I have been having a problem with the scent glands on my mule deer opening up during the drying stage..I usually t-pin the heck out of them to keep them where I want them but they still seemed to open up...Any ideas?Should I be sewing them to prevent this from happening?
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Are you refering to the preorbital gland or the tarsal gland? It would be helpful to know the following. What kind of tan or preservative? Hide Paste? Also there is a bit of shrinkage in all skins, if you use too large a form that the skin fits snug, the shrinkage(even minimal shrinkage) will be more noticable. You really shouldn't have to sew the preorbital gland, assuming that this is the problem area. A GOOD glue will usually be the way to solve this problem.
The opening may actually be caused by shrinkage. You need to shave the
area around the pre-orbital gland thin.
Yes it is the preorbital gland..I send off all my stuff to a commercial tanner and am not sure what they use.I might be using a less than adequate hide paste..Thanks Old Fart.
Shaving everything thin in my prep has become so second nature in my cape preparation that I didn't even consider that. If you use the better hide pastes and still have the problem then shaving the area around the tear duct will probably solve your problem.