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Unread 02-25-2011, 06:50 AM
deermagnet deermagnet is offline
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Originally Posted by Smithers View Post
That pastime is new to me. Although I do remember seeing old black and white pictures of Indians doing it just like that.
Yes, i had a very hard time finding info on how it's done. Seems to be a lost art. It take's a lot of work, but the quality far surpasses a modern chemically tanned hide. The brain tanned hide's are as soft as velvet when finished.
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