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    Help with a snake skin

    to dehydrate i soak my skins in a solution of water, borax and salt for about 2 days, mixing a few times a day. then roll the snake skin up from head to tail and soak everything in a 50/50 mix of alcohol ( isopropyl ) and glycerin. leave the tail out of this solution, and every day knead it a...
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    Eating Skunk?

    To kill a skunk without being victim to the spray: .22LR through the lungs ( not the heart ). as the lungs fill with blood the animal will passively go to sleep and die. headshots will always result in a spray. the only surefire way of cleaning off the spray, which is an oil ( water based...
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    Dyeing, Waterproofing and Fulling a Wool Blanket

    Yeah its a bit wet, thats for sure! only for about 9 months though... the other 3 months are REALLY WET! lol - There is some great salmon and steelhead fishing up there, as well as sea-run cut throat trout. i would let loose a few fishing holes for brain tanned moose or deer.....something to...
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    Dyeing, Waterproofing and Fulling a Wool Blanket

    Toledo, OR just inland on Newport. West of Corvallis. you?
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    Dyeing, Waterproofing and Fulling a Wool Blanket

    Well, we were up at the mountain one day at our bi-monthly shoot. the first target on the course was at about 30 paces. it was an 18inch "donut" with about a 12" diamete hole in the middle. there was a dead blue tree behind it, and on my first shot of the rifle range, my ball went straight...
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    Dyeing, Waterproofing and Fulling a Wool Blanket

    Glad i could be of help, a fellow Trekker turned me on to that stuff. its great! But the Fulling and tightening up of the weave i think will do more for water proofing than just the NikWax alone. i wear my blankets as a coat with a belt and a blanket pin, that way i dont have to worry about...
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    Dyeing, Waterproofing and Fulling a Wool Blanket

    Hello everyone! My name is Thomas and i live in southern Nevada. i Am originally from Oregon, and have been participating in Historical Reenacting since i was old enough to walk. Originally we belonged to the Penninsula Long Rifle Association, in Sequiem, Washington. Now we are members of the...
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