I use a PVC beam as well - but I REALLY like the barrel system to catch the scrapings. That is genius! That is going to save me a lot of cleanup time this season. Thanks for sharing your system.
The whole set up looks great. Thank you for taking the time to go over it. The barrels are a genius idea. This looks like an off season project for me. Your channel has been a go to for me as I have taken up trapping with my kids.
first year of trapping and fleshing made a poor fleshing beam and now made one with your help made today and used today unbelievable thank you for taking time too show us what really works !!!!!!!
Nice fleshing set up! I like how the pvc is locked down to the base. Can you give some idea of the dimensions of the pvc beaver beam? Maybe measure down in a couple of places on the centerline and across to the side at each spot? Thanks. Looks like a REALLY sturdy base!
the beaver beam is exactly half of a piece of 10'' pvc. the top 6'' are slightly tapered and rounded off so there are no sharp edges. make it as wide as you can. so you don't have to turn the pelt so may times. hope this helps.
So half is about 15.5" ? and you taper it up to 6" for the beaver beam? Is that correct? I finally found a piece of 10" PVC (55" long & green) and I'm excited to make some beams like yours. Thank you Stu.
Hey there Stew awesome video can you please reply how wide each PVC beam is said beaver is 10" but what about the others you have for coons are fox and skunks Thank you in advance.
great video as always. what causes the "click" when you install the PVC beam? as far as I can see, you just have a 3/4" clearance created by the stacking of the boards.
Just had a couple questions on your beam. I have some 12" pvc pipe, thoughts on whether that would work very well or not, I use the same Necker fleshing knife as well. Next question was on how long the 4x4 is that extends up from the base that has the locking mechanism on it as well as where at on that 4x4 you placed that locking mechanism. Thanks
Well done my friend and thanks for sharing. Looks like a very nice system and I may look into making one myself. My beam is on its last legs. Good luck with your season and be safe.
would you be willing to give dimensions on the width and radius of your individual beams. I don't have any wire stretchers and am trying to make these. Thanks for the videos, First year and am learning a bunch from you!
They are easy to make, if you search up the nafa dimensions for any stretcher like persay a coon stretcher, get a large piece of cardboard and write out the dimensions on it, then transfer it to the pvc, he also as a video on making stretchers that should help you with figuring out those measurements which you can apply to the cardboard instead of wood. The radius of the beams are the curve of a 10in diameter of the pvc pipe, so in general its a gentle slope and you can determine the slope by putting your knife curve on there and go with his video showing the curve of it really. Hope this helped a bit
Good video man. Real nice beam too. I have a beam that I carved out of a split piece of ash that works real good accept for the gouges I've put in it with my necker. PVC sounds like it'll work good. I'll try it and I'll post a video on it. Thanks
Very well done as always. what makes the PVC "click" into the beam? As far as I can see, there is just a seperation of around 3/4" due to the stacking of he wood.
The gap created by stacking the wood is slightly smaller than the thickness of the pvc. so when i push the beam into place the upper piece of wood flexes a little as the beam sets its self into the notch. this tension along with the notch and grove is what holds the beam in place and keeps it stable. hope this helps, kinda hard to explain in words.
Just look at the nafa measurements for stretcher boards and make the measurements on a large piece of paper or cardboard, cut out, then transfer and youre done!
Hey there! Great channel. I see you use the Post flesher knife now so does that mean a bigger pipe would be preferable? Say like a 14 inch? Instead of the 10 inch pipe you used for the Necker knife? Thx
I know this is an old response but I am thinking the PVC beams made from the 10" pipe are around 3' long gauging from when it fell on the floor along the rear support.
Great looking set-up. I've got a question. If all your beams are 10" PVC how do you shape them? The beaver beam looks so much wider than the others I'm wondering how you did it? It almost looks like you flattened it out somehow. The beam on the stand is probably the size I need, did you do any other modification to the PVC (like flatten it) other than cutting it to shape? Thanks!
+Michael Brigman 10'' is the diameter of the pipe. to obtain a wider beam simply cut more of the pipe out. it will still have the same curve just have a larger face.
Like your video on your fleshing beams. I would like the dimensions for your Beaver beam. I'm looking at building one for my fleshing station. I fleshed a Beaver on my regular beam today and it wasn't very efficient for sure.
Nice video. Thanks for sharing. I'm new to skinning and tanning. I need to make this. So far I have only done rabbits but just got a coyote and I think I may have ruined it. I didn't know to flesh it before I start to process. Process is different for rabbits I guess!
