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Belly boards #250259 07/04/07 10:40 PM 07/04/07 10:40 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,255 Montana B B. Shope OP trapper
B. Shope OP trapper B Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,255 Montana	Hi everyone I have been away from trapping for a long while and I amm a little rusty.I just purchased some fur handling books that have not arrived yet I want to make some belly boards.How do you guys go about making yours.Looking forward to catching some critters this fall.I have been monitoring the forums for about a year and just registered today.Thanx The Green Eyed Trapper

Re: Belly boards [Re: B. Shope] #250272 07/04/07 10:52 PM 07/04/07 10:52 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,010 West Virginia......29 yo bobcatmatt trapper
bobcatmatt trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,010 West Virginia......29 yo	I bought mine pre made but I've heard of guys using everything from wooden dowel rods to aluminum arrow shafts. I'm sure it wouldn't be to difficult to make 'em w/ the proper tools.

Re: Belly boards [Re: ] #250551 07/05/07 11:12 AM 07/05/07 11:12 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,558 Robert Lee, TEXAS bulletbox trapper
bulletbox trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,558 Robert Lee, TEXAS	I have used 4 foot surveyor stakes in a pinch.... They work pretty good... Good Luck and God Bless you and yours, bulletbox, TEXAS Even sheep are smart enough to shade up when it gets over 100....

Re: Belly boards [Re: bulletbox] #250570 07/05/07 11:43 AM 07/05/07 11:43 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,367 East-Central Wisconsin B bblwi trapper
bblwi trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,367 East-Central Wisconsin	Do you already have wood fur forms? If so you can make the wedges. If you are ordering fur forms you can also oder some of the wedges. You can buy all of them, purchase a few and make the rest from the patterns etc. Some wooden fur forms come with the wedges included in the price, especially if you buy them in larger lots say a dozen or so. If you are going to make them I have used 3/4 inch material and then ripped a one inch wide piece diagonally from end to end to give me two coon sized wedges say at 36 inches long. Bryce

Re: Belly boards [Re: B. Shope] #251394 07/05/07 10:12 PM 07/05/07 10:12 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,255 Montana B B. Shope OP trapper
B. Shope OP trapper B Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,255 Montana	Yes I am making my own stretching boards.I thought the belly boards had to be angled.I like the arrow shaft suugestion.How long should they be? From the inspection window thru the throat? The Green Eyed Trapper

Re: Belly boards [Re: B. Shope] #251514 07/06/07 12:14 AM 07/06/07 12:14 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,010 West Virginia......29 yo bobcatmatt trapper
bobcatmatt trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,010 West Virginia......29 yo	Inseption window up thru the and past the bottom lip

Re: Belly boards [Re: bobcatmatt] #253972 07/08/07 10:56 PM 07/08/07 10:56 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 934 Montana BauerPOwer trapper
BauerPOwer trapper Joined: May 2007 Posts: 934 Montana	hey bobby its jake bauer from superior

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