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What Did You Do Today?
Cameroo:
I spent a couple hours skinning and fleshing some beaver tails. Turned out to be pretty touchy work because there was a fine line between getting the fat off and going too far into the flesh, especially toward the tip of the tail where the flesh gets very thin. You can't really feel much difference with the blade between the fat and the flesh, so it's easy to take a little too much if you lose focus on what you're doing (see second pic). It seems like once you hit the blood vessels, most of the fat is gone. The third picture is of one that I did yesterday. It's already dried, and toward the tip it's as thin as a snake skin. You can almost see through it.
BowEd:
Good job of skinning Cameroo.A very sharp knife is the key and getting a feel for it.
Pat B:
Dvs, try stauration the horn first with super glue and let it cure. The thin super glue should sink into the horn and give you a better support for the joint.
seabass:
this evening i hand cut 26 turkey feathers into fletchings for some arrows that i am making for the upcoming classic.i also helped her get some bark off a twisted walking stick that she is working on.then i glued some rabbit fur on the inside of a quiver i made to get it a little more quiet.i'll try and get some pics tomarrow of that stuff.have a great night everyone.
Roy:
Worked on a BBO bow, almost finished, needs a little more wood removed from the right limb.
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