for the Labor Day Living History weekend and finish it up. Rod My offer is still open - A bottle of shrub for the brain-tanned moosehide. |
|
|
|
Post by Rod on Jun 22, 2013 6:34:10 GMT -7
Seems to me I drank up your shrub, and still have the moose hide....... ;D
Come out to Ft. Union over Labor Day, the shrub's on me that weekend.
Rod
|
|
|
|
Post by Leifer on Jun 24, 2013 6:36:15 GMT -7
Was able to finish it up. I used the chimney from our chimenia to build the fire in. The city get's kinda cranky with "open fires". It worked out well enough though. Here's smoking the hide. Attachments:
|
|
|
|
Post by Leifer on Jun 24, 2013 6:37:57 GMT -7
Here's the finished smoked hide. It's a little darker than what it looks like in this picture. Attachments:
|
|
|
|
Post by blackhand on Jul 10, 2013 5:55:20 GMT -7
I've smoked leather using a hot-plate, sawdust and an aluminum pie pan. One can adjust the temperature so the sawdust just smokes/smolders.
I built an enclosure from plastic sheeting, thin strips of wood and hot glue to contain the smoke. I suspect it would be easy enough to omit the enclosure and still get the hide smoked.
|
|
