Fox Brush problem

[Guest little_lloyd]

I took my fox brush out of the meths about a week ago now and it was fine when i first took it out,, All floppy and nice,, but if gone stiff for some reason now?

 

Is it anything ive done wrong? Anyone have any ideas to why?

[cragman 2,843]

LL, did you give it a good drying out? By that I mean you should have got hold of one end and, with a whipping motion, took all the excess water off. Then it should have come up all "fluffy" for want of a better word. That's the time to hang it. You could have left a bit of the bones lining in, and if you have, that will cause it to go stiff. Should be ok though.

[Guest little_lloyd]

LL, did you give it a good drying out? By that I mean you should have got hold of one end and, with a whipping motion, took all the excess water off. Then it should have come up all "fluffy" for want of a better word. That's the time to hang it. You could have left a bit of the bones lining in, and if you have, that will cause it to go stiff. Should be ok though.

 

 

Yes i gave it a good dry out just as you explained,, Does not really bother me that its still its only a toy/ retriveing dummy for the pup.

[king 12,038]

my mate bullet done 1 for me in my garage. we had the tail without the bone filled it to the top with normal table salt and plugged the end with a bit of wood and hanged it up it was great after a few weeks

[nealey 0]

i'm havin the same problem mate, have a look at this email attleborough accessories sent today.

 

"you possibly need CP84 Supa-soft oil but try this first;

 

The tail needs to be worked between finger and thumb whilst still damp, so starting at the tip of the tail manipulate the leather by gently bending, and twisting and work up to the top of the tail in a similar fashion.

 

What this action does is to loosen and stretch the leather giving the softness. The more it is worked the softer it will become. North American Indian women used to chew the hides to soften them - he is welcome to try this if he likes!

 

Your customer will need to take care with the tail he has dried, it will need wetting back as it sounds like he has let it dry completely without working it? To do this soak an old towel in some warm water and then wring it out completely, lay the damp/dry towel over the tail and leave to re-hydrate for 24/48 hrs.

 

Once the tail is damp again he can begin carefully.

Cheers Pete.