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Drying Board Deminsions #7721231
11/18/22 09:13 PM
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Can anyone give me demenstions for drying boards for Fox, Coon, Cyote and Otter? Or is there somewhere I can get them. I know they come in different sizes.
I want to make my own out of some oak boards I currently have.

Thanks

Re: Drying Board Deminsions [Re: SlickBob] #7721284
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Google Furharvesters and look for dimensions. Oak May be difficult to pin.

Re: Drying Board Deminsions [Re: SlickBob] #7721299
11/18/22 10:30 PM
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Last edited by bctomcat; 11/18/22 10:33 PM.

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Re: Drying Board Deminsions [Re: 080808] #7721347
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Good point on pinning. What type wood is typical?
Just learning

Re: Drying Board Deminsions [Re: SlickBob] #7721368
11/18/22 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by SlickBob
Good point on pinning. What type wood is typical?
Just learning

Pine or western red cedar.


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Re: Drying Board Deminsions [Re: SlickBob] #7721369
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Use softwood.
In the south they use basswood,here we use cedar.


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Re: Drying Board Deminsions [Re: bctomcat] #7721480
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The web site is exactly what I needed.

Thank you Sir

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Good info. Gonna get started on that with pine.

Thank you Sir

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11/19/22 02:30 PM
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Watch out for sappy spots if using pine.






Re: Drying Board Deminsions [Re: SlickBob] #7721760
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When I was a kid I made my boards out of pine. Then coat with 5-6 coats of poly. In between sand with very fine steel wool. Didn’t know what a belly board was. Then discovered girls. lol

Re: Drying Board Deminsions [Re: SlickBob] #7721953
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Originally Posted by SlickBob
Good info. Gonna get started on that with pine.

Thank you Sir


Pine is ok,watch the pitch pockets,like said,and make sure there are no knots on the edges.


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Re: Drying Board Deminsions [Re: SlickBob] #7725008
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In my opinion all the rat board dimensions are to wide In the shoulders and neck area.. Take off a 1/4" on both sides of the shoulder measurements and you will gain a least a Inch In length. Rats are graded by length not width.
If your using wire just squeeze them down a bit.


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Re: Drying Board Deminsions [Re: SlickBob] #7725256
11/23/22 07:14 PM
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Cypress works good too.


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