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wire marten/ mink stretchers #6333840
09/26/18 06:31 PM
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Anybody use these here or in the lesser 48?


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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers [Re: otterman] #6333900
09/26/18 08:14 PM
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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers [Re: otterman] #6334013
09/26/18 10:18 PM
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I remember wire mink stretchers in the late 60's and maybe into the early 70's. They sure didn't allow for a very attractive fur put-up.


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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers [Re: otterman] #6334019
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toss em


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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers [Re: The Beav] #6334295
09/27/18 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted By: The Beav
toss em

THats what I am planning to do got them when I bought out a guy and never seen anyone use em thought maybe someone was I might just pass em on


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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers [Re: otterman] #6334997
09/27/18 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted By: otterman
Originally Posted By: The Beav
toss em

THats what I am planning to do got them when I bought out a guy and never seen anyone use em thought maybe someone was I might just pass em on


Don’t toss them you can cut them up and make lamanations out of he wire lots of oth r uses as well



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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers [Re: otterman] #6337036
09/30/18 03:46 PM
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I knew a guy, he's gone now, who told me he used wire for marten. He would take about the bottom 10 in. of a wood stretcher, cut the bottom off a wire rat stretcher, bend the wire in to the shape he wanted. Drill 2 holes in the wooden part and inset the wire into the holes. This produced a half wood, half wire stretcher. You could pin to the wood. You could also squeeze the wire, to some extent, to get more length on the marten skin. He caught and sold a lot of marten and was a very serious trapper. I used this method 1 or 2 years when I had marten to stretch and sell and was fairly satisfied with it.
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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers [Re: martentrapper] #6337106
09/30/18 05:43 PM
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I plan to do the same or similar for Lynx using old rat stretchers.
I wouldn't throw the wire mink stretchers away but I don't think I'd use them on mink either.

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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers [Re: otterman] #6337337
09/30/18 11:21 PM
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Not sure I understand that !! Rat stretchers for lynx ???


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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers [Re: white17] #6337372
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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers [Re: otterman] #6338457
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If someone wants to pay the postage to get them they can have them otherwise I will be getting rid of them


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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers [Re: otterman] #6338475
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thanks Rusty


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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers [Re: otterman] #6338486
10/02/18 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted By: otterman
If someone wants to pay the postage to get them they can have them otherwise I will be getting rid of them


What brand are they? What condition are they in? How many?

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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers [Re: otterman] #6338712
10/02/18 04:43 PM
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Nancy, Victors new look like they have never been used still in whats left of the box 11 of them


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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers [Re: otterman] #6338771
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Victor - meaning Quick Dry?

What would shipping be to 83843?

Or maybe you could bring them in your luggage the next time you come visit your folks. LOL


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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers [Re: otterman] #6338781
10/02/18 06:45 PM
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Nancy sent you a PM


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