I've read many questions and answers here regarding tumblers and the materials used in them. I ordered corn cob grit, but didn't get enough. I went down to my local Lowes and got a bunch of saw dust. BTW, if you ask them if they sell saw dust they give you a real funny look and laugh real hard. Once they were done laughing they gave me all I wanted.
My question is,, why Corn cob grit? Or for that matter, why "hard wood" saw dust? Why would not just regular saw dust work?
I've used this half and half mix for few birds so far and it seems to be working just fine. Can a mix of just Lowes saw dust be OK?
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The corn cob grit absorbs the moisture in the fur better. Hard wood saw dust doesnt have the sap or resin that wood like pine has in it. If you use "just any saw dust" you may have problems with the sap from the wood getting all in the fur. Im sure some of these professors of taxidermyology on this site can give you a more scientifc answer though
This is just my opinion and does not reflect the thoughts or political views of George
And we get a freakin comedian on this site. Geez.
Pat, Teddy explained it well. I could introduce you to guy that I warned about this. He told me how much he thought I knew and then tumbled his snow goose from the sawdust bin of his friend who'd also cut a few pieces of red cedar. Do you know how "cute" a pink snow goose looks?
corn cob grit is just DRY
I don't know why it is .you stick your hand in it you will see it is just dry
that's why it works
Thanks Guys. Don't need pink. Last I looked there were no flamingo's in my freezer.
Guess I'll order up some more corn cob grit.
Pat