Post by Jonathan on Jun 27, 2008 17:44:08 GMT -5
This compilation is from several Trapperman Forum member's fleshing beams, along with a few commercial offerings, is by all means not comprehensive or complete by any stretch of the hide. I started putting this album together quite awhile ago as a "show and tell" summary, primarily for new and younger trappers to glean some ideas from if they eventually wanted one for their own shed. This old timer himself got some great ideas to improve the one he has been using - long overdue for improvements keyed to more ergonomic efficiency as the old frame bends over the beam.
It is a bit premature in its presentation, as I had originally intended - my original file was lost last year with the appropriate captions crediting the makers. However, I just found a "lost" back-up file with the photos, but missing many captions. If you recognize one of yours that has no caption, kindly identify it for me and I will make the appropriate edit.
Note: I labeled the T-man Member Unkowns with a lettered designation, so if one of them is yours, just send me the A,B,C etc. and I'll change the caption.
Disclaimer: I have no affiliation or interests with the commercial products depicted. Some are just "neat," so I included them. The photos are "idea factories" for the do-it-yourselfer's creative mind.
Jonathan
PS: This was a labor of love that leaked out while I was in an elder teacher's mood.
Here are a few links discussing the making/using of homemade fleshing beam units for different animals. These are elemental and introductory. Be patient. Some of the PDF files take some time to load. You may have to scroll to isolate the beam information:
www.traps4kids.com/Fleshing-Beam.html
www.dnr.state.oh.us/portals/9/PDF/chpt14_15.pdf
www.fishwildlife.org/Furbearer/Student_manual_2005.pdf
THE FLESHING BEAM LIBRARY
#1 - Basic Hinge Design (From TexA)
#2 - "Primitive": Patterned After Wood Carver's Beam
COMMERCIAL OFFERINGS (In No Biased Order)
#3 - Otter Creek Mink-Rat Double
#4 - Otter Creek: Wood - Fancy Hardwood Laminated
#5 - Otter Creek: Wood - "Narrow Top"
#6 - High Tech Trappers Supply - A.
#7 - High Tech Trappers Supply - B.
#8 - High Tech Trappers Supply - C
#8B - High Tech Trappers Supply - D
#9 - High Tech Trappers Supply - D
#10 - MB-36 Fleshing System From F&T
#11 - Bushwacker Supplies - Maine
HOMEMADE PVC VERSIONS
#12 - Tims924
#13 - TylerPA - Plain 4" PVC
#14 - Unknown PVC - A.
#15 - Unknown PVC - B.
#16 - Unknown PVC From KY - C.
WOODEN DESIGNS FROM TRAPPERMAN MEMBERS
#17 - Buzzard's "Bench Beam"
#18 - TexA "Hide Puller"
#19 - M. Howard "Coon Beam"
#20 - M. Howard In Action
#21 - Trapper Jake
#22 - NSTrapper Bench Beam - Canada
#23 - MnTrapperboy - A.
#24 - MnTrapperboy - B.
#25 - Itrapnys
#26 - Grumpy
#27 - Gotcha - A.
#28 - Gotcha - B.
#29 - Gotcha - C.
#30 - Fuzzy
#31 - GreatBig
#32 - Freeburgtrapper
#33 - Fishguts (?)
#34 - T-man Member Unknown - A.
#35 - T-man Member Unknown - B.
#36 - T-man Member Unknown - C.
#37 - T-man Member Unknown - D
#38 - Deadfox
#39 - Daniel Edinger At Work
#40 - CreekTrapper - A.
#41 - CreekTrapper - B. Base For Teo Angle Settings
#42 - Coyotesnarer, Canada - A.
#43 - Coyotesnarer, Canada - B.
#44 - T-man Member Unknown - E.
#45 - Bottomline - A.
#46 - Bottomline - B.
#47 - Bottomline - C.
#48 - Minklessinpa - Freestanding Portable
#49 - Minklessinpa - Minnesota Brand Kit
#50 - Butch
#51 - Gotcha - A.
#52 - Gotcha - B.
#53 - Gotcha - C.
