brain tanned leather

[rlachance]

Dont mean to change the topic or anything but I want to ask a few things.
-First, does everyone think that braintanned dear hide is strong enough to carry a redtail on? I was looking on the internet and though its expensive i SEEMS easy to make.
-Second, with this same material be tough enough for jesses, chapps and the like?

[shockley]

What deer leather I have seen has had way to much strech in it to be used on a bird, I don't know how it would work for a glove.

[rlachance]

What's wrong eith strech?

[Falcon Boy]

If the leather on an anklet streches enough, the birds foot could slip out, etc.

[rlachance]

whatever leather youv'e seen must not have been made well enough!

[rlachance]

anyway my question was what is the comparitive thickness to cowhide, moose , kangaroo ect.

[shockley]

I was trying to help you out, but what the hell try it, it might work for you, it's your bird not mine.

[kenbro77]

rlachance said:

anyway my question was what is the comparitive thickness to cowhide, moose , kangaroo ect.

i did not see anything about thickness in your question. Deer hide is strechy no matter the quality. FB I agree. I think it would work good for work glove

[Avatar of Shibby]

To my knolage braintanned is the best way to go about tanning. I know that brainedtan horse is stronger than roo, but it's like erpic rare.

[rlachance]

has anyone else heard anything bad about the stretchyness or braintanned deer hide in general?

[rlachance]

by the way Dustin does your quote happen to be from the cather in the rye?
"I thought what i'd do was pretend i was one of those deaf mutes"

[Hawk]

Deer hide is stretchy, no matter what the quality. My next door neighbor is a taxidermist and has placed in a few national competitions. When he tans a hide for someone, it's still stretchy.

[oldguy]

Brain tanned hide is something I know a bit about.
I used to be very interested in historical re-enacting. I have leather clothing and moccasins made of brain tan deer, elk and moose.
The difference in brain tan and other tans is physical rather than chemical. Brain tan can be pierced through with a regular needle, chemical tan usually cannot.
I don't know how a gauntlet would hold up. I have a feeling jesses and anklets would be to stretchy.

I think a fidgety hawk would make short work of anklets of brain tan. My opinion, no previous testing on the subject.
There are no harmful chemicals such as in chrome tanned leather. No dyes either. Washable for the most part way more than chem. tanned leather.
Someone make up a elk or moose hide gauntlet and do a test. They could put beadwork on it for the bird to pick off and use for rangle !

[morganf]

lol oldguy, i would also get a dummy hand for experimental gloves... that would suck if a glove failed and the talons went through on a real hand

[Falcon Boy]

Battle scars You should see the thin little gloves i've been using