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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: Jakesnyder on January 28, 2023, 08:48:42 pm

Title: Pig hides
Post by: Jakesnyder 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?

Title: Re: Pig hides
Post by: White Falcon on January 31, 2023, 12:01:57 pm

Lots of scraping. The hide are very useful.

Title: Re: Pig hides
Post by: Jakesnyder on February 01, 2023, 09:07:19 am

Also these are mangalitza pigs. Not the hairless meat pigs

Title: Re: Pig hides
Post by: Pappy 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.  :)
 Pappy