Castor grinding day
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07/09/23 08:56 PM
07/09/23 08:56 PM
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Paul Dobbins
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It was a good day to grind castors. It was hot and muggy outside, so it felt good working in the lure shed with the A/C on. I had three five gallon buckets of castors that have been drying since April. When I get castors, they usually only have been dried for four days to a week. Once I get them, I continue to dry them for another three months or so. I cut the saddles off of the castor. The saddle is the part that connects the two ends of the castor as shown below. Those little handheld loppers do a good job. I then throw the castor into the grinder tray and the saddles into a box. These will be put in one gallon bottles and covered with 100 proof vodka. It makes a mild tincture. There's still some castor remnants in saddles. I use this tincture in some of my lure formulations. This is not the tincture I sell. The tincture I sell is made from pure ground castor. My grinder does a fairly good job. It will grind about as fast as I can feed it. This sure beats the old way dad did it with a hand grinder when he started out. I add some 100 proof vodka at about the 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% mark as the bucket is filling from the grinder. This is to inhibit mold growth. Castor is very susceptible to mold. The two buckets on the right contain the castor I ground today. The one on the left is castor that I ground a few months ago. The castor from a few months ago went through a process. I place the freshly ground castor on trays to dry more over night with a fan on them. The next day I run the castor through my ninja food processor to break it up. Here's the end product ready to become Backbreaker, Tinctured beaver castor or some other uses. I have two gallons of the saddles from a few months ago that have been soaking in the vodka, and is ready for grinding. I first drain them. I then ground the saddles that have been soaking in the vodka for the past few months. I use the ground saddles as an ingredient in some of my canine and cat lures. None of the castor is wasted. It's something I really enjoy doing, but when done, I'm instructed to strip down on the deck and head for the shower. While I really love the smell of castor, my wife despises that odor.
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Re: Castor grinding day
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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07/09/23 09:48 PM
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beezmador
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Awesome Paul, thanks for sharing the process
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Re: Castor grinding day
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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07/10/23 09:00 AM
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Bob Jameson
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"Quote" but when I am done, I'm instructed to strip down on the deck and head for the shower. I think you just need to put on your big boy pants and sit the wife down and explain that she is smelling the odor of $$$ in the air. And that you resent her behavior to you. Tell us how it works out for you.
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Re: Castor grinding day
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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07/10/23 09:40 AM
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Paul Dobbins
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"Quote" but when I am done, I'm instructed to strip down on the deck and head for the shower. I think you just need to put on your big boy pants and sit the wife down and explain that she is smelling the odor of $$$ in the air. And that you resent her behavior to you. Tell us how it works out for you. I think I'll pass on that. After 52 years, we know the dance that works.
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Re: Castor grinding day
[Re: MChewk]
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07/10/23 08:47 PM
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Paul Dobbins
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Paul can we get a pic of you running for through the house for the shower....lol I really don't think that is something you'd like to see - lol.
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Re: Castor grinding day
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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07/10/23 10:37 PM
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Very good Paul, thanks for sharing. My wife likes Castor smell, she even jar's it for me. Now the call lures I'm on my own
Let me sugar coat this
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Re: Castor grinding day
[Re: Kevin Colpetzer]
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07/11/23 01:07 AM
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Paul Dobbins
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You left out the part of what you add and how much to finish the back breaker Oh, you must be referring to the fairy dust, where to get it, when to get it, how to get it, and how much to add to a gallon???? I've explained the how in the past, the where in the past, but I'm not sure if I discussed the where. I'll have to work on a map of sorts.
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Re: Castor grinding day
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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07/11/23 09:10 AM
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bucksnbears
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Paul, is that all there is to Backbreaker?
swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo
You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
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Re: Castor grinding day
[Re: bucksnbears]
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07/11/23 10:53 AM
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Paul Dobbins
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Paul, is that all there is to BackBreaker? No, I didn't discuss the fairy dust, which is a very important part of the formulation. That's a whole new area with critical steps in collecting and mixing it. The fairy dust is only available during a short window of opportunity.
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Re: Castor grinding day
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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07/11/23 04:56 PM
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That was a great pictorial, and very interesting too. Thanks for sharing it.
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Re: Castor grinding day
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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07/12/23 08:44 AM
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Kinda figgered there was more to it. Lol.
swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo
You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
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Re: Castor grinding day
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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07/13/23 07:05 AM
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CountryCletus
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"Quote" but when I am done, I'm instructed to strip down on the deck and head for the shower. I think you just need to put on your big boy pants and sit the wife down and explain that she is smelling the odor of $$$ in the air. And that you resent her behavior to you. Tell us how it works out for you. I think I'll pass on that. After 52 years, we know the dance that works. Great line!!! I'll be using that one if you don't mind... but ours is only 18 years...
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Re: Castor grinding day
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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07/24/23 02:13 PM
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1Trapmind
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Very cool! Thank you Paul
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Re: Castor grinding day
[Re: Mitch L]
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09/27/23 01:21 AM
09/27/23 01:21 AM
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Paul Dobbins
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Thanks Paul! Any chance you use that grinder for anything else? Say deer meat? Or is impossible to clean it well enough? No, only glands and such.
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Re: Castor grinding day
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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11/12/23 08:45 AM
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Thanks for sharing Boss. Nothing you haven't shared previously but I am a sucker for pictures. Except for that one image I don't have any desire to see !
It’s a lazy man who can’t find his wife a second job !
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