Book 17. (7 results) Savages of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 1 | 720 | In preparing rawhide the View more quotes about skin">skin, suitably fleshed, is pegged down and dried in the wind and sun. |
| 1 | 721 | The hide may then, without further ado, be worked and cut. |
| 1 | 722 | This product, crude and tough, may be used for such things as shields, cases and ropes. |
| 1 | 723 | Soft tanning a hide, on the other hand, is a much more arduous task. |
| 1 | 724 | In soft tanning, the fleshed hide must be saturated with fats, and with oils and grease, usually from the brains of animals. |
| 1 | 725 | These are rubbed into the hide, and worked into it, usually with a soft flat stone. |
| 1 | 726 | The hide is then sprinkled with warm water and tightly rolled, after which it is put aside, away from the sun and heat, for a few days. |
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In preparing rawhide the skin, suitably fleshed, is pegged down and dried in the wind and sun.
The hide may then, without further ado, be worked and cut.
This product, crude and tough, may be used for such things as shields, cases and ropes.
Soft tanning a hide, on the other hand, is a much more arduous task.
In soft tanning, the fleshed hide must be saturated with fats, and with oils and grease, usually from the brains of animals.
These are rubbed into the hide, and worked into it, usually with a soft flat stone.
The hide is then sprinkled with warm water and tightly rolled, after which it is put aside, away from the sun and heat, for a few days.
- (Savages of Gor)