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Here she/he is.  I picked the hide up from Goshen Indiana yesterday, Omish country. 7 hours in the car.  Payed $50 for the hide.  Still warm.  No info on bull or cow,  I think they said 13 months old,...

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great advice,  thanks

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Matt well yes you still have lots of work ahead of you.... Don't get me wrong but Wes Housler video is fun to watch but way more work than is necessary to dress a Buffalo hide. You don't have to be a...

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Gees Melvin that pic puts the size of a Buff in perspective. I think you used a sharp tool to flesh on the beam? There is a learning curve to using  one....but well worth the effort even on...

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Yeah Bob you are right on very sharp planner blade for shaving that Buffalo thanks to Old Wood it is made from a planner blade that was used for chopping ply-wood to size.Also right on the GOTS need...

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Thanks so much Melvin. I ended up fleshing on a beam as well, i found it much easier. Then re-racked and dry scraped while frozen. The scraping went fast, but i punched larger holes where the skinners...

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Mattso, the holes, just refer back to the learning curve. I used to sharp a scraper for a couple of deer hides and got the hide too thin in a couple of places. When I was softening, those spots opened...

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Here is a picture of the Heavy scraper Melvin is using on the bison hide. I have a few of these, also some regular planner blade scrapers, if anyone is interested. ...Read More

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Lottsa good dog jerkey on that buffalo hide big sky...if its not salted....Quills

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Nothin like comfortable handles on a planer blade Oldwood!

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Good lord that's a big ol hide. That would take alot of beer for me to get through..lol

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I was pretty excited to see mattso thread on buffalo tanning.  Being at that stage in my life, here is my buffaloAnd after Melvin advice of freeze/damp sc...Read More

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Bob, that is a good use for those left over pieces of bow making material. Too pretty to scrape an icky old hide with though. You are sure right on the comfortable handle, makes alot of difference if...

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And I didn't skin this buffalo. The rancher that sold this buffalo skinned him... can you tell?

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The top of my scraper is beveled Quills.  They are just like yours.  little thinner.  Mine is squared, not rounded...is that wrong?

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no ??????......actually the ones Mike S makes are squared...off..except the edges are rounded . how is your scraper working ? It may be a little too wide. but I do not know for sure. the scraper I...

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Does anyone have any experience with ordering raw buffalo hides online? I have been thinking of doing a buffalo once the weather gets more acceptable during mid-spring early-summer. I don't live...

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NOw Bob those are some very impresive scraper handles. they remind me of some Custom pool cues my youngest brother has made ....... Quills

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I haven't tried my scraper on deer, don't think I will... and it seems to be rather aggressive.  It take the first "waxy" layer of the flesh side fairly easy. A few rubs later it generates the "fuzzy...

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sounds like its working good then . If it ain't broke ......don't fix it!~! As long as you do not push too hard on a deer hide ..you usually do not pop thru unless there is a ultra thin area or along...

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