Posted By: PaulB
Biedermann Wood Killer - 03/12/21 05:25 PM
In the early 1960’s my father-in-law and I built 25 of these traps,,,we used them on a large private marsh in northwest iowato trap muskrat,,they were successful but a real pain to set and place while trapping out of a boat,,,they were extremely strong and although they did not break the skin the muskrat litterly came apart in two pieces when we skinned them,,we coiled our own springs and hand made the jaws and other parts,,we used what was available for bases and used 1x8. And 2x8 lumber,,,these are listed as Biedermann Wood Killers on page 13 of Andreski and Parr’s book,,,altho my father-in-law was the main contributor to the project,,these are the only two I have left,,,The first one I ever sold was to Bill Frendack from New York ,,,I know I sold a few others but don’t remember to who,,,we also made a few with 2 laths attached to the trigger end to push into a rat house but they are all long gone,,,these are not for sale,,,my father-in-laws brother made us a jig,,,he called it,,,to coil the springs and bend and punch the jaws,,