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Moyles beaver tanning #7148345 01/21/21 05:28 PM 01/21/21 05:28 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 634 ID O Ole OP trapper
Ole OP trapper O Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 634 ID	I just got back 2 beaver pelts from Moyles. Look great, but they don't lay flat in the bottom half of the pelt. If I lay it out flat the long way, the sides curl in and vice versa. Any pointers?

Re: Moyles beaver tanning [Re: Ole] #7148349 01/21/21 05:35 PM 01/21/21 05:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 16,699 north Idaho W wissmiss trapper
wissmiss trapper W Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 16,699 north Idaho	That is the way beaver pelts are after they are tanned. They do not lay flat due to the natural shape of the animal. If you split the legs out, which you may not want to do, then it will lay flat. Sorry no suggestions for fixing it. I just deal with it. ) www.usedtraps.com Please check out my updated inventory of Native American books.

Re: Moyles beaver tanning [Re: Ole] #7148368 01/21/21 05:54 PM 01/21/21 05:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 62,970 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 62,970 Minnesota	Hmmm ...no suggestions I was going to send to them NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Moyles beaver tanning [Re: Ole] #7148398 01/21/21 06:13 PM 01/21/21 06:13 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,878 Ohio, Old fart to some. ack trapper
ack trapper Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,878 Ohio, Old fart to some.	I have never had that with the ones I have had tanned. Our past OSTA presidents business. https://arlingtoncape.com/ _________ I used to have superpowers… but a therapist took them away. The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!

Re: Moyles beaver tanning [Re: Ole] #7148407 01/21/21 06:18 PM 01/21/21 06:18 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 11,178 Armpit, ak D Dirt trapper
Dirt trapper D Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 11,178 Armpit, ak	You got to dampen the hide and stretch it cheating every thing forward. You will be able to almost get rid of all the slack in the lower back. When it dries it will be 95% gone and oval shape, flat, and keep the shape pretty good Who is John Galt?

Re: Moyles beaver tanning [Re: Ole] #7148447 01/21/21 06:59 PM 01/21/21 06:59 PM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 2,065 NY R rendezvous trapper
rendezvous trapper R Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 2,065 NY	I've had 3 beaver pelts done by Moyles, all are soft and supple as a baby's blanket. Let's go Brandon!

Re: Moyles beaver tanning [Re: Ole] #7148549 01/21/21 08:14 PM 01/21/21 08:14 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,872 Central, SD Law Dog trapper
Law Dog trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,872 Central, SD	Just got 6 pelts back from them they looked great did not have them long enough to look them over that close they were gone the next day. Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that! Jerry Herbst

Re: Moyles beaver tanning [Re: Law Dog] #7148558 01/21/21 08:17 PM 01/21/21 08:17 PM
Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 175 GA K Kmax8 trapper
Kmax8 trapper K Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 175 GA	Originally Posted by Law Dog Just got 6 pelts back from them they looked great did not have them long enough to look them over that close they were gone the next day. You sold them?

Re: Moyles beaver tanning [Re: Kmax8] #7148565 01/21/21 08:20 PM 01/21/21 08:20 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,872 Central, SD Law Dog trapper
Law Dog trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,872 Central, SD	Originally Posted by Kmax8 Originally Posted by Law Dog Just got 6 pelts back from them they looked great did not have them long enough to look them over that close they were gone the next day. You sold them? Yep 3 were for a kid I put them up for, 2 went to another guy and one to a buddy. Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that! Jerry Herbst

Re: Moyles beaver tanning [Re: Ole] #7148574 01/21/21 08:23 PM 01/21/21 08:23 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 11,178 Armpit, ak D Dirt trapper
Dirt trapper D Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 11,178 Armpit, ak	You guys must be special. I have to hang most of my hides for 3 days to a week to see what they look like. They throw them hides in the box like it is a laundry hamper. They are all wadded up. Who is John Galt?

Re: Moyles beaver tanning [Re: Ole] #7148611 01/21/21 08:38 PM 01/21/21 08:38 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,865 Huntingdon Co. Pa. F forestman3 trapper
forestman3 trapper F Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,865 Huntingdon Co. Pa.	I put mine back on the metal hoops for a week or 2 and they lay flat.

Re: Moyles beaver tanning [Re: Ole] #7148798 01/21/21 10:27 PM 01/21/21 10:27 PM
Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 175 GA K Kmax8 trapper
Kmax8 trapper K Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 175 GA	So do the hides need to be fleshed before you send them? Also how do you ship them?

Re: Moyles beaver tanning [Re: Dirt] #7148823 01/21/21 10:40 PM 01/21/21 10:40 PM
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 6,581 NC, Orange Co. QuietButDeadly trapper
QuietButDeadly trapper Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 6,581 NC, Orange Co.	Originally Posted by Dirt You guys must be special. I have to hang most of my hides for 3 days to a week to see what they look like. They throw them hides in the box like it is a laundry hamper. They are all wadded up. Agree. And the beaver usually do not lay flat. I just block them out by tacking them back on boards after I moisten the leather. This is to stretch the shrinkage out that comes from the tanning process. After blocking and allowing them to dry, they will lay flat. All tanned fur needs to be blocked before cutting and sewing to make stuff out of it. Life Member: NCTA, VTA, NTA, TTFHA, MFTI Member: FTA NRA NWTF

Re: Moyles beaver tanning [Re: Ole] #7148824 01/21/21 10:41 PM 01/21/21 10:41 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 634 ID O Ole OP trapper
Ole OP trapper O Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 634 ID	I'm close enough that I just drove them over there.

Re: Moyles beaver tanning [Re: Ole] #7148829 01/21/21 10:42 PM 01/21/21 10:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,162 Oregon beaverpeeler trapper
beaverpeeler trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,162 Oregon	Fleshed or heavily salted. My fear of moving stairs is escalating!

Re: Moyles beaver tanning [Re: beaverpeeler] #7148899 01/21/21 11:40 PM 01/21/21 11:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 16,699 north Idaho W wissmiss trapper
wissmiss trapper W Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 16,699 north Idaho	Originally Posted by beaverpeeler Fleshed or heavily salted. Beaver should be fleshed before salting or stretching. Pelts that are salted before fleshing have a high chance to slip/taint. www.usedtraps.com Please check out my updated inventory of Native American books.

Re: Moyles beaver tanning [Re: Ole] #7148947 01/22/21 12:22 AM 01/22/21 12:22 AM
Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 790 NW Oregon 3 330 Belisle trapper
330 Belisle trapper 3 Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 790 NW Oregon	I've sent them tons all turn out that way. - 330 Belisle

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