elbas3175 Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Hi folks, Can anyone tell me what fisher fur and sheared nutria are like? I think I read somewhere that fisher is a bit like sable - is that right? And sheared nutria is a bit like rex rabbit or sheared beaver? Many thanks, elbas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKcoyote Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I am NOT an expert on this question, but to my knowledge you are basically correct. Fisher is a member of the weasel family as are martin, sable, and mink. I believe martin is usually considered closer to sable in texture but I could be wrong. Sheared nutria does have a look that is similar to sheared beaver. I have not done a side-by-side comparison of sheared nutria, sheared beaver, and rex so I cannot comment on similarity of texture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worker 11811 Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 The nutria (AKA: coypu) is a small aquatic animal similar to the beaver. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutria http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver They have different scientific classifications. (They are of different order and species.) But, for all practical intents and purposes, you can say that a nutria is a smaller cousin to the beaver. I have only seen nutria fur very briefly and I would say it is similar to beaver. I like beaver fur but I have never compared the two side by side so I can't say that nutria is more or less satisfying than beaver. (Either sheared or unsheared.) There is just a certain "thickness" or "density" to beaver fur (especially sheared) that makes it appealing to me. Rex rabbit is dense but it just doesn't have the "heft" of beaver. Rex would be like cotton candy, compared to beaver. These are just my impressions. Your mileage may vary. Sorry, but I have never been able to spend any "quality time" with fisher so I can't tell you what I think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I have yet to actually see and feel Fisher but I'm most eager to do so. I have spent "quality time" with both sheared Beaver, sheared Alaska Fur Sea, sheared River Otter, sheared Mink, sheared Raccoon and sheared Nutria. By a small margin sheared Nutria, Mink and Raccoon are a little less soft than sheared Beaver. High quality sheared Beaver is much thicker and plush than any of the previously mentioned as well as the other sheared furs. Still one of my top favorite furs. This I've said before. In shear sheared softness however River Otter and Alaska Fur Seal are the hands down (any other body part) winner in the softness category. They are soooo luscious This includes such favorites as Wex Wabbit and Chinchilla. The very large Sable sample I have is aged but it has sufficient life that it clearly shows the famous soft and lush qualities Sable is renowned for. I want MORE!! Compared to the Stone Marten I also have, the Sable is clearly superior but the Stone Marten is still several notches above any of the other weasels. I have enough to generously line a new buckskin hoodie I hope to have by this coming winter. Stone Marten certainly deserves several cigars for it's outstanding soft and lush qualities. WAY above the best Mink. Fitch is also right up there and well above Mink in my opinion. It is far silkier with longer silky guard hairs than regular Mink. The samples I have inspire me to want MORE!!! Fitch and Stone Marten make excellent companions and the Fitch lined jacket I have has a Stone Marten collar. They have similar natural colorations and go well together. The best of all worlds. OFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGalanos Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I have spent "quality time ..." Perhaps gross understatement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auzmink Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Fisher-----BEAUTIFUL.... I have a coat and JG will agree with me i'm sure (he has one I believe) - a very male BIG fur, very stylish and thick. Auzmink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaphod_bee Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Hello, I can unfortunately not agree with OFF; I have experienced sheared nutria as much softer and more dense then sheared beaver. Beaver was always much lighter in the number of hairs and therefor much more flat. Sheared mink is much in the same direction as beaver but almost as thick as sheared nutria but even softer than it. I had not the luck to have a "real life" feel of the rest mentioned ... Maybe my ranking is because of totally different fur quality ?? (I think of the named sheared nutria is the "best value for price" thing ...) Zaphod_bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I think it's the quality. The Nutria was at Ungar Furs. I suspect as good as it gets and the few samples of sheared Beaver he has in his store and what I have in a jacket and otherwise. Nutria can be really super though. OFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGalanos Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Fisher-----BEAUTIFUL.... I have a coat and JG will agree with me i'm sure (he has one I believe) - a very male BIG fur, very stylish and thick. Auzmink. Yes, I concur with your assessment, Auzzie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaphod_bee Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 OK all, I have been at my furrier today and talked about the different fur types - I have confused beaver with muskrat; she said to organize a sample beaver fur to actually get to feel the difference I will then have no idea about the mentioned river otter or alsaka fur - but you said, they are much similar. However she noticed that beaver is much thicker in leather than nutria - this might be a trade off since garments will not be as flowing then .... I´am already curious about the sheared beaver Zaphod_bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Beaver does tend to have thicker leather though lately they are scraping it thinner so it's lighter. Any fur whose leather is scraped thinner is subject to quicker decay however. This is a problem with many of the newer furs in the quest for a lighter garment. Personally I like the heavier skin. My Gray Sheared Beaver jacket in The Gallery has a heavier skin and with the pigskin it is a rather heavy jacket but I wouldn't trade that for anything. OFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Beaver comes from colder climates than nutria, so its underfur is denser than nutria underfur. I really am not a fan of fisher. I find the brown color ugly and the fur is rather coarse compared to mink, sable, and marten. Sable is far and away a better fur than fisher in my humble opinion. Fisher does cost a great deal less than sable and it is a very durable, hard-wearing fur. Tricia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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