Wheres the pics?

Newfox1 could show a picture of the block or explain it. Thanks

Senior moment left the camera home. And my flip phone dosen't take decent pictures. We started around 9: 00 and I left around noon.
We did about 50 otter. When I left there were about 10 left to flesh and board. A few were so freezer burnt you couldn't skin them.

This is the one I made, works good but needs some tweaking. Should work like a compression fitting.

Vermontster, I’m in the house I’ll take a pic for you tomorrow.

Vermontster, my block is 6”x3”x1”1/4, I put the hide over the end of the beam then put the block over the hide and lean against it, it binds the hide and prevents it from moving, my beam point doesn’t stick past the end of the block when the hide is under it, someone on here showed this trick awhile ago.

#4 I'm getting better, and worse at the same time! Lol

I like yours a lot better! I worked mine over a little bit this evening. My new Lee Steinmeier knife has made the biggest difference though!

Your otter looks good John, if I don’t leave the feet on I rubber band the front legs and cut them off, never thought of a clothespin.

Just happened to think of it...we'll see.

No need to close up the front leg holes. When It gets tanned they will just open up to the way they were.

Good to know, thanks! Its more a presentation thing for me. And OCB! Lol

I understand what your doing.

Keep doing it that way...not pleased with the clothes pins.

1st put up of this season...shoulda knocked the rust off with something else, lol. Made a couple holes, but oh well.

Your getting better John.

Thank you for this, I have been struggling to keep my fur pulled tight which seems to be the trick with getting a good fleshing on it. I have a terrible setup right now, but this will help me out more than anything.

Not to hijack this thread but where do you measure to to determine the length of the otter? Base of tail?

YES, base of tail.

I put up a couple of otters. What makes the tail turn dark? Not fleshed good enough?