At the bottom of a skinned furbearer, sometimes it gets a little jagged. Do you like to trim it with a scissors? I saw a guy on You Tube trimming one. Here's an example of the rough edge I'm talking about:

I trim with a sharp knife from the pelt side. Scissors will clip fur in the process and give it a poor look at the butt. Click on photos to enlarge them.

Never cut any fur with scissors.

Leave It alone. It Is what It Is.

OK for fur out put up but, the auction houses recommend an inspection window for mink, otter and coon.

But the original poster was not talking about cutting or trimming a window.

In most cases If the opening cuts are done right there Is no need to cut or trim a window.

The pelt picture he posted sure looks like the belly side of a mink where a window is requested by the auction houses. In any event as "Boco" posted never cut with scissors. Always cut/trim from the skin side with a sharp knife.

Listen to BC tomcat,From the pics of his fur handling he knows what he's talking about.
Never seen any pics of the beavs fur.

I don't have to prove anything to you boco.

If that's the belly side of a mink It wasn't skinned correctly to begin with. And If that's the case then yes a window needs to be cut for Inspection purposes.

My question to AJE Is what's all that crap on that hide. Is He salting It?

Take it easy beav,just saying I seen BC's fur handling.His is industry standard.

I think some Bungholio scared AJE off.

Boco you will have to admit that If the right opening cuts are made there will be no need for any trimming or very little.

My cuts on coon and otter and mink allow me to form a window with no additional trimming. And of coarse how you position the hind legs also comes Into play when forming a window.

I don't know why it changed to that strange inconsistent look after the salting process Beav. I think I followed the tanneries instructions. It's turned a more consistent white in the days since that photo was taken.

The pelt in the first picture appears to have been salted. The only time you should salt a fur bearer pelt is if it is going to a tannery. Salting pelts for the fur trade is a big no-no.

If the pelt is going to be tanned, wait until after the tanning process to do any trimming you think is necesssry. If you trim before tanning, you may actually make it worse rather than better. By wait until after tanning to trim, you know exactly what you are working with.