Re: Freeze dried beaver pelts
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Pelts will dry at any temperature as long as the humidity is low. The lower the temps the slower they dry,which is a good thing. If the humidity is high and the temos are low they will take forever it seems to dry,and if those temps are above freezing then you can get mold or taint problems.
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Re: Freeze dried beaver pelts
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01/14/24 07:14 PM
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They still dry, just takes longer. The leather does turn nice and white.
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Re: Freeze dried beaver pelts
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01/18/24 12:43 PM
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Not sure if this is a concern but I recall a Nafa grader telling me they were suspicious of frost dried beaver the washed out leather had them figuring you were trying to hide something. Not sure what you would you could hide that wouldn't show up on the fur side. False cuts maybe or scraped too thin perhaps.
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Re: Freeze dried beaver pelts
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Lots of people use the cold weather to dry hides up here in the north. Hang them until they're soft again then cut and sew like you would with tanned hides.
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Re: Freeze dried beaver pelts
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01/18/24 07:45 PM
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I suppose they saved and frost dried fall beaver to confuse them into upgrading to winter. Back in The day when that made a difference. Probably don’t matter anymore. More worthless history Once swipe of the hand through the fur an a competent grader should be able to tell the difference between a fall and winter beaver Yup I’m just passing along what I was told back in the 90s when I was an agent for the company. I was one to listen to the graders. If they perceived a “red flag” the skin went down. You see from the company’s point of view it’s easier to downgrade the producer than deal with a claim from the buyer. They are responsible for the grade and claims cost money. Another tip make sure you remove ALL the pins and staples from your skins. Nothing irritates a grader more than getting cut or stabbed.
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