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Outback · 06-19-2018, 06:40 AM

My son's and I killed some javelina on a trip in January. I saved the hides and I'm having them tanned. Aside from just laying them out on a table are there some creative ideas you guys may have to make something out of them? Pillows? I'm shoulder mounting one with the hide flared out so we have that base covered. Thanks.

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HELLRAZOR · 06-19-2018, 07:32 AM

Pillows? Good luck with that partner.....maybe some outdoor mats to clean ur shoes

AntlerCollector · 06-19-2018, 07:33 AM

Brooms?

Fishndude · 06-19-2018, 07:44 AM

Cover scent wall decor in your deer stand?

austinRecurve · 06-19-2018, 07:46 AM

Quiver.

BlackHogDown · 06-19-2018, 08:09 AM

There was a guy with a ranch near ours that was saving javi hides to make some boots out of. Not sure if he ever did but I wouldn't doubt it. This dude could've been the Dos Equis guy Lol

CrookedArrow · 06-19-2018, 08:11 AM

Dumpster

Hooverfb · 06-19-2018, 08:28 AM

I was gonna say either boots or gloves. Best gloves i ever had were pig skin. Dad gave them to me to help him out when i was like 6. I have my own son now at 26, and they have one nail saized hole at the base of the thumb.

MisterB · 06-19-2018, 08:40 AM

They make a neat looking vest

critter69 · 06-19-2018, 08:41 AM

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. The skin is so thin, I don't think the leather would be strong enough for boots or gloves. A rug mount, maybe.

laredoarcher · 06-19-2018, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by HELLRAZOR

Pillows? Good luck with that partner.....maybe some outdoor mats to clean ur shoes

Funny.

You can use the gland on the back as a tee to practice your drives, if you’re a golfer.

wdtorque · 06-19-2018, 09:06 AM

Rug mount looks Good to me.

M.E.B. · 06-19-2018, 09:12 AM

I believe that they used to be trapped to make gloves out of. The hair made pores that supposedly kept your hands cool.

diamond10x · 06-19-2018, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by HELLRAZOR

Pillows? Good luck with that partner.....maybe some outdoor mats to clean ur shoes

This right here

Dusty Britches · 06-19-2018, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by M.E.B.

I believe that they used to be trapped to make gloves out of. The hair made pores that supposedly kept your hands cool.

Interesting.

And, fyi - for those of you who are saying pig / hog hides make great gloves - that may be so, but javelinas are rodents, not swine.

BlackHogDown · 06-19-2018, 09:26 AM

^ suborder suina (pigs and peccaries)

critter69 · 06-21-2018, 09:07 PM

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Here are a few things I make from some of my javelina. Leg bone piece pipe. Little bit of turquoise inlay ( hard to see in pic) I know some of you will hate it.

critter69 · 06-21-2018, 09:12 PM

[ATTACH] [/ATTACH]. Javelina teeth, elk teeth, and my dads tumb print ( passed away in 2006).

boy wonder · 06-21-2018, 09:12 PM

How about making your wife a bikini?

Big pig · 06-21-2018, 10:22 PM

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How about making your wife a bikini?

Hahaha

I say gloves and boots.
Ostrich skin is thin and lasts forever.

Bh_liberty · 06-21-2018, 10:34 PM

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Attachment 912161. The skin is so thin, I don't think the leather would be strong enough for boots or gloves. A rug mount, maybe.

I never would have thought of this but I actually like it. Now I gotta go kill a javi

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White Falcon · 06-21-2018, 10:50 PM

Nice!

donpablo · 06-22-2018, 01:00 AM

Know a guy who makes self bows who says javi hides make great leather. Not sure what he uses the leather for but he has no interest in pig hides.

Critter69, those are sweet!

Uncle Saggy · 06-22-2018, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackHogDown

^ suborder suina (pigs and peccaries)

Yes, they are not rodents

Critter69
That pipe is really nice!!!

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WBT · 06-22-2018, 05:06 AM

I’ve always thought the rugs look good hung on the wall.

sharpshooter1 · 06-22-2018, 06:45 AM

Seen a leather shotgun shell holder that had Javi hide accents. Was pretty cool.

Outback · 02-12-2019, 03:57 PM

So I got the hides back with thee hair on. North Texas Tannery did an amazing job. Their hair is like thin porcupine hair, very course but a cool color. I really have no idea what to do with them (2). The hair is long too. For now they are a table topper on our trophy room bistro table. I'm not thinking they would make a good bikini for the wife.

CrookedArrow · 02-12-2019, 04:52 PM

So is the scent gland cut off and the hole stitched back? Those things smell, bad.

Outback · 02-12-2019, 04:59 PM

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So is the scent gland cut off and the hole stitched back? Those things smell, bad.

They must be as they smell like Neat's foot oil and not the skunky smell when we shot them.

Slew · 02-13-2019, 03:08 PM

I think I got fleas just reading about a javalina pillow!!!

donpablo · 02-13-2019, 03:30 PM

OK, so I shot a Javi and my buddy showed me how to flesh and scrape it. He's going to cut it into strips. He explained to me that he backs the bows with the hide strips and that it strengthens the bow. It also gives the bow a really neat look as you can see the pores from the hide. I'll have to post a picture when I get home.

Rakkasan2187 · 02-13-2019, 08:35 PM

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Dumpster

What a jack wagon!!

Jmh05 · 02-13-2019, 09:01 PM

Skull mount, shoulder mount and rug. I’d think a rug would be cool in the man cave. Just tan it and put it on the floor.

lanceodom · 02-14-2019, 12:23 AM

I’ve got to do that rug!!

