simply a gang of single edge razor blades separated by 1/8, or 1/4 plywood pieces that only allow one corner of the blades to show.hold the block together with a bolt and there you go. Single edge blades are cheap, plus they have to be sharp. stretch the hide between two furring strips skin side up and slash away. One thing razor blades not only make zonker strips the make finger strips. Ouch!!!!!!!!! dan
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:04 PM Subject: [VFB] zonker strips > Don't push too hard with the knife, or you'll cut the hair too. I use a clip > board to hold the hide sometimes, especially smaller pieces. > > Any reccommendations for making a home made zonker cutter? I've seen them > advertised for about $30. I have an idea to use a block of aluminum and drill > 4 or 6 holes to hold exacto knives and use set screws to hold the knives in > place. > > > > For those of you with your own rabbit pelts that are cutting thier own zonker > strips, I have found a really simple way to do it. Flip it over so the fur is > on the table(place a thick piece of cardboard under it so you dont cut the > table) and with a razor blade and a ruler, cut down the pelt to the size and > lenght that you want. Rabbit pelts around here are 3 bucks each at the craft > stores, so its alot cheaper then buying pre-cut zonkers. > Also, you can get exactly the size you want. Just a little advice I thought > i'd share. > > > > > -Eddie Dillon > Tidewater Fly Co. > > >
