Video on Frost Scraping Beaver

Thanks Jim. Good share.

Mac

I just want to know if this video....is Boco approved ..?

Jims just learning but I can tell he will be a master frost scraper in no time.
Once he learns how to make the scraper shave instead of scrape he wont get those little chatter marks or be tiring himself out.
I approve.

Was that beaver clean skinned?

Saving this for later.

Moosetrot

I was wondering the same thing, they looked pretty clean.

They dont have to be real clean but you dont want big chunks of muscle left on the hide.

This an otter but you can see how the heavy saddle comes right off.
You can take the thick parts of a beaver hide right down quick and easy and they dry overnight at room temp.

What kind of scraper is that?Is it the same one you use?

I have used that scraper before.Almost any scraper will work as long as its sharpened right,easy to tough up, and your technique is correct.
Jim is using what we call a bell scraper or a stirrup scraper.

those shaving sure do work good as marten attractant mixed with fish oil

Good crab bait too.

Must be the stirrup scraper.Makes sense with the shape.I have a couple bell scrapers for scraping our scalded hogs.

Not sure if it’s Boco approved, but he should have gotten some credit since he’s the king of frost scraping in this era of trapping.

after scraping leave outside to freeze dry, skin turns white

Good video, but how about a close up of the scraper/ or scrapers ?

Looked like they were all ready cleaned not sure what the advantage is?? I know one thing if I was doing it I would have them up at waist level scrapping. made my back hurt just watching.

The beaver were rough skinned and I had flesh them on a beam.

I was amazed at how much came off each beaver, normally I would just scrap them on the table and hang the boards to dry.

Frost scraping cleans them up near perfect and saves you a couple of days of drying time.

Stand by for part two where I show you what I have learnt from the first 3 beaver.

What scraper is that and where do you get one?

I’ve asked this question before, but seems no one wants to show close up of various scrapers ??

It's called a Zeph flesher tool
https://www.zepfknives.com/trappers/

Some of Boco tools

Another great Gibb's educational video. Would like to try it, but we rarely get temps cold enough.

Thank you, Gibb

^^^^ Thank you.

-17C is the standard freezer temp
but to get a form board with a hide tacked up is a second to ziltch hoop to freeze.

I did a frost scraping video a couple years ago. Frost scraped the nephews wolverine. It turned out pretty good. The wolverine the video is so so. Ill post the short that gets more to the frost scrapping.

This is the short if you want to get right to the frost scrapping.

[video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L2kZlBK0IjE[/video]

I watched the video havent seen it in a while. Anybody hear from Inupiat recently? I used to really like his posts learned a lot from them.