Rabbit Fur

[Chas]

As a general rule, rabbits in the wild are smaller than domestic rabbits. Pet rabbits tend to be overfed and become larger. The Belgians eat a lot of rabbit and the variety is a cross that is called "the Belgian White". It is a huge rabbit, bigger than most toy dogs. Comparable, I think, in size to a Scots Terrier. The fur is used in the fashion industry as there is so much of it per animal!

Regards

Chas

[Pleater]

White wood glue will work well as a means to fix a backing for leather or pelts.

It is handy for repairing all sorts of items, reinforcing, pushing out folds and collapses where the structure is giving way with use or age.

It comes in soluble or waterproof variants, backings attached with the soluble one can be soaked off if renewal is ever required.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[Chas]

Many leatherworking suppliers sell a leather glue or leather adhesive. It is often employed in the edging of sporrans, where a large and mostly decorative stitch is used. The adhesive backs up the stitching. It is a rubber, impact adhesive and as such should be used very sparingly. The reason for this is that it is almost impossible to stitch through. It will grab the needle and hold it rather than letting it pass. If you are a good leatherworker, you apply just the right amount and stitch beyond the adhesive, rather than through it.

Regards

Chas

[Burly Brute]

Is there a difference, for DIY purposes, between rabbit and hare?

[Chas]

Is there a difference, for DIY purposes, between rabbit and hare?

That's a very good question. And the answer is - I don't know.

But -

If there is any rain, rabbits go to ground as soon as possible. Whereas, I have seen hares still running around and 'boxing' with each other in rain that was uncomfortable for me. Same can be said when there is snow on the ground. Rabbits will stay on the surface for the minimum time. I have seen a hare bound across a field covered in 6" + snow. It was a big field and it wasn't being chased.

Does this mean that hares have thicker fur? Could be, or it could mean that they are just stupid. The expression 'mad as a March hare' wasn't coined because they get angry.

I think we are back to, I don't know.

Regards

Chas

[Burly Brute]

Does this mean that hares have thicker fur? Could be, or it could mean that they are just stupid.

Regards

Chas

Haha nice deduction! Yea, I know Jackrabbits out here are much tougher, so it stands to reason that they are a more hearty bunch.

[Tartan Hiker]

I faced a sporran with a goat hide. I built the sporran as usual and after stitching the front and back pieces to the gusset I used contact cement to attach the goat hide to the front leather. I used a thinner than usual leather for the front, so that the two together with the contact cement made for a decent amount of stiffness. I used a paper pattern to size the fur, and made sure that the fur around the edges was left long and unglued so that it overlapped the stitched gusset joint. I posted a few in progress photos here...I'll try to run down that thread for you.

[Tartan Hiker]

Found it:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...project-33899/

[Pleater]

Hares - at least those in the UK have a different sort of coat, with longer guard hairs in places to act as water guides, so droplets run off rather than soaking in.

They are indigenous, whereas the rabbit is an introduction from milder climes in the South and their fur is more uniform and softer.

It is the same sort of difference between the native ponies and the poor old donkies who likewise lack features which keep the weather off.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[dennisdk2000]

Yep, tough and stringy...I quit shooting them years ago and now only pull the trigger on the smaller, more tender and juicy cottontails. They are delicious! For the past 5 or 6 years, it's been a family tradition to roast them on Easter Sunday, along with a more traditional Easter meal. I know, it's wrong on so many levels...but so tasty!

It's not wrong - they shouldn't be so tasty!