Beaver Teeth

[Chas]

That is an immense tooth and harder than antler, I would imagine. What would you use it for? Will it carve or does it have to be ground away?

Regards

Chas

[sydnie7]

That is an immense tooth and harder than antler, I would imagine. What would you use it for? Will it carve or does it have to be ground away?

Regards

Chas

From what I know, beavers keep them in check by chomping on wood, right? Aren't they like [some] other rodents, and the teeth just keep growing out?

[Pleater]

Yes - the teeth grow continuously, also the outer part of the curve is harder than the inner, so the back of the working tip is worn away faster to create that efficient chisel shape.

Left to themselves, beavers alter the landscape to create their own ideal living conditions and also creating a better, more fertile environment for many other species of animals and also some types of plant. An area with beavers tends to have reduced erosion and retains more water than one without, so areas downstream are less prone to flooding after storms or thaws.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[xman]

Their fur is exceptionally soft and warm even among other water mammals. My country was built on the beaver fur trade as much as anything else. They're strong too. They haul those timbers away themselves.

How long are those teeth? Could you scrimshaw them?

Does wearing a beaver sporran carry any ... connotations?

[artificer]

Their fur is exceptionally soft and warm even among other water mammals. My country was built on the beaver fur trade as much as anything else. They're strong too. They haul those timbers away themselves.

How long are those teeth? Could you scrimshaw them?

Does wearing a beaver sporran carry any ... connotations?

It's amazing just how much of the US was settled due to the fur trade (specifically Beaver). I know much of the Great Lakes region was originally settled (and fortified) for these reasons.

And what does a beaver fur sporran say about you? Why, that you love a plush, rich, and above all else, water resistant pelt, of course!

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[Whidbey78]

Left to themselves, beavers alter the landscape to create their own ideal living conditions and also creating a better, more fertile environment for many other species of animals and also some types of plant. An area with beavers tends to have reduced erosion and retains more water than one without, so areas downstream are less prone to flooding after storms or thaws.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

Very true! Man is the only critter that makes a bigger impact on his environment than the beaver. We're actually a lot alike, but thanks to a bigger brain and opposable thumbs we have all sorts of neat things they don't...like digital watches and hockey.

[Tartan Hiker]

Very true! Man is the only critter that makes a bigger impact on his environment than the beaver. We're actually a lot alike, but thanks to a bigger brain and opposable thumbs we have all sorts of neat things they don't...like digital watches and hockey.

...and chain saws, backhoes, and concrete mixers!

[Whidbey78]

...and chain saws, backhoes, and concrete mixers!