tomgobbler Report post Posted February 27, 2013 borax used to come in almost a square box, and was about the consistancy of flour, and would stick to the hides real well, and NOt let the hides stick to the stretchers... i ran out of my stash and had my wife get some more and it is in a longer retangle box, not the smaller sqaure ones anymore and it is different stuff, almost a sand texture instead of flour and doesnt stick near as well,... anyone else experiance this, or is there two different boxes and she just got the wrong stuff, she said she no longer could find the other boxes and this is what was in its place at the store... wondering if borax changed its formula a little bit...??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psebowhunter Report post Posted February 27, 2013 Government made them take out the phosphates, all together different product with different results. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector777 Report post Posted February 27, 2013 Guess I'm a young one. . it's been the same stuff since I started using it. It's the sandy texture like you described. It still works well for me though. Dries things out pretty quick and makes skinning and fleshing much easier. Guess I don't know what I'm missing out on since I never got to use the old stuff! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted February 27, 2013 You can get puffed borax from taxidermy supply companies, I have used that. http://www.mckenziesp.com/PB10-P20427.aspx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
