Bill Skinner
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I don't like to use deer hide for raw hide, dog chews are much easier to get. Soak them and unroll them, then cut into strips.
If you are planning on making a shirt, tan that third hide, you'll need it for sleeves. You may want to track down a fourth, that way, you don't run out of materials in the middle of the project. If there is a deer processer near, they will usually let you have it for free. Try to get one that only got shot once and the guy didn't use a magunum.
And good luck to the three of you. Bill
As far as smoke, the smokier, the better. The old rotten damp stuff that is hard to get burning and won't stay burning unless you keep fooling with it is great.
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