How do you sand capes. I take it that this method is used to thin the skin or "Shave" it in other words.
I am interested in this method since I do not have a shaver and am trying to figure out the whole tanning process here. Before I try to tan a hide ready to mount.
Any other ideas on how to thin or shave the cape?
Thanx, Tim.
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Make a plywood wheel and coat it with elmers and sand keep building it up then let it dry mount the whell on an arbor and make a tasble with a hole so the wheel sits up a bit above the table and sand away.
Yes - you can sand the dry skins thinner using a Drum Sander (or Buffer as it is called in the industry) - but it's considered very slow and you will find yourself putting a lot of time into it. In Tanneries they use buffing machines to sand the skins - but only to improve the esthetic look of the leather side. They try to sand it to a smooth suede look. Thinning is not their purpose - just trying to make it look esthetically pleasing.