Re: Beaver hide question
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I shave all that gristle off while I skin.
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Re: Beaver hide question
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03/12/19 12:13 AM
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I use a scraper like this after boarding to get out all the liquid grease and blood corpuscles. I do exactly the same as Boco, but my scraper is a Hyde brand scraper. That knob is great for bearing down on some of the gristle areas. Can't do that with the other scraper shown on the next post below his.
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Re: Beaver hide question
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Where u buy them at an how much ? That's a paint scraper. You can get them for around $15 or, cheaper wooden handled ones for $5 at any hardware store.
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Re: Beaver hide question
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Go look around at the hardware store in the paint section.Make sure you take a file to the corners to round them off or you will damage the hide.They also make a fairly good frost scraper too if you have 30 below weather. You can use them to scrape fat off other hides that are cased on forming boards,just don't scrape on the edges,keep to the middle and move the hide around the form as you scrape so you are always scraping on the center of the board.
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Re: Beaver hide question
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03/12/19 01:39 PM
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Go look around at the hardware store in the paint section.Make sure you take a file to the corners to round them off or you will damage the hide.They also make a fairly good frost scraper too if you have 30 below weather. You can use them to scrape fat off other hides that are cased on forming boards,just don't scrape on the edges,keep to the middle and move the hide around the form as you scrape so you are always scraping on the center of the board. Your picture shows the hide nailed an scrape when nailed? The sides of scraper are easily round with file? U go at it as u are scraping paint or u scrape the other way ? Is it easy to damage hide with scraper an does it help greatly ? U use it immediately after boarding or next day ?
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Re: Beaver hide question
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Yes scrape after nailing.Yes the sides are easily rounded with a file.And the scraper is easy to sharpen with a file.I scrape all the way around,from the nails towards the center,and go easy on the flanks and go hard on the head,cheeks,shoulders back and rump.It is easy to open the fresher scars,so watch for those.Scrape right after boarding. It removes the liquid grease and any flesh and fat that was missed when beaming or clean skinning.
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