06-19-2018, 06:40 AM	#1
Outback Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pearland Hunt In: Llano primarily	Ideas for javelina hides My son's and I killed some javelina on a trip in January. I saved the hides and I'm having them tanned. Aside from just laying them out on a table are there some creative ideas you guys may have to make something out of them? Pillows? I'm shoulder mounting one with the hide flared out so we have that base covered. Thanks. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

06-19-2018, 08:41 AM	#10
critter69 Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Colorado Hunt In: CO and Texas when I can	. The skin is so thin, I don't think the leather would be strong enough for boots or gloves. A rug mount, maybe. Last edited by critter69; 06-19-2018 at 08:44 AM.

06-21-2018, 09:07 PM	#17
critter69 Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Colorado Hunt In: CO and Texas when I can	Here are a few things I make from some of my javelina. Leg bone piece pipe. Little bit of turquoise inlay ( hard to see in pic) I know some of you will hate it. Last edited by critter69; 06-21-2018 at 09:10 PM.

06-21-2018, 09:12 PM	#18
critter69 Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Colorado Hunt In: CO and Texas when I can	[ATTACH] [/ATTACH]. Javelina teeth, elk teeth, and my dads tumb print ( passed away in 2006). Attached Images

06-22-2018, 01:00 AM	#23
donpablo Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Odessa Hunt In: Iraan, Culberson County & Public Land	Leather Know a guy who makes self bows who says javi hides make great leather. Not sure what he uses the leather for but he has no interest in pig hides. Critter69, those are sweet!

06-19-2018, 07:32 AM	#2
HELLRAZOR Pope & Young Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SAN DIEGO,TX Hunt In: JIM WELLS COUNTY	Pillows? Good luck with that partner.....maybe some outdoor mats to clean ur shoes

06-19-2018, 07:33 AM	#3
AntlerCollector Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2014 Hunt In: Votaw, Hardin/Polk Co., TX. Bon Weir, Newton Co., El Dorado, Schleicher Co., TX.	Brooms?

06-19-2018, 07:44 AM	#4
Fishndude Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arlington, Texas Hunt In: Mason, Ellis and Dimmit counties	Cover scent wall decor in your deer stand?

06-19-2018, 07:46 AM	#5
austinRecurve Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hutto Hunt In: Texas, Alaska	Quiver.

06-19-2018, 08:09 AM	#6
BlackHogDown Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: NW Houston Hunt In: Duval County, Livingston	There was a guy with a ranch near ours that was saving javi hides to make some boots out of. Not sure if he ever did but I wouldn't doubt it. This dude could've been the Dos Equis guy Lol

06-19-2018, 08:11 AM	#7
CrookedArrow Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Midland Hunt In: Tamplias Chiwawa, Mejico	Dumpster

06-19-2018, 08:28 AM	#8
Hooverfb Eight Point Join Date: Jan 2017	I was gonna say either boots or gloves. Best gloves i ever had were pig skin. Dad gave them to me to help him out when i was like 6. I have my own son now at 26, and they have one nail saized hole at the base of the thumb.

06-19-2018, 08:40 AM	#9
MisterB Eight Point Join Date: Nov 2008	They make a neat looking vest

06-19-2018, 09:06 AM	#12
wdtorque Eight Point Join Date: Nov 2013	Rug mount looks Good to me.

06-19-2018, 09:12 AM	#13
M.E.B. Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: TX	I believe that they used to be trapped to make gloves out of. The hair made pores that supposedly kept your hands cool.

06-19-2018, 09:26 AM	#16
BlackHogDown Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: NW Houston Hunt In: Duval County, Livingston	^ suborder suina (pigs and peccaries)

06-21-2018, 09:12 PM	#19
boy wonder Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brock Hunt In: Albany	How about making your wife a bikini?

06-21-2018, 10:50 PM	#22
White Falcon Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Holly Lake Ranch Hunt In: East Tx. and Anywhere I can!	Nice!

06-22-2018, 05:06 AM	#25
WBT Eight Point Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Dallas Hunt In: Stephenville	I’ve always thought the rugs look good hung on the wall.

06-22-2018, 06:45 AM	#26
sharpshooter1 Six Point Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Wharton, Texas Hunt In: The South Texas brush	Seen a leather shotgun shell holder that had Javi hide accents. Was pretty cool.

02-12-2019, 03:57 PM	#27
Outback Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pearland Hunt In: Llano primarily	So I got the hides back with thee hair on. North Texas Tannery did an amazing job. Their hair is like thin porcupine hair, very course but a cool color. I really have no idea what to do with them (2). The hair is long too. For now they are a table topper on our trophy room bistro table. I'm not thinking they would make a good bikini for the wife.

02-12-2019, 04:52 PM	#28
CrookedArrow Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Midland Hunt In: Tamplias Chiwawa, Mejico	So is the scent gland cut off and the hole stitched back? Those things smell, bad.

02-13-2019, 03:08 PM	#30
Slew Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lindale, TX Hunt In: nowhere close to home	I think I got fleas just reading about a javalina pillow!!!

02-13-2019, 03:30 PM	#31
donpablo Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Odessa Hunt In: Iraan, Culberson County & Public Land	Hide for Bows OK, so I shot a Javi and my buddy showed me how to flesh and scrape it. He's going to cut it into strips. He explained to me that he backs the bows with the hide strips and that it strengthens the bow. It also gives the bow a really neat look as you can see the pores from the hide. I'll have to post a picture when I get home.

02-13-2019, 09:01 PM	#33
Jmh05 Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lubbock, TX Hunt In: Tom Green/Irion, Fisher Co.	Skull mount, shoulder mount and rug. I’d think a rug would be cool in the man cave. Just tan it and put it on the floor.

02-14-2019, 12:23 AM	#34
lanceodom Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Houston Hunt In: LaSalle County	I’ve got to do that rug!!

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