I've used Didelphis virginiana, the wiley Virginia (not Alabama) opossum, for tying. It works a lot like grey hares' mask: good under fur and stiff guard hairs, and since squashed on the road is a natural death for the little critters, there's plenty of them around.
I just don't have much luck with tanning any of these things, so I salt 'em down, and when they get funky, throw 'em away. They's a good well fed one living under my porch right now; well fed out of my trash cans. Steve, In Maryland On 2/9/07, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Don, How does regular ol Alabama possum work??? I JUST ran across one a while ago, but My wife had groceries in the car and wouldn't let me stop and get it LOL, But I run across them pretty often here, Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: DonO To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: SLF Dubbing- now possum Reuven, I LOVE that Australian possum hide that you sent Jimi for the swap. It rope-dubbs perfectly, blends great, and stacks like wool. Those who got the possum strips in Jimi's material swap have gotta try it out. I've seen Australian and New Zealand possum dubbings in bags, but it's already clipped and blended, so stacking is out. Also, when it's pre-blended, one cannot choose a particular portion of the hide to harvest hair for a particular look in the dubbing. Now I can't wait for the wombat. Don
