horse hair
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How much of the stuff are you looking for Jerv ? A few strands to use as whipping thread on an arrow head or similar project or enought to stuff a mattress ?
I might just be able to help out if it's the former option...
I might just be able to help out if it's the former option...
I gathered some the other day, good long mane hair from a shire. I got it but didn't have a definite use for it. I asked but didn't get a reply, so here goes again. What can be made from horse hair?
This is the time of year that those who are in the 'horsey world' and in particular the showing/competition side are getting their mounts ready.
I would sugest a visit to a local livery and you may find a pointer in the right direction. You will need hair that has been 'pulled' from tail and mane. Tail is better than mane in my opinion as it is longer.
Swyn.
I would sugest a visit to a local livery and you may find a pointer in the right direction. You will need hair that has been 'pulled' from tail and mane. Tail is better than mane in my opinion as it is longer.
Swyn.
just for your info, i collected handfulls of this from barbed wire fences around horse fields for free, my wife suggested washing it in shampoo (as it is hair).
horses do carry some nasty bugs in the tail area!
horses do carry some nasty bugs in the tail area!
spamel said:
Can be braided into fish line. Takes a while. White is strongest, for some reason.
PG
RAPPLEBY2000 said:
That's exactly how I got mine. Sometimes it gets trapped deep in the barbs and is a bugger to get out. I wasn't gonna pull hair out of a shire horse, the thing is massive!
Nothing amazing, but I just used a single strand to replace the tatty string on my protractor! It is quite strong hair, and black so it will show up a treat on the map.
Yup, it takes seconds to gather a few strands. Before you know it, you have loads of the stuff!!
There's a traditional Japanese polishing brush made from horsehair - you get a large bundle (preferably tail, but I've made shorter ones with mane) and whip the length of the bundle with string. Then you use it to apply a pumice/water slurry to non-ferrous metals for a dull polish, particularly suitable for surface preparation prior to patinating.
