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Post by garman on Nov 24, 2007 19:10:47 GMT -6
You start of course with combing out the fur thoroughly of blood and burrs! Then you trim all gristle and fat off the head I like a beaver knife This is what the head should look like Then I start by scraping each side Then I scrape the back then the belly I then fillet the tail backwards
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Post by garman on Nov 24, 2007 19:16:11 GMT -6
sorry pushed go to early I then flip it backwards and do the armpits then put on a board of your choice I like wood but do use some wire I then pin the front legs with at least 2 pins but 3 is better sometimes Then I pin the back I will show a picture when I am done then I trim the window about to the penis line on a male
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Post by garman on Nov 24, 2007 19:17:52 GMT -6
I will get a picture of finished product sorry technical difficulties LOL
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Post by garman on Nov 24, 2007 19:32:32 GMT -6
finished product, hope these pictures help and remember do not forget the wedge on the wood boards ;D
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Post by GaTrapper on Nov 24, 2007 19:37:01 GMT -6
Awesome Post
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Post by JP on Nov 24, 2007 20:51:13 GMT -6
Thanks Garman.... JP
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Post by bankrunner on Nov 24, 2007 22:49:03 GMT -6
Nice job, Garman. Need anymore for practice. ;D
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Post by garman on Nov 25, 2007 5:15:33 GMT -6
no more practice thanks anyway ;D
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Post by Stef on Nov 25, 2007 9:29:31 GMT -6
Only things...LoL ( if you want it better ;D )
Get some hardwood sawdust and do your fleshing with it. The bottom of your pelt will be lot cleaner and less slippery ( fur stays clean and dry) and you'll be able to remove any little excess of fat on the edge of the pelt.
The red meat above the eyes can be removed easily with a knife or your fleshing knife from the eyes up to the ears and pull the ears and remove them.
And a little thing that make pelts ( end product ) just better looking.... Cut the back legs at the same length and/or pin them at the same length .
My 2ยข and nice work!
Stef
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Post by garman on Nov 25, 2007 11:29:36 GMT -6
Thank you stef I thought of the back legs after posting the thread (been a few years since I put up anything about 7 years or so) never have tried the hardwood sawdust I will try it do you put in on before or after fleshing? also never been good at the heads but am going to try harder now I have more time (less traps out) appreciate the comments
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Post by Stef on Nov 25, 2007 15:49:53 GMT -6
You don't really need it when you start. when the fat will be near the bottom of the pelt.. pitch an handfull on the loose fat... that way... the "semi-liquid fat" won't go on your fur while scraping. In thouger fleshing areas.... Sawdust will help your fleshing knife to get some grip and the fat removal will be easier on you and your back. When you're at the very last parts of your fleshing.... put lot of hardwood sawdust around the bottom and flesh it... 1-2-3 and it will be gone and clean. When you're done ... ooooops... almost..LoL put sawdust all over the scraped pelt and re-do it again but scrape gently this time.... Its just to remove the sawdust.... This will remove any fat left on the leather and if you missed some little spots while fleshing.... The sawdust will show you where... do it you'll see..LoL Good luck and have fun scraping
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Post by garman on Nov 25, 2007 16:26:59 GMT -6
thanks stef I will try to get my hands on some hardwood sawdust
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Post by Stef on Nov 25, 2007 16:47:00 GMT -6
Us here, Mactrap sells bags for us but it comes from a business in St-Hyacinthe.
They make and bag this sawdust for ranch mink.
They have different grade "sizes" of sawdust.
I use the same kind of sawdust for tumbling/drying/cleaning my furs in it.
Well.. I use it a lot ;D
Stef
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Post by garman on Nov 25, 2007 17:20:01 GMT -6
I wonder if we can buy some of that here... I will have to look
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Post by Stef on Nov 25, 2007 18:08:12 GMT -6
Will check with the company around here... Maybe they know a distributor in the US
Stef
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Post by thebeav2 on Nov 25, 2007 19:04:06 GMT -6
I'm sure that the saw dust would help but I've done 1000s of coon and never used It. A little trick Is to start at the tail end and flesh off the first several Inches. Now go back to the head end. When you get down to the all ready fleshed part the fat just rolls off and you don't get the grease build up.
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Post by Bob Jameson on Nov 25, 2007 19:48:37 GMT -6
Been doing that for years Beav, seems to work the best for me that way too.Kind of like taking your shoes off before you take your pants off just works out better that way.
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Post by trappnman on Nov 25, 2007 20:41:01 GMT -6
Bob- you got shoes? You eastern guys and your fancy stuff..... oh the humanity of it all....
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Post by Gibb on Nov 26, 2007 7:10:13 GMT -6
Any type of clean dry sawdust will work. I have a little bandsaw mill and have used cedar sawdust for years. The hardwood sawdust is used more for the drumming process that is the reason the ranch mink guys use it. They drum every skin before they board them. If you can easily get the hardwood sawdust go ahead but again any clean dry sawdust will work great. Another use for the sawdust is cleaning up blood and fat. Cheers Jim
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Post by lucg on Nov 26, 2007 7:34:41 GMT -6
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