?Preperation of a hog cape for comercial tanning?

Submitted by Derek on 12/13/1998. ( )

I have a 1/2 lifesize boar cape that I am prep ing for comercial tanning, I have turned the lips, ears,legs, and nose but I am a little lost when it comes to the Cartlage body armor on the ribcage area. It is completly fleshed and I have tried to remove the fat/cartlage that is on the skin but it seems like I am cutting too deep ( I can see the roots of the hair).What is the normal prep on a hide such as this?

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Have fun!!!

This response submitted by Bob C on 12/13/1998. ( bobswildlife@webtv.net )

Derek, Oh boy are you gonna have fun!! The plate should be removed.I use a fleshing beam to do this "fun" job.Its alot of work .Rick Carter accually skins the plate off.I haven't tried to do that yet.But the next one I do I'm going to try it.I think the "hair roots that your seeing are accually oil glands.They kinda look like roots but they're not.Since your sending this one out to be tanned, I would try to get the skin down to some where around 1/8 of an inch.You have to get the skin thinned for proper salt penetration. Good luck to ya, and have fun!!! Bob C

Bob knows his boars

This response submitted by Bill on 12/13/1998. ( yoxtax@aol.com )

try to skin the skin off the grizzle/fat instead of the usual other way around.The skin is thinner then the plate thats removed.

Thanks

This response submitted by Derek on 12/13/1998. ( )

Thanks Bob, I was pretty sure that I needed to remove it but I was nervous when I saw the oil glands, I removed a large portion of it , and re salted , I will get the rest tomarrow thanks again, Derek

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