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decided to try my hand at home tanning and wooden hoops. the tan came out good and the hoop ok, next one I will use willow for the hoop, I think it will curve nicer. I used the tag as the hanging hook.

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very nice. what wood did you use in that attmept?

I couldn't find any willow at the time and I tried using different woods all of which failed until I tried the honey suckle. I def want to get willow for the next one because it is quite a bit bigger. what I did was trace my pelt on ply wood and put some screws in the pattern and bent the wood around it and let it dry in in that shape.

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well either way, it turned out good. like you said. willow would be nice.

 

if you cant get willow: try soaking, what ever wood you are working with, in water for a few hours. that will loosen the fibers and be much easier to work with. also will help with cracking and splitting while you are bending it.

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