Post by lyonch on Jan 23, 2012 9:33:42 GMT -5
Bobo - I have edited your pic to try and get that beaver pelt you did perfect!! Now for the positive notes: Fleshing is fanatastic, nail spacing is perfect, leg holes are all nailed shut, and overall i am very happy with the overall appearance of the pelt!
Now for the constructive criticism LOL. The area that is shaded in green can be cut off. Put the nail on the edge of the green shaded area, and pull until you get it to the line. Once you get it all nailed, come back and cut that area off, about 1/8" from the nail. The areas i circled in pink, try to get the pelt pulled to the line. I would hate to see you lose $10 because of the way a fur buyer measures (next paragraph will discuss). For this as your first pelt, leave it as is, and don't try to fix anything. Give the pelt about a week or an extra couple of days, then pull the nails out, and wipe the oils away from the leather.
There are two ways to measure a beaver pelt for size. One way is to measure from the nose to the tail, then the middle of the left side to the middle of the right side. Add those two numbers up, and you get your size. The second way, is to measure in a line from the top right leg hole, to the bottom right leg hole. Then measure from the top right leg hole, to the bottom left leg hole. Add the two numbers and you will get your size. Now since you didn't quite make it to the line, the second way of sizing coule knock you down into the next smaller pelt size. I do no know how NAFA sizes there beaver pelts. They might be scanned for square inches yet, and then converted to a pelt size from there. If you sell to a local buyer, just find out how he measures for sizing, so you can adjust accordingly!
Now for the constructive criticism LOL. The area that is shaded in green can be cut off. Put the nail on the edge of the green shaded area, and pull until you get it to the line. Once you get it all nailed, come back and cut that area off, about 1/8" from the nail. The areas i circled in pink, try to get the pelt pulled to the line. I would hate to see you lose $10 because of the way a fur buyer measures (next paragraph will discuss). For this as your first pelt, leave it as is, and don't try to fix anything. Give the pelt about a week or an extra couple of days, then pull the nails out, and wipe the oils away from the leather.
There are two ways to measure a beaver pelt for size. One way is to measure from the nose to the tail, then the middle of the left side to the middle of the right side. Add those two numbers up, and you get your size. The second way, is to measure in a line from the top right leg hole, to the bottom right leg hole. Then measure from the top right leg hole, to the bottom left leg hole. Add the two numbers and you will get your size. Now since you didn't quite make it to the line, the second way of sizing coule knock you down into the next smaller pelt size. I do no know how NAFA sizes there beaver pelts. They might be scanned for square inches yet, and then converted to a pelt size from there. If you sell to a local buyer, just find out how he measures for sizing, so you can adjust accordingly!