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Post by oldman50 on Oct 30, 2011 20:05:15 GMT -5
Someone told me that you should not put an edge on the 2 handed type flesher. Is this true? I used to sell all of my coon green from the freezer but this year I want to put them up nice and clean. I did 3 coon today and they came out pretty good. I found out that I'm gonna need an apron. LOL Thanks in advance. Ron
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Post by Itrapny on Oct 31, 2011 5:52:02 GMT -5
Not sure what type of a fleshing knife you have (I assume you mean the generic type), but every knife I've ever owned (including an old drawshave) had a very sharp edge on it. The gristle between the shoulders on 'coon needs to be literally shaved off, you can't just push it off like you can with the majority of the rest of the pelt. If you plan on putting up your own fur I would highly encourage you to get a quality knife, one that has a razor sharp side (for shaving) and a slightly less sharpened side (for pushing) as this type of knife will make short work of any critter. I have a Necker 600 and a Necker 700 and love them both. I use the 700 on beaver and 'coon and the 600 on everything else.
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Post by ecgreen on Oct 31, 2011 10:59:13 GMT -5
I differ than some folks here. I use a generic fleshing knife (unsharpened) and I use a skinning knife to score the coon's neck (and tail fat sometimes). Then I push with the generic knife. Works fine for me and it is much cheaper than buying a necker. Not to say I wont give one a try at some point though. My point is, if you cant afford it, you can get by just fine.
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Post by Woj on Oct 31, 2011 12:39:36 GMT -5
For the first couple of years I fleshed everything with a K-Bar knife I got from a friend of mine. Worked for me until I got enough to buy a necker 600. Haven't used the 600 yet but looks to be a fine knife. Didn't care for the 700. Too much knife for what I catch
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Post by arrow1 on Oct 31, 2011 16:33:56 GMT -5
For my coon I use the Blue english System (upright). I use two knives for two different puposes. Sheffield knife(sharp) starts behind the ears and takes off the neck grizzle. Regular two handle dull blade takes care of pushing the soft fat to base of hide. I touch up the tails with a sharp knife. I think this is the more efficient way to go and avoids do damage to your hard earned furs.
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Post by cooper67 on Nov 1, 2011 19:57:27 GMT -5
you can always put a edge on one of those cheaper knifes with a file then finish it up with a stone, my cheap one is done like that then i bought a zeph two handed knife . if you plan on putting up a bunch of yotes & beaver its worth the money to invest in a good knife a necker is good , the sharp knives really saves time & soar arms when you have a lot of fur to put up, but be careful as the first couple of pelts will probably look like swiss cheese.
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Post by trappermac on Nov 2, 2011 5:56:00 GMT -5
Get a necker 600 and you have all your purposes served. Dull on one side for pushing, sharp on one for cutting and for those tough areas at the shoulders, etc. We spend a ton of money on traps and lures and baits and stretchers and mods and tools, don't skimp when it comes to putting up nice fur. For those struggling with the cheap generic fleshing tools - when and if you get a necker you'll slap yourself for taking so long to do so. The difference is huge.
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