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[redrider]

Here are some pics (requested by Nail) of some finished fur.

[hunter777]

You had a great season. Nice work :thumbsup1:

[Hiker]

Very nice there redrider. :thumbsup1:

[thenail]

Redrider , That's a good looking bunch of furs well done up .Congrats :thumbsup1:

[thenail]

I see on the coons where you have the front legs hanging . What I do to prevent damage if the leg happened to get hooked on something . Cut around the front foot and don't split it open to pin it out . When I put it on the board and get it all pinned downI take a peise of good strong string and tie it around the front legs as close to the pelt as I can get it . Double loop the first not .That helps to keep it from slipping open then tie another couple to make sure it don't open and then I leave about 1/2 inch from the string and cut it off with the loose ends of the string .That leaves a very short leg fur and nothing to get hooked . The legs hav no value .Just a little tip to help prevent damage . Still a very good looking bunch of very well handled furs........I'll have a look and see if I have a pic of the legs done like that and post it if I have

[redrider]

Good tip :thumbsup1: I'll be sure to try that out next year. I'm also switching to all boards for XL or larger instead of the wire.

[thenail]

I have always used the wood stretchers . Thought about trying the wire but just never bothered . I had something that I liked and worked good so I didn't like to change . The pine is really nice to work with . When I went to get some pine I had the guy cut the sections that I wanted . With no knots along the edge that I had to work to get the right shape . I made the all by hand with no power tools . I uned a draw knife to get down close to the shap I wanted then used a J blade . That's the blade with all the cutting holes in them . Tapered the edges and sanded by hand . The jigsaw and a plane will make things a little easier to cut close to the shape ya want , then taper the edges. I have the measurements ifen ya need them
Here's what to do with the tail on the split boards .

[redrider]

You did alot of work, but to me that seems more satisfying. I have some measurements in a book some where, but if you wouldn't mind I'd like to see your measurements as well. Thanks Nail :thumbsup1:

[thenail]

Well, I'll be damned if I can get the ones that I had . I had my computer wiped out and I lost some of that stuff . I just typed into google " nafs board sizes " The page opens up with a few links . Click the second link and that will take you to Trappreman,com ,then scroll dow to the post that says Board Sizes . Click that and you should have all the nafa sizes . I tried to copy and paste it for ya but It says this device is disabled . That's the sizes I use . Pretty well all my boards are Med. size . A larger coon just comes down a little farther on the board .This a good thing . Get the length I was told fron the nafa agent I deal with . A smaller coon comes down to the width it shouls be anyway . One size fits all ....LMAO.......

[redrider]

I'll check it out.
I'm taking my furs to the pick up man in the morning.

[thenail]

My son is picking all our gear up today . The season ends here the end of March . Our furs were were dropped of at the nafa depot last week .He's on call next weekend so he decided to gather it all up today .Hopefully he won't lug me home any more work ....LOL ..... JK ,I really enjoying doing up the furs .

I have the International Trapper magazine with the board sizes in it somewhere . I'll see if I can find that . Let me know ifen ya get the ones from T.Man . If ya can't find the ones on there ,I'll dig out the magazine and Take a pic of the sizes in there and post it

[thenail]

Here is something that I found in my trapping pics . Maybe you have already seen it .

[thenail]

redrider, I don'tk now if you saw this article so I thought i would post it ....


We at NAFA have received a lot of inquiries from our wild fur producers
as to what we intend to do with the unsold skins from February.
In the past, when we have had a problem with a particular wild fur article, we have announced to the
international fur trade that in order to re-establish new and proper market levels, we would adjust our selling
policy to sell this article more freely and, as a result, attract new buyers and more competition in the auction
room, thereby enhancing the value of the article and achieving higher-than-expected prices. Many of you may
remember that we did this successfully with Muskrats and Otters in March 2008.
There are a number of articles which we believe would benefit from this same strategy in our upcoming May
sale and therefore we intend to announce to the international fur trade that certain wild fur articles will be sold
accordingly in order to obtain maximum clearances.
Your NAFA management and agents are presently very active visiting new companies, especially in the
trimming business. With the new price indications on Wild Fur, we believe we will be able to encourage new
customers who have not purchased Wild Fur before to attend our May auction.

[thenail]

I knew it .The boy lugged me home more work . 2 coons put on rush .The last recieving day at the depot here is Friday .2 coons on the boards tomorrow no matter what .....LOL.....

[redrider]

Thanks for the pics and article. I hadn't seen those yet. Maybe the May sale will end up being better than we think ::-k Hope so.
Mark didn't give you much time on those coons did he :lol: