chamois as a substitiute for buckskin
Would chamois leather (the same one used for cleaning your car windows) work as a good substitute for buckskin. I need to make a shirt but don;t have the time (or money) to use buckskin.
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Ive made some things out of chamois leather before. A shirt was not one of them... but the moccasins I made were ridiculously soft and comfortable, though as footwear the leather did not last very...
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If you want the look of buckskin but don't want the price you can just get commercial tanned skin and have it flesh side out. There are some commercial tanneries that sell smoked commercially tanned...
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I think chamois is a better substitute for brain tan than commercial chrome tanned hides are. Not bad at all for smaller items."The world needs both perfume-makers and tanners; happy is he who is born...
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What is genuine chamois anyway ? Is what they label as a chamois at the hardware store some type of leather ?
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A real chamois is an oil tanned sheep skin. It is about the closest thing to brain tanned buckskin that is commercially produced.Chamois is traditionally tanned with seal oil or some kind of fish oil....
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And all this time I thought the Chamois was a relative of the Nauga."Claiming to be well adjusted in today's society is nothing to brag about." Krishnamurtibraintanned.com
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I'm not 100% sure but I think a Chamois is a particular breed of sheep. Although I think they use other breeds as well to make the chamois skins that we buy in the hardware store."The world needs both...
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A brief description of chamois tanning and some descriptions of various fish and sea mammal oils."The world needs both perfume-makers and tanners; happy is he who is born to be a perfume-maker, woe is...
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Darn, I guess we aren't allowed to edit anymore. Since the attachment didn't work I'll try a link.corolla27.webcrossing.com...e=.ee86d9e"The world needs both perfume-makers and tanners; happy is he...
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The original chamois was made from chamois skin, a wild Eurasian goat/antelope critter. Doubt if they use those anymore, though. Here's the lowdown on the...
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Should be able to edit now Y. "Claiming to be well adjusted in today's society is nothing to brag about." Krishnamurtibraintanned.com
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