I drowned my goat!

Posted by Fall Guy from pool0815.cvx19-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net on March 21, 2001 at 18:40:33:

I felt compelled to see how the FS goatskin handles water:

I drew an outline of the sample leather swatch on a piece of paper.
This would serve later to see if any shrinkage occurred.

Test 1:
I soaked the chrome goat swatch in cold tap water for 15 minutes. Then
I removed it from the water, shook off the excess water, and let it
air-dry. No shrinkage, the leather was still soft.

Test 2:
same as Test 1; still no shrinkage, the leather was soft.

Test 3:
30 minutes in lukewarm saltwater; after that period the leather swatch
was carefully rinsed for 10 minutes to wash out as much salt as
possible. Then I let it air-dry: some of the brown dye stuck to the
paper on which the swatch dried, but there was still nop shrinkage and
the leather is still soft.

What could I do next? Shoot at that swatch with a small caliber
handgun? ;)

FG

PS: The chrome goat is growing on me..

Follow Ups:

• Lao Che say "Better to drown goat than to choke chicken!" (nim) Anejo Joe 22:21:23 3/21/2001 (1)
  • Don't be sorry. I set myself up. ;) (nm) Fall Guy 01:04:09 3/22/2001 (0)
• Lao Che say "Better to drown goat than to choak chicken!" (nim) Anejo Joe 22:21:04 3/21/2001 (0)
• Try armor piercing 7.62 bullets, these are large caliber though. Warning: not for use by children!(nm) Sallah 18:45:33 3/21/2001 (2)
  • Oh! I just used a GAU-8/A 30mm rotary cannon - Oops. :p (nm) Fall Guy 18:49:22 3/21/2001 (1)
    • That works too!!!(nm) Sallah 20:18:43 3/21/2001 (0)

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