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    Parchment on frame
    Quality control
    Soaking the skins in lime to break down the hair
    Draining the lime from the skin
    Removing the hair
    Dehaired and ready to be stretched on frame
    Starting to peg out the skin
    Parchment being scraped
    Parchment being scraped
    Parchment being sanded
    Parchment being cut out of frame
    Final product (goatskin)
    Parchment on frame
    Parchment on frame
    Sheep (left) and goat (right)
    Parchment on frame
    Parchment on frame
    Parchment on frame
    Out of gallery

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