so once I get them to this point a lot of times I like to hang them up so I can
of times I like to hang them up so I can
of times I like to hang them up so I can work on them a little bit better very
work on them a little bit better very
work on them a little bit better very little goes to waste you want to kind of
little goes to waste you want to kind of
little goes to waste you want to kind of take your time and get it started pretty
take your time and get it started pretty
take your time and get it started pretty good and you can pretty much just pull
good and you can pretty much just pull
good and you can pretty much just pull straight down on them so I’ll just drop
straight down on them so I’ll just drop
straight down on them so I’ll just drop them on the board the way they grade
them on the board the way they grade
them on the board the way they grade these versus the length from the nose
these versus the length from the nose
these versus the length from the nose here to the base of the tail that’s what
here to the base of the tail that’s what
here to the base of the tail that’s what you get graded on so the longer it is
you get graded on so the longer it is
you get graded on so the longer it is with it and reason the better its thing
with it and reason the better its thing
with it and reason the better its thing I like to do is once they’re hung the
I like to do is once they’re hung the
I like to do is once they’re hung the board like this I’m just taking the the
board like this I’m just taking the the
board like this I’m just taking the the lower legs stretching them out you’re
lower legs stretching them out you’re
lower legs stretching them out you’re just just trying to expose the flesh so
just just trying to expose the flesh so
just just trying to expose the flesh so it’ll dry out I’d like to just tack them
it’ll dry out I’d like to just tack them
it’ll dry out I’d like to just tack them on gently first the final thing you do
on gently first the final thing you do
on gently first the final thing you do take up the stretcher here you stick
take up the stretcher here you stick
take up the stretcher here you stick that up in there if you don’t do that
that up in there if you don’t do that
that up in there if you don’t do that the skin dries so tight that you won’t
the skin dries so tight that you won’t
the skin dries so tight that you won’t be able to get it off the board this
be able to get it off the board this
be able to get it off the board this allows you to have something you can
allows you to have something you can
allows you to have something you can remove leaves a little bit of slackness
remove leaves a little bit of slackness
remove leaves a little bit of slackness in the fur just needs to dry tonight I
in the fur just needs to dry tonight I
in the fur just needs to dry tonight I want this to feel like paper tomorrow
want this to feel like paper tomorrow
want this to feel like paper tomorrow morning probably come in with a cup of
morning probably come in with a cup of
morning probably come in with a cup of coffee turn all these Marten around and
coffee turn all these Marten around and
coffee turn all these Marten around and put them back on the board let them dry
put them back on the board let them dry
put them back on the board let them dry for a couple more days and then they’re
for a couple more days and then they’re
for a couple more days and then they’re ready for canning and making a hat out
ready for canning and making a hat out
ready for canning and making a hat out of if I can take fur and make something
of if I can take fur and make something
of if I can take fur and make something out of it it has a much higher value not
out of it it has a much higher value not
out of it it has a much higher value not only monetarily but personally for me
only monetarily but personally for me
only monetarily but personally for me the fur I wrap today is going to keep me
the fur I wrap today is going to keep me
the fur I wrap today is going to keep me warm for many years to come
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