Here is my fleshing beam. I made it with 4" PVC. I fleshed one beaver on it and it seemed to work pretty well. Should I have gone with 6" or more PVC?

Very nice job! Maybe you can keep that one for muskrats and mink and make a 6" replica for bigger animals.

How do you keep it up, and how to you keep that small base from tipping over and sliding around the room?

I am pretty happy with my oak beam...but I'm thinking of tinkering with PVC over the summer.

As for the size of the pipe...I'd definitely go bigger for beaver.

The base is pretty solid and I didn't have a problem with it sliding. If it does I can always just put it against a wall. As far as keeping it up, I pretty much just placed the end against my chest or stomach which held the fur in place too. I may build a vertical support beam and will definitely have one if I build a larger version.

ya i made my own oak beam it took my a while and alot of sanding. i love it, but that looks like it would be alot easier and faster to make.

looks nice

I'm making an oak beam now. I used a jigsaw to rough it out, and I'm forming it with a sharp draw knife. So far so good. Maybe I'll post a pic of it later.

never saw a pvc one before, do you have a problem with holes ?? not like a flat board, should easy to clean !

I have a pvc beam made out of 6"... I cut it in half length wise and rounded the nose... looks a lot like a regular beam but made out of pvc... What I don't like is that the critters slip around a lot and it slows me down... I think they "hold" better on wood... But the pvc cleans up nice and is smooth as can be...

I would go 8" to provide a "flatter" surface for the fleshing knife...

Nice job, Looks good.

nice

Thanks for all the comments. Think I'm going to make a 6" PVC beam too, to allow for a larger scraping area with the knife. At 4" the inner curve of the knive barely fit the contour of the pipe.

Beam looks good and I like your base idea. I have a larger pvc beam that I need to mount on some type of base and after seeing yours, I think I'll do the same - maybe just a bit larger and with a support piece.

Thanks for the post!

Wow, thanks for a great idea. Never heard of a PVC one before. Would at least make a good rat and mink beam.

You did a good job on it. I think mine is 6", and works well, but I have to agree with Hags that 8" is probably better and then really taper it so coons etc. will fit good or just use the small one for coons. I use a piece of 3" about a foot long for cleaning muskrats a little. Works good.

Ya i used a jig saw to do the nose. but i used a table saw to make the rounded surface. i angled the blade maybe 10 degrees and ran both sides through. then i used a belt sander to take of the edges on top and to finish up the edges. it took alittle while, but good luck i would like to see how yours turns out and maybe i'll get around to posting my picture.

Nice looking beam,looks easy to make.