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Beaver #6156699
02/13/18 04:19 PM
02/13/18 04:19 PM
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james bay frontierOnt.
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I just took this beaver off the board,how does it look?I think it wrinkled a bit,maybe I took it off too early?


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Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6156726
02/13/18 04:42 PM
02/13/18 04:42 PM
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Looks like you took it out if the oven too early


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Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6156728
02/13/18 04:46 PM
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Top Lot??

Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6156741
02/13/18 04:57 PM
02/13/18 04:57 PM
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Ok what’s going on here?

Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6156779
02/13/18 05:49 PM
02/13/18 05:49 PM
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james bay frontierOnt.
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I'll see if I can fix it up.


Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6156787
02/13/18 06:00 PM
02/13/18 06:00 PM
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100 Mile House, BC Can
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Its a beaver pelt he has obtained from a green horn would be trapper which he will attempt to rework into a marketable product.


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Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6156795
02/13/18 06:05 PM
02/13/18 06:05 PM
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Can't wait to see the finished product. If any one can work miracles, it would be Boco (or Beav).


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Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6156812
02/13/18 06:26 PM
02/13/18 06:26 PM
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Rodney,Ohio
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Probably be easier to throw it straight into the pickle then tan it.

Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6156822
02/13/18 06:39 PM
02/13/18 06:39 PM
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North Carolina
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Lol.


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Let's go do something.
Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6156825
02/13/18 06:43 PM
02/13/18 06:43 PM
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Freezer burnt x 1000, should make xxxl. Even beav wouldn't touch that one LOL.. Good luck Boco where pullin for ya..


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Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6156843
02/13/18 06:58 PM
02/13/18 06:58 PM
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IL - Shawnee Ntl Forest
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Dang - and I thought I was bad at finishing fur!!


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Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6157130
02/13/18 11:28 PM
02/13/18 11:28 PM
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I thought it was a pizza


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Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6157173
02/14/18 12:17 AM
02/14/18 12:17 AM
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Virginia
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It'll buff right out.

Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6157210
02/14/18 01:17 AM
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Slap some ammonia on that and loosen it up...no kidding. smile


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Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6157455
02/14/18 09:58 AM
02/14/18 09:58 AM
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potter co. p.a.
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nothin a gallon of gas and a match can't fix.bad part is i would be doing the same thing.









Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6157678
02/14/18 01:10 PM
02/14/18 01:10 PM
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james bay frontierOnt.
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So I got the beaver scraped and boarded.
Did a quick frostscrape this morning,but it was only minus 5 c so it was a bit rough.
Beav told me that's all the nails I need,but I had to put a few extras.


Last edited by Boco; 02/14/18 01:12 PM.

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Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6157680
02/14/18 01:13 PM
02/14/18 01:13 PM
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New Hampshire
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Amazing the work you do sir! Some day I hope I can do half what you do with fur.

Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6157706
02/14/18 01:49 PM
02/14/18 01:49 PM
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potter co. p.a.
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interesting scar on the right side,nice job as usual.









Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6157748
02/14/18 02:41 PM
02/14/18 02:41 PM
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ND
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Was the pelt in the first picture dried? If so, did you rehydrate it to scrape it?

Re: Beaver [Re: Boco] #6157755
02/14/18 02:46 PM
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potter co. p.a.
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froze i think,kinda freeze dried.but who knows with the miracle man.got my few out to thaw and put up cause you made me jealous.don't tell anyone but i love puttin up beaver.









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