What to do with this caribou hide?

[Ozhaggishead]

This is a big bit caribou hide I found on the side of the road when we had a council clean up.

As you can see it's not a bad bit of leather for free but I just hate that"shatung"colour.So what can I do to change than horrible gray colour into a nice brown?You could make a fair few pouches form it seems a shame to let it go to waste,let me know what you think guys

 

[joejoe]

sorry but i like that colour.

 

[rancid badger]

dont worry too much about the big lumps colour, just dye whatever you make

Is it stiff? or soft?
if its stiff you could use it for wallets, journal covers etc you could even laminate it to use it for possibles pouches, even belts.

if it's soft, you can make bags, pouches, thonging,moccasins,

Thing is, it'll be ideal to learn on if your just starting

cheers
R.B.

 

[Ozhaggishead]

sorry but i like that colour.

What to do a trade?

 

[Ozhaggishead]

I tried to dye it,but the dye I have just won't absorb into the leather:togo: .It's soft not hard,I was thinking that it might be chrome tanned not veg tanned

 

[pwb]

If it wont take dye you could cut long strips and use it for edging canvas.
I've got a couple of old packs that are finished that way and the colour of the leather is very similar, looks good against green canvas.
It's a big bit of leather though.

Pete.

 

[rancid badger]

I wonder what it would cost, to ship to the uk:bluThinki
R.B.

 

[hog]

Anice pair of arround the house mocasins.
Is that the beginnings of a bow drill I see in the top pic?