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Post by thebeav2 on Dec 27, 2008 8:30:30 GMT -6
When I had a bunch of Idaho coyotes tanned for my wifes coat they were all missing the ears and the noses when they came back from the tannery. They told me that It was a standard operating practice to do this since the ears and noses didn't tan up as well as the hide and In the manufacture of garments It wasn't necessary to leave on the nose and ears for the finished product. I know a few of the NAFA guys remove the ear cartilage when putting up canines. I could see doing It If you were selling to a niche market because the ears do look better with the cartilage gone.
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Post by trappnman on Dec 27, 2008 8:31:36 GMT -6
when tanned, they look the same to me
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Post by thebeav2 on Dec 27, 2008 9:17:57 GMT -6
The ears without cartilage removal are all dried up and hard while ones with out cartilage are nice and soft and supple. Any way that's been my observation.
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Post by Stef on Dec 27, 2008 11:20:08 GMT -6
That's the right word I believe. I know, we all know that and there's still trappers using broom sticks for mink boards you know. Its ain't broken yet. The big goal in this industry is to get uniformity. Ranch furs have uniformity. Wild furs...Ouchhhhhhhhh I've seen a couple samples of what's going in, in a fur auction...its miserable sometimes and this is not good for anybody who sell fur. Also, sometime we think that OUR WAY of doing things is fine but sometime there's better things next door.... Why not?
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Post by romans117 on Dec 27, 2008 11:20:55 GMT -6
I think it makes them look nicer and don't have to worry about the ears finishing drying while everything else is done.
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Post by Barkstone on Dec 28, 2008 2:11:15 GMT -6
[glow=red,2,600]but sometime there's better things next door.... Why not? [/glow]
LOL Ellen Sue and Mary Beth are two things that are better next door.... Why not? My wife.... that is why not.
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Post by trappnman on Dec 28, 2008 8:50:36 GMT -6
there are many, many things we can do to make pelts brighter, softer, more presentable- but if you don't get a $$ return for the time, how many do so?
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Post by garman on Dec 28, 2008 9:06:56 GMT -6
there are many, many things we can do to make pelts brighter, softer, more presentable- but if you don't get a $$ return for the time, how many do so? I think in the long run you probably do get a $$ return it just is not terribly noticeable, if that makes sense. Perhaps one or two pelts that are iffy get bumped up for example. Plus less time at the grading station at your local buyer, and time is money.
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Post by trappnman on Dec 28, 2008 9:14:31 GMT -6
if that is the case- if dry, non tainted ears get graded lower, then they are NOT being graded by fur quailty and condition-
and that scares me very much
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Post by Gibb on Dec 28, 2008 9:38:38 GMT -6
That is never the case, the ones that get downgraded fast are the one slipping. Otherwise they never come into the equation. I think the question is more basic, Better Fur Handling. Cheers Jim
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Post by trappnman on Dec 28, 2008 9:43:30 GMT -6
I knew that Gibb- and I knew my post would get this reply from you, and thats what I wanted............ I didn't think for a minute that it did
but going back to one of your earlier posts- is new, different always better?
in other words- does those pushpins give you any better of a finshed pelt, than nails?
or did the 3 sizes of fox strechers, make those pelts less valuable?
I just think a lot of this stuff isn't better, its just different-
and yes, I know I'm stuck in my ways........
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