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I'm going on a Buff hunt in June and plan on a shoulder mount. Is there any reason to bring home the raw backskin? Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | ||
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I'm planning to use mine to have a gun case made...assuming that I ever get it (20 months now, and counting). John | |||
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There are two tannerys here that do very nice leather tanning on Buff Backskins, you can make gun slips, boots , whatever out of it if you want. Jerry Huffaker State, National and World Champion Taxidermist | |||
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Jerry, How good a leather does it make? SSR | |||
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Be sure and tell them what thickness you want on the leather. I had a buffalo hide done that I expected to be belt leather and while it's very good leather, it's leather jacket thickness. No problem, just get the belt leather from the next one. | |||
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It's very good leather, they do a nice job Jerry Huffaker State, National and World Champion Taxidermist | |||
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How thick is the leather naturally? Can you split it into two pieces? What amount of leather do you get from a backskin? (Square footage?) What's the tanning costs for leather? Thanks, Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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Hey Rich, Can you check the URL you provided above? I tried to check it out and an error message came up telling me to check my spelling. Thanks. scojac  =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= DRSS; NRA; Illinois State Rifle Association; Missouri Sport Shooting Association “One of the sad signs of our times is that we have demonized those who produce, subsidized those who refuse to produce, and canonized those who complain.” – Thomas Sowell, “The Vision Of The Anointed: Self-Congratulation As A Basis For Social Policy” . | |||
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I ain't no genius, buy I'd bet it is: www.yostFURdressing.com Will J. Parks, III | |||
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That's it Will Yost is a very good tannery Jerry Huffaker State, National and World Champion Taxidermist | |||
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I am corrected, www.yostfurdressing.com if you click it a second time it will show you the alternate spelling of "fur". I specified skirting leather for mine. Two monster gun cases using Gemsbok and Waterbuck hide on tan for the middle contrasting section. Rich | |||
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Cape buffalo leather looks great when done correctly! | |||
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Just took delivery of a pair of "Thula Thula" boots made by Russell from the backskin of a Cape Buff I shot last year. They look and feel pretty good. They're new, so I express no opinion on how well they'll wear. | |||
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I had the backskin leather tanned, used it for panel inserts on a oak pedestal with the euro mount buff skull on top. It was a major hit with the client, good color contrast with the oak, dark leather and white buffskull/black horns. | |||
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Could we see a picture of that pedestal, sound really nice! | |||
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Let me go through my file and find it. | |||
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