Emily Stevens rabbits have almost no fat. the point of tanning is to remove the natural fat and than replace it. lessons learned I guess. best of luck to ya
Wish I could find the 12in pvc here to make some of those id make a beaver otter an mink one we have marten an wolfs here to but wolfs are very hard to catch an expensive to go after
how does locking part work on your pvc beam ? what is making click ? got everything else just cant figure the locking part out like all videos your good teacher
+csbarthelemy93 basically the upright piece that the beam snaps into is slightly thinner than the thickness of the beam. So when ever you set the beam into the holder the upright puts pressure on the beam.
Hi great video! I am definitely going to make one of these. Can you tell me should I keep the same angle for elk and deer? Also should I make the beam as wide as possible like your beaver beam? I will probably use this for other critters but for now I just have an elk hide to do. Thanks!
The angle is only personal preference. As far as the width goes you can only go so wide with pipe before the curve does not help you. You still need to be working in front of yourself.
great video , very interesting, what do you do with the fleshing and the meat of the different animals? if you had dogs could you feed it to them ? no ones ever said in any videos i have watched thanks & have a great season
Just wondering where you get your 10 inch Pipe? Everywhere I have looked, It is quite expensive. Guess it may be worth it if you can get 4 beams out of one piece.
I like your videos. I hunt coyote and fox. I was wondering if you could do a video on making a pvc fleshing beam and your stand to hold it. I want to start fleshing my own hides to get more money out of them. Thanks.
how wide is the beam you use for coyote and what the radius on the top like the width at the very top. I don't have a wire stretcher so trying to figure out how to make the same piece you have
Hey man not sure if you see these still but been wanting to switch to pvc for a while but cant find any pipe over 6in in circumference. Where you find the bigger stuff??
Thanks, will do, I just made one from 8" that I got from Lowe's...it's a heck of a lot better than what I had, made from Oak, but nowhere near as good as you have. I will check with the water company.
Where I’m from they call it the waterworks supply. Check with city or county water works department. They usually will help. Your pointers and styles really help! Now my skills not so much. Enjoy your thevids
I would like a video detailing the PVC pieces more in depth and how you made them please.
I use a PVC beam as well - but I REALLY like the barrel system to catch the scrapings. That is genius! That is going to save me a lot of cleanup time this season. Thanks for sharing your system.
The Meat Trapper thanks glad you enjoyed
The whole set up looks great. Thank you for taking the time to go over it. The barrels are a genius idea. This looks like an off season project for me. Your channel has been a go to for me as I have taken up trapping with my kids.
+Dave M thanks
What are the dimension's of the big beam? Looking to replicate it. Best set up I've seen. Thank
Excellent video!! Some good old fashion American ingenuity there.I learned a few things. Thanks!
thanks. thats my main point trying help others.
Nice video, thanks for sharing!🇺🇸
first year of trapping and fleshing made a poor fleshing beam and now made one with your help made today and used today unbelievable thank you for taking time too show us what really works !!!!!!!
TAP price thanks.
looks awesome! I would love to get dimensions so I can build one for myself. thanks for all the videos they've helped me out greatly
Very well explained. Good looking system, Very similar of mine. Think Ill be adding the barrels to mine.
thanks. they do make clean up easier
Nice video, I really like ur channel. I was wondering if u could make a video on how u make the PVC beams plz and thank you.
great idea ,well done video , looking forward to more .thank you-thank you very much.
+ronnie freeman thanks
@@CoonCreekOutdoors definitely lots of interest in making the pvc beam. Been planning to make one for 2 years
Nice fleshing set up! I like how the pvc is locked down to the base. Can you give some idea of the dimensions of the pvc beaver beam? Maybe measure down in a couple of places on the centerline and across to the side at each spot? Thanks. Looks like a REALLY sturdy base!
the beaver beam is exactly half of a piece of 10'' pvc. the top 6'' are slightly tapered and rounded off so there are no sharp edges. make it as wide as you can. so you don't have to turn the pelt so may times. hope this helps.
So half is about 15.5" ? and you taper it up to 6" for the beaver beam? Is that correct? I finally found a piece of 10" PVC (55" long & green) and I'm excited to make some beams like yours. Thank you Stu.
Hey there Stew awesome video can you please reply how wide each PVC beam is said beaver is 10" but what about the others you have for coons are fox and skunks Thank you in advance.
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contreeman thanks
Good stuff man, that's a really nice set up
thanks
great video as always. what causes the "click" when you install the PVC beam? as far as I can see, you just have a 3/4" clearance created by the stacking of the boards.
AWESOME video! You do good work brother.
Thanks
Just had a couple questions on your beam. I have some 12" pvc pipe, thoughts on whether that would work very well or not, I use the same Necker fleshing knife as well. Next question was on how long the 4x4 is that extends up from the base that has the locking mechanism on it as well as where at on that 4x4 you placed that locking mechanism. Thanks
Well done my friend and thanks for sharing. Looks like a very nice system and I may look into making one myself. My beam is on its last legs. Good luck with your season and be safe.
thanks and same to you
Man that's the way too save the big bucks. Thanks I like that.
would you be willing to give dimensions on the width and radius of your individual beams. I don't have any wire stretchers and am trying to make these. Thanks for the videos, First year and am learning a bunch from you!
