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Post by crittergetter27 on Oct 18, 2013 19:55:10 GMT -6
I am making a tumbler for cleaning up fur this fall. When is the best time to tumble fur? Before freezing or before fleshing, after fleshing and before boarding. Do most use corn cob grit or hard wood shavings? Any advice would be helpful.. Thanks
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Post by srb on Oct 19, 2013 20:24:55 GMT -6
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I tumble my furs right after I skin the and only when they are dry tried a few wet coon once and went through to much media and it did not clean the fur as well.
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Post by ~ADC~ on Oct 19, 2013 20:36:24 GMT -6
Not sure what the right way is but I hang them to dry overnight then tumble them to clean the dirt off and fluff up the fur. I use corncob horse bedding as the media. Most TSC or Theisens type stores carry it.
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Post by hvtrapper on Oct 20, 2013 6:24:09 GMT -6
Not sure what the right way is but I hang them to dry overnight then tumble them to clean the dirt off and fluff up the fur. I use corncob horse bedding as the media. Most TSC or Theisens type stores carry it. What are you tumbling the fur in, Jayme? Old clothes dryer, dedicated tumbler? If you built one, what are your dimensions. Thinking seriously of building one for the new building I sent you the photo of.  |
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Post by LLLTrapper on Oct 20, 2013 7:39:03 GMT -6
Why would you tumble a coon that will be finished fur in? LLL
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Post by TRapper on Oct 20, 2013 7:43:41 GMT -6
Why would you tumble a coon that will be finished fur in? LLL I am with you Larry, the only part that I visible is the window area of a finished coon. does it really make that much of a difference in price to justify the extra time? |
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Post by LLLTrapper on Oct 20, 2013 9:06:44 GMT -6
The only advantage could be selling green pelts to make them look nicer. LLL
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Post by onehandmb750 on Oct 20, 2013 10:57:01 GMT -6
Not sure what the right way is but I hang them to dry overnight then tumble them to clean the dirt off and fluff up the fur. I use corncob horse bedding as the media. Most TSC or Theisens type stores carry it. What are you tumbling the fur in, Jayme? Old clothes dryer, dedicated tumbler? If you built one, what are your dimensions. Thinking seriously of building one for the new building I sent you the photo of. Here is one that i made and it shows every step of the way if that will help. Three feet wide, Four feet tall. I made drum and all from scratch. Dave shttp://www.trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3657245/1 |
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Post by ~ADC~ on Oct 20, 2013 16:44:47 GMT -6
Not sure what the right way is but I hang them to dry overnight then tumble them to clean the dirt off and fluff up the fur. I use corncob horse bedding as the media. Most TSC or Theisens type stores carry it. What are you tumbling the fur in, Jayme? Old clothes dryer, dedicated tumbler? If you built one, what are your dimensions. Thinking seriously of building one for the new building I sent you the photo of. I just use an old electric clothes dryer. Duct taped the holes and cut all the power except the drum, runs on 110 now. Larry, I do sell some green skins and it makes them a lot nicer as well as knocking out any dried on mud and blood, which is nice even on the ones that get put up. Easier than brushing. Jayme |
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Post by ntg2 on Oct 20, 2013 17:13:59 GMT -6
I like to tumble before I finish them And they can be a little frozen and stiff and they clean up nice and really pop. I only do maybe 30% percent but it saves me a lot of brushing of the finished fur.
I also have a cloths dryer like Jaymie.
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Post by onehandmb750 on Oct 23, 2013 14:04:08 GMT -6
I run all my fur through the fur drum, It does not take any extra time.
I am doing other things while the drum is running for about 15 min.
Is shows that you care and take pride in what you do whether it is a coon leather out or a beaver.
They can tell when they insert there hand in side of a coon if it is the same as what they are seeing.
Dave
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Post by ntg2 on Oct 24, 2013 12:04:20 GMT -6
I was at Wiebke fur last when (all 50000) they where going through the NAFA stuff. Every thing is combed, drumed and regraded and its because people are do enough fur handling. I ask Jim if he was just going through a few lots and he smiled and said no they were doing everything. Then he smiled and said there's a lot of money made combing and drumming fur here. So do everything you can to improve you fur and bottom line and take pleasure in your work.
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Post by onehandmb750 on Oct 25, 2013 10:55:24 GMT -6
I was at Wiebke fur last when (all 50000) they where going through the NAFA stuff. Every thing is combed, drumed and regraded and its because people are do enough fur handling. I ask Jim if he was just going through a few lots and he smiled and said no they were doing everything. Then he smiled and said there's a lot of money made combing and drumming fur here. So do everything you can to improve you fur and bottom line and take pleasure in your work. X100 I agree 100% I always said,Put the extra effort into the fur processing, it will pay in the long run!! They can tell who cares and who don't!! Dave |
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Post by crittergetter27 on Nov 17, 2013 20:43:24 GMT -6
I ended up making a two sided tumbler out of two old wire spools. Its three feet tall and two feet wide, One side is enclosed with corn cob grit and the other side has wire to shake any fines out. For anyone that was wondering why you should use one it has made a believer out of me already this season. I have made some of the biggest mud ball coons look like they were caught in a straw pile in about 10 to 15 mins. I have been tumbling after skinning and plan on running them threw again before fleshing.
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Post by onehandmb750 on Nov 18, 2013 18:19:03 GMT -6
I ended up making a two sided tumbler out of two old wire spools. Its three feet tall and two feet wide, One side is enclosed with corn cob grit and the other side has wire to shake any fines out. For anyone that was wondering why you should use one it has made a believer out of me already this season. I have made some of the biggest mud ball coons look like they were caught in a straw pile in about 10 to 15 mins. I have been tumbling after skinning and plan on running them threw again before fleshing. That is what convinced me to build one, seeing the results for your self. It is worth the effort to make that fur look like you just bought it at the store. It only takes 10-15 mins to drum them. It took you days of prep work, and setting traps, checking traps, skinning, fleshing, whats 15 more mins to make it look perfict!!! Dave |
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