DEER BUTCHERIN' & DIRTY TOMAHAWK

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Every year, my hunters leave the farm after butchering their deer and somehow neglect to thoroughly clean my tools they used. Trusty tomahawks & saws, mostly. The fat/gore is admittedly hard to get off and leaves a coating that is nasty. This year, I tried a different approach beyond "Dawn" - toothpaste, stiff brushes, hot water, and elbow grease. Not exactly rocketry, but "nasty is nasty" & I hate nasty. Used the same for knives - those tiny crevices especially. For some reason, our normal dish soap won't cut deer tallow.

When you're done, replace your wife's toothbrush in the bathroom. Paste, also.
 
I'll have to see if she has any Power Wash beneath the kitchen sink. Tube of Crest was easy to find and a video of cleaning headlight lenses brought the idea to mind. Guys are friends, relatives but sometimes just don't really finish what's started. Rancid deer tallow smell lingers longtime.
 
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