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Beaver board question #6292200
08/01/18 08:28 PM
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I bought a beaver board stencil at the NTA convention, and was wondering if I am better off making boards out of plywood or OSB? Also, double sided boards seem like a good idea and a space saver but how do you go about tacking the second beaver on the board, without messing up the first? I tack them on the board with nails.
Thanks for any help!


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Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6292213
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Plywood is easier to pull the nails out of, and pound them into.

Make a 2x4 frame that you can set the board on for the second side. I use horseshoe nails so I lay the 2x4s on end so they are 3.5” tall.

Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6292219
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OSB is really rough on one side. At least what I use is. I wouldn’t want to use it as a two sided board. I use it because it is cheap but Dfabs is correct it is harder to nail into than plywood. Like the idea of the 2x4 frame even for a one sided board. May make nailing easier.

Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6292286
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3\4 inch plywood is best,and use a thin sharp nail like a pinning nail and your boards will last much longer.You can get by with 5/8 but 3/4 is way better.
I have 4 blocks that fit onto the corners of my table so I can flip the board and nail beaver on the other side.
You can also use the plans in the FHA fur handling manual to make a beaver table that allows you to flip the boards for nailing both sides.

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Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6292373
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Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6292374
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That's what I use, also use it as a skinning table, I use 3/4" popular plywood, have had some of my boards for 15 years.


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Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6292405
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I use 1/2" plywood and staples just don't press down hard on the stapler and the staples are a sinch to remove. Electric staple gun makes boarding beavers fast,and they keep a nice uniform oval, LOL I know its not for everyone but when my right hand has a hammer my left hand is nervous!And I use both sides of my boards to utilize space


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Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6292580
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Thanks for the information everyone, I'll pick up a sheet or two of plywood. If I had the space I would definitely build one of those tables, but my 12×16 fur shed is already tight.
Dfabs- thanks for the frame idea! I would have messed up a few beaver if I wouldn't have asked this question....


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Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6292594
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If you're buying 4x8 sheets, cut three 48"x32" boards instead of two 48"x48" to get another board. I made that mistake the first time I made a board.

Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6292600
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Thanks, that's the plan. I would have made that mistake too, but I read that trick on here a week or two ago.


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Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6292602
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Somewhere I saw pics, diagram of that table that would fold up to a wall. After extended two legs would then fold down.

Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6292640
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And if you buy your plywood at a big box stores, get them to cut it.


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Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6292647
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That's a good idea, QBD. I wouldn't have thought of that.


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Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6292649
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080808- that sounds awesome, but still wouldn't really work for me. I'll have to post a few pics of my fur shed so you guys can see what kind of space I have to work with.


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Re: Beaver board question [Re: QuietButDeadly] #6292686
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Originally Posted By: QuietButDeadly
And if you buy your plywood at a big box stores, get them to cut it.


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Re: Beaver board question [Re: 080808] #6292746
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Originally Posted By: 080808
Somewhere I saw pics, diagram of that table that would fold up to a wall. After extended two legs would then fold down.


Yep I made one. I'll take pictures and post them this evening if I remember. It works great and folds up out of the way I have a stainless steel table top I through on too of it for skinning beaver as well as bait make table.

It works very very well


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Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6292860
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Cut some slots in the plywood in the corners for handles to make it easier to move around.


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Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6292880
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I needed some new boards a while back, and they didn't have good two side 3/4" at my lumberyard so I got two sheets of good one side 3/8" ply, cut them into board sizes and glued them together. Wasn't much more expensive,and they are smooth and nice to work with on both sides. Now I have three boards that will handle six beaver. Works great on my table that lets me flip them over.

Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6293269
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Rip a 3/4 X 3/4 inch notch in the edge of 3 pieces of 8 ft 2 X 4s. Cut them to length and screw them together at the corners. Cut the corners of your board, or drill a couple of finger holes so you don't need to lift the whole setup to flip them.

Don't staple hides if you don't have a really well ventilated area, they will mold. Nails let you lift the hide from the board.

For a skinning table I use an old porcelain fridge door, probably 70/80 years old.

Re: Beaver board question [Re: Ditchdiver] #6294129
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Didn’t someone on here design a table that would store the boards ? Seems like it even had wheels on the bottom to move it around the shop .

If someone has a drawing and dimensions of that table I would like to build one. Seemed to be a solid looking table that could be used for a lot of things.

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