Submitted by john g on 5/1/99. ( TENN4958@AOL.COM )
i wasn't sure where to post this. i've done taxodermy for about 6 years now and i'm interested in the mini-flesher. i've never used any flesher before. is this a good product? should i be familiar with a regular flesher before i use this one? i only do about 10 deer heads a year and do all my fleshing by hand, i feel if i get some kind of flesher i can get better results from my mounts. thanks!
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This response submitted by frank on 5/2/99. ( basswtrout@aol.com )
If you look back you will what we feel about the mini flesher.
This response submitted by Paul B on 5/2/99. ( stuff-it@worldnet.att.net )
I do about the same number of heads a year,and did all my fleshing by hand until purchasing a mini-flesher. Now I've never used a big fleshing machine so I can't compare to that, but I can say the mini-flesher beats the heck out of doing them by hand. So for what it's worth,I'm very pleased with mine.
Paul
This response submitted by George Roof on 5/7/99. ( georoof )
John,
If you haven't wasted the money yet, don't bother. Mini fleshers are a waste of time and money. Sure, they beat the crap out of a fleshing knife, but they NEVER, EVER shave the hides as you might think they were intended. The cut waves in the hide and leave a saw-tooth appearance.
If you intend to stay in this business for the long haul, invest your hard earned cash in a fleshing machine. (And I would warn you about buying the cheap models. I bought a mini-flesher, a cheap fleshing wheel, and finally a fur dressing wheel. I've spent nearly $3000 on fleshing equipment and discarded almost 2/3 of it. I should have spent the $1200 for the good flesher in the first place. My work would have been years ahead of what it is now.)
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