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Behemoth
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footprints
Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 234 Location: North Wales
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Posted: Tue May 31, 05 6:25 am Post subject: Curing skins |
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My wife is a shepherd on a farm so we have access to fresh sheep skins from home killed. Years ago I did a few skins (I'm sat on one now) Very similar methods to your own, clean fleece,scrape.
I however didn't use any salt , just used a strong solution of alum. I would remove the fleeces when they had changed from pink to a greyish colour, usually a week. Washed in the bath, washing powder and fairy liquid. Hung on the line on a windy day to start the drying. brought in at night and hung on a ceiling type clothes airer. As it starts to dry worked across the back of a kitchen chair each time I thought it had dried a little more until completely dry and soft. Bought neats foot oil to apply, but never used it.
What I did find that may or may not be of interest to people is that there is a chemical (from the states I think) that allows you to cure skins in something like 3 days, but perhaps more importantly it makes the skins machine washable.
I know that you can order the chemical through boots the chemist, so it cannot be too hazardous can it?
I don't have the name of the chemical to hand, but if I find it I will post it here. |
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