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[JGalanos]

http://vdsden.thefurden.com/cpgfd/displayimage.php?album=14&pos=2

 

Remind me ... What was the background story here? I can't recall if you furnished the pelts or what.

 

P.S. I want a red fox coat.

 

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[Guest]

The upper center is a Cross Fox throw I got on eBay from American Furs (in Quebec) because it was so fantastic.

 

I then asked him if he could use it as a center piece for a bigger spread and we settled on 'unmatched' Red Fox to make up the rest since he couldn't find anymore Cross Fox pelts even close. I wanted it to have a rustic look. I wasn't quite as rustic as I had hoped but it's very fine anyway.

 

In real life the color variations are wonderful as is the fur quality.

 

This is my sheared Beaver computer pad where I'm typing this.

 

http://vdsden.thefurden.com/cpgfd/displayimage.php?album=14&pos=1

 

 

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[ReFur]

JG, if you serious about buying a Red Fox coat, this might be of help to you:

 

I believe Earendil had left by the time you joined, JG. He is an incredible member of the fur world, I believe from its earliest days. (A friend I dearly miss! ) He still stops by once-in-a-while. We sometimes call him E for short.

 

E had an incredible hooded white fox coat made by Olivier on eBay. I have worked with him as well. He was basically is a manufacturer's rep in the fur district in Montreal, the way I would explain it. Earendil was thrilled with it.

 

No where will you find better pelts and, as thin as they are, I would want it custom made. Could be Lord knows how old if you buy it from a furrier's vaults, even of you could find it.

 

He is amazingly affordable. But, with the demise of the US dollar it will make everything higher.

 

Linda

[JGalanos]

as thin as they are

 

Linda -- Definitely interested in red fox. I tried on a coat last fall that was decently priced by it had too much white in it ... So custom made would probably be the way to go.

 

What did you mean by "thin" above? Are red fox pelts thinner than other foxes?

[AKcoyote]

JG,

 

All fox pelts are thin, that is the leather is thinner and does not hold up as well as many other fur types. In the belly area, the leather of a fox pelt can be almost tissue paper thin.

[ReFur]

What makes Fox so light is not just the fine hair. It is the hide is very thin. This causes it to oxidize quicker and therefore has a shorter usable life. It also happens with little visible signs on the hair-side. It can look fine on the top, especially to an untrained eye, while it is crumbling on the hide side.

 

I believe another reason the non-marine animals shed and "dry-out" more quickly is there are few natural oils in the pelt and fur. Fur experts?? Could you clarify here?

 

The Red Fox with white is the bellies AK speaks of, I would avoid these. You want the full pelt with bellies removed. I have seen pretty belly furs though, used for vests. Have seen several darling jackets where the shoulders had dried out where the "whites" had been used and the fur was scrap. The ones I have seen have also not been that great of pelts.

 

So, I wonder was the issues the "use of bellies" - or was it inferior pelts? Experts??

 

I am going to copy this thread to the Furriers Forum so it is not missed by our experts.

[JGalanos]

Interesting. I did not know that fox skin leather was so thin.

 

One of the great things about the Den ... You learn something new every month.

[ReFur]

I can't tell you haw much I learn here. I have been asked why I belong to a fetish site if I am not. First, I define my appreciation of fur as erotic. Secondly, and maybe most importantly I learn so much. Lastly, I just love you guys!!

 

Linda