As 2009 now comes to a close, we witness the passing of what will be remembered as a tough year for lots of people. But even in a difficult economy, I’ve seen that people continue to buy whips; thus 2009 was a great year for my business. I had many wonderful customers who provided me [...]
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Hanging out with Joe Driver
Yesterday I was very blessed to have Joe Driver come over for a visit. Joe is one of my best friends as well as a fellow preacher and maker of nylon whips. Joe drove over and preached at our church Sunday. After lunch, we got together for a little whip cracking. After that, I showed [...]
Posted by RBK on November 16, 2009
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The Quest Ends!
I finished the quest for homemade bark tanned deer leather this weekend. Here’s a picture of me with the hide. After I finish tanning the next one, I will start trying to make a cow whip out them.
Posted by RBK on June 16, 2009
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The Quest for Deer Leather: Almost there!
Today I started on the 2nd hide that I have. I fleshed it and now it’s in the lime bath for a couple of days. My son and I took the first hide out of the tanning solution and rinsed it. After that we hung in on the stretching rack to dry. After I’ve greased [...]
Posted by RBK on June 13, 2009
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Deer Leather Pictures
If you’re keeping track of the days, today is day 10 of the project. I took the hide out of the tanning bath and snapped a couple of quick photos to record the progress. I sliced off a strip from the edge yesterday and it looks like it’s almost tanned through and through. I plan [...]
Posted by RBK on June 10, 2009
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Waiting List, Leather Update, and Christmas Deadline
My current turn-around time on new whip orders is about 12 weeks +/-. This is just an estimate. I should be off work next week and getting in plenty of quality plaiting time, so maybe I can knock a nice dent in that backlog. My deer hide is still soaking in the tanning solution. I [...]
Posted by RBK on June 10, 2009
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Quest for Deer Leather: Day 5
After my last post concerning my deer leather project, I took the week off. I had the hide to the point I could store it by freezing, so that’s what I did. (And that’s why today is only “Day 5″ of the project!) The reason I took a break was because I found out I [...]
Posted by RBK on June 5, 2009
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Quest for Deer Leather: Day 4
Things are smelling better around the “Kelley Tannery.” And that’s a good thing too! After the ghastly events of Day 2, I thoroughly soaked the hide in a solution of water and hydrated lime to make hair removal easier. Early this morning I removed the hair from the hide. Rinsing the hide in a natural, [...]
Posted by RBK on May 30, 2009
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Quest for Deer Leather: Day 2
After having soaked the salted hide in water overnight, I “fleshed” the deer hide. This removed all the fat and meat that was left on the hide from the skinning process. It was mildly physical, but not too difficult. You’ll notice I am wearing a cheap rain poncho to keep a barrier between myself and [...]
Posted by RBK on May 28, 2009
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Deer Leather Project Started
Yesterday evening I began the long process of turning salted deer hides into bark tanned deer leather. This should prove to be an interesting, smelly experience. I’m experimenting with one hide for now. I’ll post some updates as I progress and maybe a few pictures as well. As you might imagine, my lovely wife isn’t [...]
Posted by RBK on May 27, 2009
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