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.
