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wire marten/ mink stretchers
#6333840
09/26/18 06:31 PM
09/26/18 06:31 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,744 SW Alaska
otterman
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Anybody use these here or in the lesser 48?
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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers
[Re: otterman]
#6334013
09/26/18 10:18 PM
09/26/18 10:18 PM
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 9,265 Alaska and Washington State
waggler
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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: The Beav]
#6334295
09/27/18 10:36 AM
09/27/18 10:36 AM
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otterman
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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
We get out of life only as much as we really want and work hard enough to achieve
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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers
[Re: otterman]
#6334997
09/27/18 11:04 PM
09/27/18 11:04 PM
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Joined: May 2008
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nightlife
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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
�Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.� ― Robert A. Heinlein
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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers
[Re: otterman]
#6337036
09/30/18 03:46 PM
09/30/18 03:46 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,546 Moved to Fbks, Ak.
martentrapper
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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. mt
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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers
[Re: martentrapper]
#6337106
09/30/18 05:43 PM
09/30/18 05:43 PM
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Rusty Newhouse
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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.
Last edited by Rusty Newhouse; 09/30/18 05:44 PM.
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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers
[Re: otterman]
#6338457
10/02/18 10:28 AM
10/02/18 10:28 AM
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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]
#6338486
10/02/18 11:30 AM
10/02/18 11:30 AM
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wissmiss
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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 What brand are they? What condition are they in? How many? Thanks.
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Re: wire marten/ mink stretchers
[Re: otterman]
#6338712
10/02/18 04:43 PM
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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