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Rawhide (textile), Skin
Rawhide may refer to: *Rawhide (material), a hide or animal skin that has not been tanned * Whip made from rawhide Entertainment *Rawhide (1926 film), ''Rawhide'' (1926 film), a Western directed by Richard Thorpe *Rawhide (1938 film), ''Rawhide'' (1938 film), a Western starring baseball player Lou Gehrig *Rawhide (1951 film), ''Rawhide'' (1951 film), a Western starring Tyrone Power and Susan Hayward *Rawhide (TV series), ''Rawhide'' (TV series), a Western television series featuring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood, which ran 1959–1965 **Rawhide (song), "Rawhide" (song), a 1958 Western song originally recorded by Frankie Laine, theme to the TV series *''Rawhide'', a daily morning satirical show on CBC Radio in the 1950s, with Max Ferguson *"Raw Hide", a song by Ol' Dirty Bastard from his 1995 album ''Return to the 36 Chambers'' Characters *Rawhide Clyde, a character from the animated cartoon ''Crazy Claws'' from the 1981 series ''The Kwicky Koala Show'' *Rawhide Kid, a fictional c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rawhide (material)
Rawhide is a hide or animal skin that has not been exposed to tanning. It is similar to parchment, much lighter in color than leather made by traditional vegetable tanning. Rawhide is more susceptible to water than leather, and it quickly softens and stretches if left wet unless well waterproofed. "Rawhide" laces often sold for boots or baseball gloves are made of normal tanned leather rather than actual rawhide. Rawhide is not pliable when dry and would be unsuitable for that use. Process The skin from buffalo, deer, elk or cattle from which most rawhide originates is prepared by removing all fur, meat and fat. The hide is then usually stretched over a frame before being dried. The resulting material is hard and translucent. It can be shaped by rewetting and forming before being allowed to thoroughly re-dry. It can be rendered more pliable by 'working', i.e. bending repeatedly in multiple directions, often by rubbing it over a post, sometimes traditionally by chewing. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |