Putting up beaver on wood

[Jellyhead]

I use an electric stapler, and have gotten so used to it, I can't think of doing it any other way. I staple on an angle, so that the leg of the staple on the edge of the hide is flush and the the outer staple leg is 1/2 in the plywood. This makes pulling them a dream. I just use a pair of fence pliers to pull them. The rounded edge of the pliers lets you cam them out. It goes super fast, by far the best system I have used, The extra few seconds it takes to pull the staples over nails is way offset by the speed of tacking the hide out. As fast as you can pull the trigger! (And I don't like to over stretch, besides it takes too much extra time) Another thing I have found is the quality of the plywood.
I use the cheapest douglas fir plywood I can find. The more voids in it the better. I made the mistake of taking some real nice solid (no voids) plywood (birch I think?) that a freind gave me for free, and it was the hardest stuff I have ever tried to pull a staple out of. I think the voids and loose grain of the plywood makes a big difference in how fast the staples pull also.

Aaron

[gilles01galarneau]

I dont think it's a good idea to overstrech beaver's pelt. I avoid makinq ''waves'' around it. It better for density of the fur mostly for the large one.

[dj88ryr]

Super nice handling job

[gilles01galarneau]

Thank's DJ. Coons are rare in my area (Abitibi,Québec) but since 4-5 years it's common to catch some into fox setting but we are living in beaver's paradise!

[dj88ryr]

Burning a lot of Birch ehh? ;D

[Hornhunter]

Nice clean work Gilles

[Hornhunter]

Burning a lot of Birch ehh?

Probably all he's got up there DJ. probably don't have all that good oak and hickory like you got down there in pan scrubber flats

[dj88ryr]

I have burned a lot of birch over time, when I was back home. I used to keep the birch separate, it was good for getting a quick hot one going, then would put seasoned oak and maple on top.