Uh-oh, How do the makers get the beaver felt??

[Miss Crisplock]

Ah. Another consumer item to ponder: The make-up brushes that are pony, beaver, squirrel, and sable are not made by shaving said animals.

There are a lot of make up brushes used. [huh]

 

[Stan]

Hi,

I forgot to mention, that we have a beaver living on the far side of our pond out back of the house. He moved in last fall. We live in a river valley, so I presume he came from there.

Everyone tells me that he's going to mess things up, but so far all I see him doing is cleaning up a bunch of brushy tress along the back side of the pond, which haven't been dealt with for a few years. So, all I see is him doing is some work for me that I've been too lazy to do for myself! Well, he's welcome to it. That piece of woody brush is about 2 acres and he can do whatver he wants in there. It's too soggy to be part of a field. It's where the rain runoff stream that feeds the pond goes through.

Don't anyone worry. He's perfectly safe from being part of a hat. Besides, he's too young and too far South for his fur to be worthwhile in that capacity. He's actually rather entertaining to watch from the back porch. Last evening, the 'teenage' ducks (three from last fall) were following him back and forth along the far bank as he did whatever it was he was doing. It was quite a show.

Later!

Stan

 

[Feraud]

Ah. Another consumer item to ponder: The make-up brushes that are pony, beaver, squirrel, and sable are not made by shaving said animals.

There are a lot of make up brushes used. [huh]

add to that list men's badger shaving brushes.

 

[jamespowers]

Even Nutria wear Beaver:

Seriously, beavers and Nutria are huge pests that are best thought of as huge rats with much better fur. They impede waterways, destroy forests and, the Nutria specifically, have pushed out many native species in the area by out eating and foraging them. :eusa_doh:

 

[RBH]

I'm pretty sure they only euthanize depressed beavers.

Beavers are actually happier as our beloved hats. They didn't get this kind of attention when they were varmints.

Depressed beavers make sad fedoras.

 

[Colby Jack]

I agree!

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap Bravo!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[AlanC]

Fur Felt Hats = Good Thing

I believe it is Steve Delk who says something to the effect of: Save a tree, wear a beaver hat.

This is a forum that exists for the discussion of fur felt hats. The fundamental assumption of the existence of the forum is that it is a good thing for said hats to exist and be worn. If anyone wants to handwring over that you are welcome to do so at any number of other places on the Internet, but I'm not interested in overseeing that ethical debate here.

If anyone wants to be a vegetarian, a vegan or anything else have at it, but this board is not the place for advocacy on such topics.

 

[icot]

Seriously, beavers and Nutria are huge pests that are best thought of as huge rats with much better fur. They impede waterways, destroy forests and, the Nutria specifically, have pushed out many native species in the area by out eating and foraging them.

Hmmm, I wonder if the animal kingdom feels the same way about us...we have been known to impede waterways, destroy forests and pushing out native species in the area by out eating and foraging them.

Lots of great responses, I've loved reading them. ( I'm all about the idea of road-kill fedoras!). We've all got to draw the line in the sand somewhere as to what is personally acceptable and doable vs. the absurd. I don't believe in an all or nothing mentality. Yes, I know some feel that the wool industry is abusive, it becomes a slippery slope! I also don't live in a log-cabin built exclusively from naturally felled timber . Nice to hear so many of you have already considered and weighed the issue.

 

[jamespowers]

Hmmm, I wonder if the animal kingdom feels the same way about us...we have been known to impede waterways, destroy forests and pushing out native species in the area by out eating and foraging them.

I am pretty sure bears, sharks and a host of other animals out there that also vy with us for the title "Top of the Food Chain" tend to find us pretty tasty as well.
I have never tried to out eat a shark or out forage a bear though. Too dangerous. :eusa_doh:

 

[Miss Crisplock]

Hmmm, I wonder if the animal kingdom feels the same way about us...we have been known to impede waterways, destroy forests and pushing out native species in the area by out eating and foraging them.

We've all got to draw the line in the sand somewhere as to what is personally acceptable and doable vs. the absurd. I don't believe in an all or nothing mentality. Yes, I know some feel that the wool industry is abusive, it becomes a slippery slope! I also don't live in a log-cabin built exclusively from naturally felled timber . Nice to hear so many of you have already considered and weighed the issue.

I personally draw the line right in front of me. Everything on my side is good and right. That other side is full of wrong headedness.

Just like everybody else. Sigh.

 

[AlanC]

Sorry folks, I'm afraid this conversation is going nowhere productive.