: Gosh, never thought of that. They are smaller than sealskins, but a few more
: and a few more seams. But they are aquatic and have oily skin. There are
: thousands of them around here. With the poor fur market, hardly anybody
: traps them anymore (I haven't for about 8 or 10 years). Time to dig out
: the old Conibears and snares and give it a try! On second thought, I might
: have almost enough of them in the freezer.

: Grant

: BTW, I am serious about trying this. I have a traditional frame that I built
: a few years ago, just needs new ribs.

Not so sure I'd advertize that I was going to use the pelts though. Hmmm! Do beaver pelts take a #5 or #4 needle on the old Sears treddle machine? I have a few denim needles that might work.

O.K., back to trying to build my Web Page and get the stringers on this Walrus. Have fun Grant

Rehd