#54 - Cooper - A
#55 - Cooper - B
#56 - tmrschessie - A: Unique With A Vinyl-Type Sleeve Cover
#57 - tmrschessie - B: Note Wedges At Base To Secure Sleeve
#58 - tmrschessie - C
It is a bit premature in its presentation, as I had originally intended - my original file was lost last year with the appropriate captions crediting the makers. However, I just found a "lost" back-up file with the photos, but missing many captions. If you recognize one of yours that has no caption, kindly identify it for me and I will make the appropriate edit.
Note: I labeled the T-man Member Unkowns with a lettered designation, so if one of them is yours, just send me the A,B,C etc. and I'll change the caption.
Disclaimer: I have no affiliation or interests with the commercial products depicted. Some are just "neat," so I included them. The photos are "idea factories" for the do-it-yourselfer's creative mind.
Jonathan
PS: This was a labor of love that leaked out while I was in an elder teacher's mood.
Here are a few links discussing the making/using of homemade fleshing beam units for different animals. These are elemental and introductory. Be patient. Some of the PDF files take some time to load. You may have to scroll to isolate the beam information:
www.traps4kids.com/Fleshing-Beam.html
www.dnr.state.oh.us/portals/9/PDF/chpt14_15.pdf
www.fishwildlife.org/Furbearer/Student_manual_2005.pdf
THE FLESHING BEAM LIBRARY
#1 - Basic Hinge Design (From TexA)
#2 - "Primitive": Patterned After Wood Carver's Beam
COMMERCIAL OFFERINGS (In No Biased Order)
#3 - Otter Creek Mink-Rat Double
#4 - Otter Creek: Wood - Fancy Hardwood Laminated
#5 - Otter Creek: Wood - "Narrow Top"
#6 - High Tech Trappers Supply - A.
#7 - High Tech Trappers Supply - B.
#8 - High Tech Trappers Supply - C
#8B - High Tech Trappers Supply - D
#9 - High Tech Trappers Supply - D
#10 - MB-36 Fleshing System From F&T
#11 - Bushwacker Supplies - Maine
HOMEMADE PVC VERSIONS
#12 - Tims924
#13 - TylerPA - Plain 4" PVC
#14 - Unknown PVC - A.
#15 - Unknown PVC - B.
#16 - Unknown PVC From KY - C.
WOODEN DESIGNS FROM TRAPPERMAN MEMBERS
#17 - Buzzard's "Bench Beam"
#18 - TexA "Hide Puller"
#19 - M. Howard "Coon Beam"
#20 - M. Howard In Action
#21 - Trapper Jake
#22 - NSTrapper Bench Beam - Canada
#23 - MnTrapperboy - A.
#24 - MnTrapperboy - B.
#25 - Itrapnys
#26 - Grumpy
#27 - Gotcha - A.
#28 - Gotcha - B.
#29 - Gotcha - C.
#30 - Fuzzy
#31 - GreatBig
#32 - Freeburgtrapper
#33 - Fishguts (?)
#34 - T-man Member Unknown - A.
#35 - T-man Member Unknown - B.
#36 - T-man Member Unknown - C.
#37 - T-man Member Unknown - D
#38 - Deadfox
#39 - Daniel Edinger At Work
#40 - CreekTrapper - A.
#41 - CreekTrapper - B. Base For Teo Angle Settings
#42 - Coyotesnarer, Canada - A.
#43 - Coyotesnarer, Canada - B.
#44 - T-man Member Unknown - E.
#45 - Bottomline - A.
#46 - Bottomline - B.
#47 - Bottomline - C.
#48 - Minklessinpa - Freestanding Portable
#49 - Minklessinpa - Minnesota Brand Kit
#50 - Butch
#51 - Gotcha - A.
#52 - Gotcha - B.
#53 - Gotcha - C.
#54 - Cooper - A
#55 - Cooper - B
#56 - tmrschessie - A: Unique With A Vinyl-Type Sleeve Cover
#57 - tmrschessie - B: Note Wedges At Base To Secure Sleeve
#58 - tmrschessie - C