ROTFLMFAO.............."squashed on the road, is a natural death for the little critters,".......damn. mark
From: "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: SLF Dubbing- now possum
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:29:47 -0600
>Steve.. You mean there is a difference between Virginny possums and
>Bama possums??? Just a different type??? I wonder if they don't tan
>so well cause they are real greasy, like some ducks.. My Mother In
>Law used to cook "possum and sweet potatoes" years ago, and she'd
>boil them, pour out the water to get rid of some of that
>oil/grease/fat... Then, cook them in a baking pan... Good if your
>were REAL hungry LOL...That was in FL, and they had a real thin coat
>of fur, and I didn't tie then, so I don't know how those would
>be..I'm gonna pick up the next one I find and see how it does for
>rsure.. Chuck
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Brettell"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 5:21 PM
>Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: SLF Dubbing- now possum
>
>
>>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
>
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