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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: paulc on November 24, 2010, 11:24:39 am

Title: tanning a hog hide?
Post by: paulc on November 24, 2010, 11:24:39 am

Anyone ever tried to tan a feral hog hide?  I got one with a rifle yesterday and decided not to keep the hide due to the fat on the hide but my wife makes leather handbags in her free time so it might be something I could do for her...anyone tried tanning hog?

And having seen the thickness and weight of a hog hide I am a little worried about my plans to take one with my osage bow.  The one I got was close to 180lbs and I think if a bow shot is not placed REALLY well I would have a big problem on my hands.

Thanks, paulc

Title: Re: tanning a hog hide?
Post by: leapingbare on November 24, 2010, 03:53:17 pm

Talk to eddie about killin hogs with a bow.
 Sure you can tan it. just fleash it good and dehair it well and your be good to go.

Title: Re: tanning a hog hide?
Post by: mullet on December 07, 2010, 09:33:42 pm

 Hog hide makes great mocassins, it's thick. As I told you in the PM, just stick them good with a sharp arrow, they will fall dead, sooner or later. ;)

Title: Re: tanning a hog hide?
Post by: Sparrow on December 07, 2010, 10:40:15 pm

I hate it when they fall over "Later"  Ha !  Anywho ; Does that hog leather be tough ? tough enough to make the soles ?  '  Frank

Title: Re: tanning a hog hide?
Post by: mullet on December 07, 2010, 11:17:21 pm

 Frank, It's good enough for the NFL.

Title: Re: tanning a hog hide?
Post by: JW_Halverson on December 08, 2010, 11:14:57 pm

I have some moccasins made by Mark "Dakota Rooster" Roster that are buffalo hide with boar hide outsoles...I've walked thru halfmile wide patches of prickly pear with them and never worried where I was stepping!!!!  I've had these mocs for 7 years and they wear like iron, feel like silk!  Pity his hands got wrecked by arthritis and has stopped making them. 

If you can get that hide tanned, I can see a lot of good use for it.