Don't cut the hair off. It'll just become a big unmanageable glob
that is useless.
Follow Ashley's advice, even though he went back under his rock. If
the boraz gets moist, scrape it off and put on a fresh batch.
After the hide's dried out, cut it into smaller pieces - fold it with
the hair side out. Run a SHARP knife or box cutter along the fold
from underneath. You'll have nice pieces without having hair all over
the place.
a.
I get a deer hide every now and then and once all the meat and fat
is off I wash it in luke warm water and washing up liquid ( find
this helps for later). I then nail the hide on a big board (or the
shed floor) and borax it.I don't use salt like I used to as this
soaks up the damp in the air.Do it as soon as possible or freeze it
otherwise you'll loose the skin.
Ashley
back under my rock
David Masson wrote:
Ok guys here we go again,just got a deer hide got most of the fat and meat
off it. i realy don't care if the hide is soft or not,the question is,would
borex work to save the hide or can i just cut the hair off it and bag it.
any ideas guys
thank dave
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