Preserving Hides
Hi folks I've been working on 5 deer hides these past few weeks 2 small 2 medium and 1 large. Its taken so long as the hair has taken forever to start slipping (probably because of the cold weather)....
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salt will probably help....hanging them on a clothes line open like a sheet would be even better .they would dry in the breeze. IN MY OPINION. She probably ....would not care to do that thought?? Quills
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You got it. I think asking her to salt them is a stretch. She definitely wouldn't touch them... even with gloves lol. I would have hung them myself but I couldn't find the hanging wire and I was a bit...
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Freezer is a better option. Second best is just putting a 1/4" layer of salt on a damp (not soaking) hide. If you're wanting to salt a hide in water, I would consider pickling. The pickling ratio...
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Thanks Corax. Unfortunately I don't have a freezer dedicated to hides yet. If I used the wife's I wouldn't be too long finding myself right in there next to those deer skins lol I was going to...
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So the mother in law three in about 1.5kg of salt in around 20L of water with 4 hides. I just remembered ine was still soaking in lime. My guess is I'll have to dump that one when I get home tomorrow....
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