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Re: 1st otter put up [Re: Yukon John] #7542215
03/28/22 07:29 PM 03/28/22 07:29 PM
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Wheres the pics?

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Re: 1st otter put up [Re: newfox1] #7542237
03/28/22 07:53 PM 03/28/22 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by newfox1
Nice job John, make yourself a little block for the end of your beam and you can hold the hide anywhere you want.


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

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Re: 1st otter put up [Re: Boco] #7542765
03/29/22 11:32 AM 03/29/22 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Boco
Wheres the pics?


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.

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Re: 1st otter put up [Re: vermontster] #7544260
03/30/22 07:58 PM 03/30/22 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by vermontster
Originally Posted by newfox1
Nice job John, make yourself a little block for the end of your beam and you can hold the hide anywhere you want.


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

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

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Re: 1st otter put up [Re: Yukon John] #7544281
03/30/22 08:21 PM 03/30/22 08:21 PM
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Vermontster, I’m in the house I’ll take a pic for you tomorrow.
Re: 1st otter put up [Re: Yukon John] #7545099
03/31/22 05:07 PM 03/31/22 05:07 PM
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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.
Re: 1st otter put up [Re: Yukon John] #7545392
03/31/22 09:44 PM 03/31/22 09:44 PM
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#4 I'm getting better, and worse at the same time! Lol

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Re: 1st otter put up [Re: newfox1] #7545407
03/31/22 09:55 PM 03/31/22 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by newfox1
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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.

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!

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Re: 1st otter put up [Re: Yukon John] #7545655
04/01/22 08:07 AM 04/01/22 08:07 AM
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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.
Re: 1st otter put up [Re: Yukon John] #7545766
04/01/22 10:33 AM 04/01/22 10:33 AM
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Just happened to think of it...we'll see.

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Re: 1st otter put up [Re: Yukon John] #7545862
04/01/22 12:54 PM 04/01/22 12:54 PM
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No need to close up the front leg holes. When It gets tanned they will just open up to the way they were.

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Re: 1st otter put up [Re: Yukon John] #7545864
04/01/22 12:56 PM 04/01/22 12:56 PM
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Good to know, thanks! Its more a presentation thing for me. And OCB! Lol

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Re: 1st otter put up [Re: Yukon John] #7545938
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I understand what your doing.

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Re: 1st otter put up [Re: newfox1] #7546678
04/02/22 12:20 PM 04/02/22 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by newfox1
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.

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

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Re: 1st otter put up [Re: Yukon John] #7727546
11/26/22 05:49 PM 11/26/22 05:49 PM
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1st put up of this season...shoulda knocked the rust off with something else, lol. Made a couple holes, but oh well.

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Re: 1st otter put up [Re: Yukon John] #7732236
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Your getting better John.
Re: 1st otter put up [Re: newfox1] #7733016
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Originally Posted by newfox1
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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.


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.
Re: 1st otter put up [Re: Yukon John] #7734440
12/04/22 02:14 PM 12/04/22 02:14 PM
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Not to hijack this thread but where do you measure to to determine the length of the otter? Base of tail?

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Re: 1st otter put up [Re: Yukon John] #7734501
12/04/22 03:48 PM 12/04/22 03:48 PM
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YES, base of tail.

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Re: 1st otter put up [Re: Yukon John] #7734550
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I put up a couple of otters. What makes the tail turn dark? Not fleshed good enough?
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