Pre-soaking in cold water will make for easy scraping! If you process animal hides, the first step is to remove any meat and connective tissues by scraping the hide over a beam or board. This is called fleshing. If you are fleshing fresh hides time is not on your side, because meat that is still connected to the hide shrinks and dries fast making it harder to … [Read more...] about Making Rawhide
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https://youtu.be/EknMRLx6G6o The REEL Striker is a multi functional fire steel made from High carbon steel. The striking edge is deferentially heat treated to ensure a proper temper for throwing sparks AND maintain its overall strength and durability! There is a “divot” pre-drilled into the striker to be used as a hand bearing block when making friction fire with … [Read more...] about A great bit of kit