They are easy to make, if you search up the nafa dimensions for any stretcher like persay a coon stretcher, get a large piece of cardboard and write out the dimensions on it, then transfer it to the pvc, he also as a video on making stretchers that should help you with figuring out those measurements which you can apply to the cardboard instead of wood. The radius of the beams are the curve of a 10in diameter of the pvc pipe, so in general its a gentle slope and you can determine the slope by putting your knife curve on there and go with his video showing the curve of it really. Hope this helped a bit
could you make a video on how to make pvc beams pleass
logan scutt just found a video from Noble Savage Outdoors showing how to make them.
Good video man. Real nice beam too. I have a beam that I carved out of a split piece of ash that works real good accept for the gouges I've put in it with my necker. PVC sounds like it'll work good. I'll try it and I'll post a video on it. Thanks
thanks
Gathering ideas to redo my setup great video
Just love you intro music!
"The Blue Dog Blues "
Very nice setup! Well thought out for sure!
thanks
About to replicate your setup. For the beaver board, did you have to widen the pvc at all? Thanks for the vids btw. Very useful.
Very nice, well explained, and very versatile.
thanks
you should do a video on making the actual PVC beam!
its not hard, just cut out the beam out of a piece of pipe
I like the tub set up.
Great video, like all others! Thank you!
Thanks
Great video's, 10 inch pvc is hard to come by , would 12 inch work ?
Very well done as always. what makes the PVC "click" into the beam? As far as I can see, there is just a seperation of around 3/4" due to the stacking of he wood.
The gap created by stacking the wood is slightly smaller than the thickness of the pvc. so when i push the beam into place the upper piece of wood flexes a little as the beam sets its self into the notch. this tension along with the notch and grove is what holds the beam in place and keeps it stable. hope this helps, kinda hard to explain in words.
Hey there Stew could you please put the measurements of each of your PVC beams on here great video Thank you in advance
Just look at the nafa measurements for stretcher boards and make the measurements on a large piece of paper or cardboard, cut out, then transfer and youre done!
i was wondering about this and i thank you - thumbed it up!
Hey there! Great channel. I see you use the Post flesher knife now so does that mean a bigger pipe would be preferable? Say like a 14 inch? Instead of the 10 inch pipe you used for the Necker knife?
Thx
On the 10" PVC fleshing board, how long is the PVC part?
I know this is an old response but I am thinking the PVC beams made from the 10" pipe are around 3' long gauging from when it fell on the floor along the rear support.
How thick is the laminate board for locking in?
neat idea on the pvc. nice beam man.
thanks
Nice set up!
Great looking set-up. I've got a question. If all your beams are 10" PVC how do you shape them? The beaver beam looks so much wider than the others I'm wondering how you did it? It almost looks like you flattened it out somehow. The beam on the stand is probably the size I need, did you do any other modification to the PVC (like flatten it) other than cutting it to shape? Thanks!
+Michael Brigman 10'' is the diameter of the pipe. to obtain a wider beam simply cut more of the pipe out. it will still have the same curve just have a larger face.
Like your video on your fleshing beams. I would like the dimensions for your Beaver beam. I'm looking at building one for my fleshing station. I fleshed a Beaver on my regular beam today and it wasn't very efficient for sure.
thanks. the beaver beam is made from a piece of 10'' pvc. its 9 1/2" wide and 36'' long.
Nice video. Thanks for sharing. I'm new to skinning and tanning. I need to make this. So far I have only done rabbits but just got a coyote and I think I may have ruined it. I didn't know to flesh it before I start to process. Process is different for rabbits I guess!
Emily Stevens rabbits have almost no fat. the point of tanning is to remove the natural fat and than replace it. lessons learned I guess. best of luck to ya
Excellent!
Wish I could find the 12in pvc here to make some of those id make a beaver otter an mink one we have marten an wolfs here to but wolfs are very hard to catch an expensive to go after
That's ingenious I wish I had thought of using PVC
how does locking part work on your pvc beam ? what is making click ? got everything else just cant figure the locking part out like all videos your good teacher
+csbarthelemy93 basically the upright piece that the beam snaps into is slightly thinner than the thickness of the beam. So when ever you set the beam into the holder the upright puts pressure on the beam.
Hi great video! I am definitely going to make one of these. Can you tell me should I keep the same angle for elk and deer? Also should I make the beam as wide as possible like your beaver beam? I will probably use this for other critters but for now I just have an elk hide to do. Thanks!
