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Posted By: NorthenTrapper

Boco - 01/13/21 02:34 AM

I have a beaver sitting in the freezer, and I was planning on tanning it and turning it into a hat like the one shown on the link. I was wondering if you had a better pattern or if there were flaws with it.

http://munster.sasktelwebsite.net/BeaverToque.html
Posted By: Boco

Re: Boco - 01/13/21 03:12 AM

That is a good pattern,I have used it before.
Minimal cutting and sewing.Better to make the pattern a bit bigger than cut it too small.You can cut and sew a few darts around the bottom of the hat if its a bit loose,not much you can do if its too tight.
Posted By: NorthenTrapper

Re: Boco - 01/13/21 04:13 PM

Thank you for the feed back
Posted By: BvrRetriever

Re: Boco - 01/13/21 08:36 PM

The write up suggests a pelt at least 19" wide. Is there any shrinkage that needs to be planned for when selecting stretched and dried pelts to send to the tannery,
Posted By: NorthenTrapper

Re: Boco - 01/13/21 09:53 PM

I plan on tanning my own beaver hide with the stuff in the orange bottle I was looking at the instructions, and it didn't say to stretch the hide like you normally do is that correct or was I reading it wrong.

blog.flemingtraps.com/2013/12/05/trappers-hide-tanning-instructions/
Posted By: forestman3

Re: Boco - 01/13/21 11:26 PM

If you do not stretch and break the hide it will be stiff and hard as a board.I would not use the orange bottle tan for something I was wanting to make something out of.
Posted By: NorthenTrapper

Re: Boco - 01/14/21 12:35 AM

Originally Posted by forestman3
If you do not stretch and break the hide it will be stiff and hard as a board.I would not use the orange bottle tan for something I was wanting to make something out of.

What would you use for tanning then?
Posted By: NorthenTrapper

Re: Boco - 01/14/21 12:46 AM

Boco do send your furs to tannerie or how do you tan yours when you make hats and the such out of.
Posted By: Boco

Re: Boco - 01/14/21 01:03 AM

I send my big beavers to the tannery,I tan small ones myself.
For hats I use a combination tan-mineral/veg.or a syntan (KT).
Posted By: NorthenTrapper

Re: Boco - 01/14/21 01:25 AM

Originally Posted by Boco
I send my big beavers to the tannery,I tan small ones myself.
For hats I use a combination tan-mineral/veg.or a syntan (KT).

For give me for my arrogance but can you explain the mineral/veg tan
Posted By: Boco

Re: Boco - 01/14/21 01:46 AM

Its in the archive.
Posted By: Jurassic Park

Re: Boco - 01/14/21 02:03 AM

Originally Posted by NorthenTrapper

For give me for my arrogance but can you explain the mineral/veg tan


Ignorance. Forgive me for my ignorance, not arrogance. Lol
Posted By: Leftlane

Re: Boco - 01/14/21 02:22 AM

Who is this Boco guy?

Is he Sue's new main squeeze on Life Below Zero?
grin
Posted By: 330-Trapper

Re: Boco - 01/14/21 05:02 AM

Originally Posted by Leftlane
Who is this Boco guy?

Is he Sue's new main squeeze on Life Below Zero?
grin

Yee haw!!!
Posted By: NorthenTrapper

Re: Boco - 01/14/21 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by Boco
Its in the archive.

Thank you
Posted By: forestman3

Re: Boco - 01/14/21 10:36 PM

https://www.vandykestaxidermy.com/Search.aspx?k=tanning+kits
Posted By: forestman3

Re: Boco - 01/14/21 10:38 PM

I would use the lutan fn fit.
Posted By: Jasper69

Re: Boco - 01/14/21 10:57 PM

Who is this Boco guy?

Is he Sue's new main squeeze on Life Below Zero? grin


Yuck! That woman is gross.
Posted By: Feedinggrounds

Re: Boco - 01/14/21 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by Jasper69
Who is this Boco guy?

Is he Sue's new main squeeze on Life Below Zero? grin


Yuck! That woman is gross.

Alone in the northern wilds trapping beaver day after day week after week....She might start looking good to a lonely canuck. She does have nice toys, can kinda hunt. But that constant talking in the third person she does...
Posted By: Leftlane

Re: Boco - 01/15/21 12:23 AM

Originally Posted by Jasper69

Yuck! That woman is gross.


Don't be a hater you don't want Boco to get cold at night do ya?
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