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Offline Jakesnyder

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Pig hides
« on: January 28, 2023, 08:48:42 pm »
I'm going to be killing a couple hogs and was wondering what there hides are good for? Are they hard to tan because of how thick they are?  Maybe bark tan them?
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Offline White Falcon

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Re: Pig hides
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2023, 12:01:57 pm »
Lots of scraping. The hide are very useful.
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Offline Jakesnyder

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Re: Pig hides
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2023, 09:07:19 am »
Also these are mangalitza pigs. Not the hairless meat pigs
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Pig hides
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2023, 08:30:13 am »
I have never tried to tan one but I have a buddy that brings one back from south GA. now and then, we just scrape it good , leaving the hair on ,  dry it and it is then rawhide, hang them on the wall around the cabin, the hide is thick and I am sure could be used for many projects. I have lots of deer rawhide so never tried it, they are just cool to look at hanging around.  :)
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