Breaking hair???

Hi everyone,

I was tying some Black Elk Hair Caddis today. Took some hair from a
piece of Elk Skin that I bought way back when I started tying. The funny
thing his, maybe not so funny, all hairs were coming off the skin and
were so brittle you could not handle them without breaking them. OK,
that piece of Elk was at least 10 years old, but it's the first time
this happens to me and I have skins and feather that are has old if not
older than this piece. It was kept in my tying chest, which is made of
cherry, and in a ziploc bag to protect and keep from drying.

Has it ever happen to any of you guys?

Thank you for your time and patience.
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Smoking North 45° typed:
Hi everyone,

I was tying some Black Elk Hair Caddis today. Took some hair from a
piece of Elk Skin that I bought way back when I started tying. The
funny thing his, maybe not so funny, all hairs were coming off the
skin and were so brittle you could not handle them without breaking
them. OK, that piece of Elk was at least 10 years old, but it's the
first time this happens to me and I have skins and feather that are
has old if not older than this piece. It was kept in my tying chest,
which is made of cherry, and in a ziploc bag to protect and keep from
drying.
Has it ever happen to any of you guys?

Yeah, I've had to toss a few patches of elk and deer for the same reason.
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TL,
Tim
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On Feb 8, 10:31 am, "Tim J."
wrote:
Smoking North 45° typed:

Hi everyone,

I was tying some Black Elk Hair Caddis today. Took some hair from a
piece of Elk Skin that I bought way back when I started tying. The
funny thing his, maybe not so funny, all hairs were coming off the
skin and were so brittle you could not handle them without breaking
them. OK, that piece of Elk was at least 10 years old, but it's the
first time this happens to me and I have skins and feather that are
has old if not older than this piece. It was kept in my tying chest,
which is made of cherry, and in a ziploc bag to protect and keep from
drying.
Has it ever happen to any of you guys?

Yeah, I've had to toss a few patches of elk and deer for the same reason.
--
TL,
Tim
-------------------------http://css.sbcma.com/timj

I've herd that keeping a sponge in a open container of water
(margarine container) inside your chest, can breathe life back into
dry supplies. but i've never tried it, I only learned of this after
throwing away some stuff too.
See you on the water,
Jules.

Smoking North 45° wrote in news:Fkxyh.10698
:

Hi everyone,

I was tying some Black Elk Hair Caddis today. Took some hair from a
piece of Elk Skin that I bought way back when I started tying. The funny
thing his, maybe not so funny, all hairs were coming off the skin and
were so brittle you could not handle them without breaking them. OK,
that piece of Elk was at least 10 years old, but it's the first time
this happens to me and I have skins and feather that are has old if not
older than this piece. It was kept in my tying chest, which is made of
cherry, and in a ziploc bag to protect and keep from drying.

Has it ever happen to any of you guys?

Thank you for your time and patience.


It's not necessarily easy to store fur, which is why fur coats are often
professionally stored.


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