Highland cattle hide
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torjusg said:
Hi mate I am not going to go into too much detail on this, but I have recently finished dealing with that company and will vow never to deal with them again.
Some of the mods and Tone know what I am talking about, so if they feel the need to pull this comment I will understand, but as I say I will never deal with them again even if threatened at gunpoint.
Well, there are free articles on that site that may help you enough. You don't even have to talk to them. What are you using the hide for? Robe (hair on hide), garments or clothes? Does it have to be waterproof?
Describe what you need and I can try to give you some general guidelines.
Are Leon-1 and EdS the same person?
Torjus Gaaren
Describe what you need and I can try to give you some general guidelines.
Are Leon-1 and EdS the same person?
Torjus Gaaren
No mate Eds and leon-1 are not the same person, but I am trying to make a point that if you have to deal with them for goods I would be more than just wary after what I have been through.
Don't think I'm anyone else (well not until the weekend).
The advise is for a work colleague how has had to have one shot after it broke out and went on the rampage - some nice beef coming this way.
She hates the idea of it going to waste and wants to use the whole beast including the hide. Plan would be to keep the hair on and make a rug/throw type thing.
The advise is for a work colleague how has had to have one shot after it broke out and went on the rampage - some nice beef coming this way.
She hates the idea of it going to waste and wants to use the whole beast including the hide. Plan would be to keep the hair on and make a rug/throw type thing.
Given the size of the hide, I would recommend hair on braintan. Dry-scraping, with frame softening. Never done that myself, but there is a book that is supposed to be excellent: "Blue Mountain Buckskin". I bought it on amazon.co.uk.
Torjus Gaaren
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I know this is an ancient thread, but since I have tanned a Heilan Coo hide thought I`d contribute in case anyone else gets one. 
I did chrome tan it, so am not sure how popular in this forum that technique would be, however it did turn out fine, and kept the hair on no probs at all.
The worst thing about hand tanning such a large and thick hide is the weight of it when it comes to both stretching it on a frame (and you need a bl**dy big frame for it too!) and in working it soft. I always soften my hides on frames, I`m too wee to sit with a full cowhide and work it by by tugging and stretching it.
Also, you will only get it `so` soft, unless you can somehow split the hide, due to the thickness especially around the neck and rump areas.
All said and done though, the customers were very pleased with it (I think it had been a pet bound for the freezer
)
and a tanned highland cowhide is pretty special to own.
I did chrome tan it, so am not sure how popular in this forum that technique would be, however it did turn out fine, and kept the hair on no probs at all.
The worst thing about hand tanning such a large and thick hide is the weight of it when it comes to both stretching it on a frame (and you need a bl**dy big frame for it too!) and in working it soft. I always soften my hides on frames, I`m too wee to sit with a full cowhide and work it by by tugging and stretching it.
Also, you will only get it `so` soft, unless you can somehow split the hide, due to the thickness especially around the neck and rump areas.
All said and done though, the customers were very pleased with it (I think it had been a pet bound for the freezer
)and a tanned highland cowhide is pretty special to own.
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