David - You can find it in the detergent aisle of the grocery store, under the brand name 20 MULE TEAM BORAX. It is a natural product.
-- Joe Fusco, Sr. Member of The Missouri Trout Fishermen's Association and The Virtual Fly Box REMEMBER CANCER IS A WORD NOT A SENTENCE Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 11/18/06, David Masson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
guys what is borax? dave -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Allan Fish Sent: November 18, 2006 9:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] hides 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 >> >> >> -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN [EMAIL PROTECTED]
