Lure and Bait Making


No Profanity *** No Flaming *** No Advertising *** No Anti Trappers *** No Politics

Home~Trap Talk~ADC Forum~Trap Shed~Wilderness Trapping~International Trappers~Fur Handling

Auction Forum~Trapper Tips~Links~Gallery~Basic Sets~Convention Calendar~Chat~ Trap Collecting Forum

Trapper's Humor~Strictly Trapping~Fur Buyers Directory~Mugshots~Fur Sale Directory~Wildcrafting

Trapper's Tales~Words From The Past~Legends~Archives~Kids Forum~Lure Formulators Forum~ Fermenter's Forum


~~~ Dobbins' Products Catalog ~~~

Southern Snares
Please support our sponsor for the Lure and Bait makers forum - Southern Snares


Print Thread
Hop To
Beaver tail oil #7300580
07/06/21 02:25 PM
07/06/21 02:25 PM
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 2,417
Idaho
B
bearcat2 Offline OP
trapper
bearcat2  Offline OP
trapper
B

Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 2,417
Idaho
Question, since I've not made or used beaver tail oil before. I have a five gallon bucket cooking now. At what temperature does beaver tail oil solidify? Wondering if it will solidify in cold weather and if so, ho hard? Will it solidify into a paste that you can dip out with a stick or will it get hard like lard in a freezer, or will it stay an oil down to subzero temperatures?

Re: Beaver tail oil [Re: bearcat2] #7301755
07/08/21 09:04 AM
07/08/21 09:04 AM
Joined: Aug 2020
Posts: 87
Michigan- Escanaba
F
Fatheroftwo Offline
trapper
Fatheroftwo  Offline
trapper
F

Joined: Aug 2020
Posts: 87
Michigan- Escanaba
Mine seems to be the consistency of grease in the winter time. Summer time it’s fluid.

Re: Beaver tail oil [Re: bearcat2] #7303861
07/11/21 03:42 PM
07/11/21 03:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,186
Chauncey, Ohio
W
wormbobskey Offline
trapper
wormbobskey  Offline
trapper
W

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,186
Chauncey, Ohio
I does get thicker in cold temps. I have stored working tail chunks in my root cellar and the temps are usually 15-20 degrees warmer than the outside temperatures and they oil is still thin enough to draw it off with the baster. I haven't done it, but I would think you could add glycerin or glycol and keep it from getting to thick.


OSTA
Lanums ADC & Repair
We don't do bugs
Re: Beaver tail oil [Re: bearcat2] #7304329
07/12/21 11:03 AM
07/12/21 11:03 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 7,590
SW Pa
B
Bob Jameson Offline
trapper
Bob Jameson  Offline
trapper
B

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 7,590
SW Pa
I think you will find Mineral oil would be a better choice for anti freezing the tail oil or keeping it more workable in colder temps.

Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

Moderated by  Wolfdog91 

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.1