are beaver measured from the eyes or nose?
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does anybody know for sure, I've heard both, are beaver measured from the eyes or from the nose at NAFA? It definetly makes a difference.
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Re: are beaver measured from the eyes or nose?
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That's why I was wondering, some do cut the noses off because they say they measure from the eyes anyway. Does anybody know for SURE? I'll be shipping to NAFA.
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Re: are beaver measured from the eyes or nose?
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Ive seen it done both ways but the nose mostly in my exp.
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The most accurate way to measure beaver is "criss cross" through the leg holes. In other words lay your scale from the front left to the right rear leg hole (and to the edge of the leather) and then measure the opposite side and add the two together.
A "half truth" is still a whole lie.
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Re: are beaver measured from the eyes or nose?
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Jim, I have found that the difference regardless of stretch is rarely more than a half inch. Thanks for clarifying it though.
A "half truth" is still a whole lie.
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I most usually will measure a 1/4 in or so in front of the eyes and measure across , then add. If I have a fractional measure I generally do it different ways. If the measure is 1/2 in more than say 20 inches to the eyes and 19 1/2 across I add the fractions to make a full number. In other words I add 20 1/2 in and 19 1/2 in. to make a total of 40 inches. I don't know if the auction houses give the fractions or drop the fractions. Which is it Mr. Gibb? Im not a fur buyer but Ive worked with enough measurements in my life for that to sound right to me Don. Every calibration or cut Ive ever made was totaled together, whole numbers and fractions. A 19 1/2" piece of steel and a 20 1/2" piece of steel laid to gether is 40" any way you look at it.
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Re: are beaver measured from the eyes or nose?
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Jim, how far in front of the eyes do they measure? A half inch? An inch? I seem to have a lot of "borderline" beaver this year and an inch would make a big difference. Also, what about coon, where do they start the measurement on the head of the coon?
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Thanks Jim for clearing that up. So you're saying I should cut off the nose and whiskers on the beaver before I put it on the board, correct?
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Re: are beaver measured from the eyes or nose?
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Yeah Jim. Some folks just don't accept change. Last year I bought some square stretched beaver. Remember when we last did that?
A "half truth" is still a whole lie.
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