Dog Bone Rawhide

Is the Rawhide used to make dogbones any good for use as regular rawhide???

 

[biliff]

I used a couple of pieces to make a ball bag for my .32. Got tired of digging around in a soft bag trying to get a hold of those little things and wanted something that would let me roll just one at a time into my hand.

Soaked a couple pieces until they were soft, scissored to shape, used a speedy stitcher to sew the two halves together, stuffed it with bird shot and let dry. Damn ugly, but works pretty good.

Just have to remember the dogs still think its for chewing.

 

[necchi]

Yeah,
I've found the "bones" are kinda hard to work with but there are other shapes for the dog rawhide chews.
you can find just rolled rawhide too, stay away from the "smoke flavored", the dog might like it but it's a slimy chemical coating not real smoke.

They tend to be of uneven thickness but can still be used for alot of stuff. Thier usually pretty chaep and the big deal is it's available all over the place.

 

[MSW]

I used a couple of pieces to make a ball bag for my .32. Got tired of digging around in a soft bag trying to get a hold of those little things and wanted something that would let me roll just one at a time into my hand.

Soaked a couple pieces until they were soft, scissored to shape, used a speedy stitcher to sew the two halves together, stuffed it with bird shot and let dry. Damn ugly, but works pretty good.

Just have to remember the dogs still think its for chewing.

oops ... gotta remember that last bit :slap:

 

Im also wondering if its actualy rawhide... or is it treated with a chemical that will taint the end product like give it a funny colour... or is it just plain old rawhide ??

 

[biliff]

FWIW, we buy rawhide strips that come in 2lb bags. Label says "no artificial coloring" and the ingredients list is "rawhide". Granted its not for human consumption so I don't know how accurate they have to be.

 

[GreyWhiskers]

I tried unsuccessfully to use that dogbone stuff. It's too thick mostly.

Lonehunter sent me some goat rawhide which was great stuff. It's less than 1/16" thick and very even in thickness.

GW

 

[50cal.cliff]

It depends on what you want to do with it. They usually are short strips.

Soak them and they will begin to soften an come apart making them easy to separate. A couple of drops of bleach in the water will help to avoid any bacteria that may be present.

The dog bones are not always as carefully processed and a cut can turn into something nasty after handling the rawhide bones!

Personally after trying a few I gave up on them and went to other sources for my rawhide!

 

[Black Hand]

Is the Rawhide used to make dogbones any good for use as regular rawhide???

Depends on your application.

 

[crockett]

Another source is crazy crow. They have drum covers? Or shields- I foget. They have a chalky type paint on one side you can scrap off but the rawhide is super thick.

 

[Rifleman1776]

I think so. I softened some. It is uneven and thick but still useful. Right now, Wal-Mart has some full-sized canes (like walking kind) made from dog chew rawhide. About $10.00. Should have a lot of project hide in one of those.