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Post by lyonch on Mar 6, 2012 13:12:43 GMT -5
So for you guys that shoot the occassional fox or coyote with a gun, how do you take care of the hole? I prefer to sew mine up! A good sew job can turn some pelts that have a larger than normal bullet hole from $10 to $50 (just a wild hair guess). Here is a picture showing a huge hole that was put into a coyote pelt from a .243 due to poor bullet placement.
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Post by mark572 on Mar 6, 2012 19:25:33 GMT -5
Looks good Chris! when sewing hides start at the butt and sew to head this helps the hair from getting into stitches also when done use a hammer and tap the stitches down this will help the whole things lay down better when its dyed!
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Post by Law Dog on Mar 6, 2012 19:41:11 GMT -5
I sew them up too but thats girly stitches there real perty!!! LOL J/K Nice work but it takes time! Had some shot ones given to me was able to make a couple sellable!
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Post by lyonch on Mar 6, 2012 20:27:54 GMT -5
mark - those are the reasons why i use monofilament fishing line. If you don't pull your stitch real tight you won't get that bad pucker look. Then when the fur drys, it will actually pull a little bit on those stitches and all those puckered ridges will go away. It will turn flat as can be without having to hammer it. good tip on the direction of the sewing!
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Post by tmrschessie on Jun 5, 2012 9:21:54 GMT -5
Excellent work again Chris....thanks for taking the time to explain things to those who need assistance. Tom
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Post by justme2 on Jul 24, 2012 8:48:03 GMT -5
nice job sewing those pelt holes, I use imitation sinew, you can pull out the strings and its strong.
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