The angle is only personal preference. As far as the width goes you can only go so wide with pipe before the curve does not help you. You still need to be working in front of yourself.
whats the demisions of the pvc fleshing beams?
great video , very interesting, what do you do with the fleshing and the meat of the different animals? if you had dogs could you feed it to them ? no ones ever said in any videos i have watched
thanks & have a great season
thanks. my dog gets what he can eat, that rest I burn in my wood stove
Great idea
Nice stuff! Thank you
Quick question to get your beam shape did you just trace a wire stretcher on the pipe to get your started?
yes I traced the pattern using a wire stretcher then used a flap disk to shape the beam after I cut it out.
nice system, thanks for sharing
Just wondering where you get your 10 inch Pipe? Everywhere I have looked, It is quite expensive. Guess it may be worth it if you can get 4 beams out of one piece.
go to your local water company, or city water department. they usually have scrap pieces, you can buy cheap or even get free.
What did you use for the beams. Was they out of a heavy pipe of some sort ?
10inch pvc water or sewer pipe
I like your videos. I hunt coyote and fox. I was wondering if you could do a video on making a pvc fleshing beam and your stand to hold it. I want to start fleshing my own hides to get more money out of them. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing
Good job!
thanks
Thanks i was just asking about this!
i got a wooden beam its already full of chips i am going to make one of your beams on the off season thanks for sharing
hope it works out for you
how wide is the beam you use for coyote and what the radius on the top like the width at the very top. I don't have a wire stretcher so trying to figure out how to make the same piece you have
Jeffrey Fine its 10" pvc. The beam is 7 1/2" wide at the base tapered up to 2" at the top
Great vid good tips!!!
thanks
Answered my question thanks
The plural of "radius" is "radii" ("ray-dee-eye"). As info!
What are you clamping to in the back of the beam?
The barrels are awesome but, I wish you would have removed the barrels so i could see the construction of the base better.
if you make another pvc beam could you film it ?
Just getting into tanning hides do you use your beaver beam for deer?
Yes you can
What schedule is the 10" PVC pipe? It looks thicker than schedule 40.
dthomas913 its 40. once the diameter of a pipe gets that big it gets very thick. 10'' pipe is about 1/2'' thick
gonna have another beam video?
Thanks this helps!!
Sweet
what did you use to cut the pvc with?
Hey man not sure if you see these still but been wanting to switch to pvc for a while but cant find any pipe over 6in in circumference. Where you find the bigger stuff??
water and sewer pipe installs like city workers use, we use Charlotte pipe here in the carolinas
ferguson is another company, I 1st got mine from contractors who install the water and sewer pipes, I asked for the waste
Where did you get your PVC pipe?
is it Sch. 40 or 80 ? what I mean by that is the thickness 10" x ever how tall the person is x Scheduled 40 or 80 or ?
+timothy mcswain any 10'' pvc pipe will work
Thanks for all answered questions
by the way keep on making vieos
What is a good length of PVC to use for, a fleshing beam?
Jack Miller a good length is what ever feels comfortable to you. personally i like the beam to come just under my rib cage.
I love your videos and do a lot of fur handling and tanning but think I could do better. Would like to talk to you sometime if possible?
Where to you find 10" PVC? They don't sell it at any supply store around here.
Parrot Bill check with your local city or rural water company.
Thanks, will do, I just made one from 8" that I got from Lowe's...it's a heck of a lot better than what I had, made from Oak, but nowhere near as good as you have. I will check with the water company.
sweet.. thanks..
do you have a video on how you make them
+Seth Brissette no
Where did you buy your 10" pic pipe I looked at Home Depot and menards with no luck only 6" they have
try fortiline, not sure if spelled correct
Where I’m from they call it the waterworks supply. Check with city or county water works department. They usually will help. Your pointers and styles really help! Now my skills not so much. Enjoy your thevids
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How did you get the rounded edges on the PVC?
jboze3 flap disk on a grinder
I’m fixing to switch to pvc for sure
where can I purchase a pvc fleshing beam
probably wouldn't make a video on how to build this sucker would ya?
+WyoTrapper JC just cut it out of a piece of pvc to the size you want and shape it
can I have the dimensions of your fleshing beam please? thank you. my name is Sean by the way.
Where do you get 10in pvc?
haha.idv never guessed you were 6,2.
what diameter of pvc pipe do you use?
never mind... heard you say you used a 10" pipe.
will just a 6 inch pvc pipe work
David Niederquell it will but the curve is so great that you won't be very efficient with it
what did you use to cut the pvc?
what did you use to cut the pvc with?
+Ej Cosme cutting wheel on a grinder
what did you use to cut the pvc?
Other guys use a Jigsaw with a coarse blade.