Trapped a ladies place this last winter for beav & coon and while talking with her the subject of doing crafts and such came up. She wanted to know could I make coonskin caps for her grandsons. I said sure could after I get the hides tanned. She wanted to pay for making them but I said no, but I did settle for trapping rights and hunting for as long as I wanted to use the property. Here's the hats.
(http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww246/ALW77865/Crafts/IMG_1466.jpg)
thmbsup Really cool hats, the grandkids'll be wearin 'em ta bed, won't want ta take 'em off,Your a good man BH for turnin down the money in leu of access rights, you both get something that means more than currency-heartfelt gifts and friendship thmbsup
those really shine Bison Horn!!!
Oh Man - You got rights to hunt and trap on her land! You sir got the best part of the deal! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Great looking hats by the way chrrs
if you was to make another and sell it how much would it cost. & flwa
Fine looking hats... thmbsup
Hammer as much as I'd like to I sure can't put a price on um cause of the amount of time it takes me to make um.
Them's some fine hats Bison Horn thmbsup
Brings back good memory's of being a Kid! We all had the Coonskin hats and would
watch Daniel Boone and Davey Crockett On the TV!
Then go play in the woods all day long till dad whistled to come home to supper.
It dont seem so long ago but it was!
Me bey you can start a trend with those young fellers you never know! [hmm] thmbsup
wow Bison they are aesome.
Bernie thmbsup
those are beauties, I wish I had the time to learn that skill. I can shoot, skin, clean, and cook'em, but I haven't done a skin since high school, and I can't begin to remember how I did it. I want a red fox or coyote, one of these days I will find the pelt and make a hat.
Quote from: Rocky on April 10, 2011, 01:03:08 AM
those are beauties, I wish I had the time to learn that skill. I can shoot, skin, clean, and cook'em, but I haven't done a skin since high school, and I can't begin to remember how I did it. I want a red fox or coyote, one of these days I will find the pelt and make a hat.
Hey rocky ask crazell he might have one for sale, or trade.
i got a pattern for making your own skin hats you could borrow if ya return it when your done or i can photocopy it
I will do that BrokenHawk, thanks.
Hey Hammerhead, if I come up with the fur then I would like it if you could photo copy the pattern and send it to me, do you still have my address?
i sure do i keep all the addresses on the envelopes in a big folder for references in case something happens to my computer
rolidex works too
whats rolidex
A Rolodex is a card file that is inexpensive, doesn't take up a lot of space, and lets you write info on cards that stay attached to a cylinder that you can rotate around to find things in alphabetical order. Basically it is a round card file on an axle.
sounds to complicated fer me ROFL
It is just the opposite of complicated, once you see one you will gojavascript:void(0);
I tried to put the little smiley face on that slaps himself on the forehead, it gave me the javascript error. I will learn this, sorry
Double click that darn smiley... hdslp
Yup, shoulda' known better hdslp hdslp
I only hadta' click it once- my bad :-&