Re: How skin coon square
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Skin it cased like normal,then split it straight up the middle of the belly,cut straight out from the front leg holes and tack it out. I block tanned coon the same way.
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Re: How skin coon square
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That's pretty cool, I like that! Might have to try that!
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Re: How skin coon square
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Skin it cased like normal,then split it straight up the middle of the belly,cut straight out from the front leg holes and tack it out. I block tanned coon the same way. very nicely done! I like your reference lines on the board.
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Re: How skin coon square
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And It would take a least to weeks for your thumb to get back to normal. LOL
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Re: How skin coon square
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I suppose you can make them any shape you want once they are opened up. The stamp is from the dressers. You need a lot of staples\pins when blocking tanned fur to get rid of any puckers that would have to be cut out and sewn otherwise. I wouldn't use pins at all on an open boarded raw skin like a coon as they would likely pull out.I would nail it like a beaver with nails about 1-2 inches apart. Bears are done open also,so do a raw coon the same as a bear.
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Re: How skin coon square
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The perimeter of the coon has no useable fur,those flaps are discarded after patterning. No need to do anything with them when blocking.They do serve to move puckers to the perimeter of the skin and have more useable good skin that is uniform for patterning. Guys that cut too big a window are limiting good useable fur in the lower flanks.
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Re: How skin coon square
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Hey Boco, I completely understand what you're saying, I know it doesn't matter for your blocking of the hides to use in garment making. I was simply making the suggestion for the OP to offer suggestions on what they could do with theirs based on their initial inquiry.
Is that pattern layed out for a coonskin hat?
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Re: How skin coon square
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Yes it is wambli. I have seen old pictures of the square coon pelts.maybe they left legholes on the front like a beaver.
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Re: How skin coon square
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My grandfather used to put them up square. Don't remember how he opened them up, but they were square. I found a pic on a book in the trap shed. I hope Nittany don't mind. I know it's not a great pic, but this is what my grandfather's looked like I know he didn't case skin them
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Re: How skin coon square
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The pics I seen had the nose split up between the eyes so the top would stretch straighter and not pointy.
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