After my first year of decapping with a bread knife and scraper, I'm googeling for something better.
I have asked this already and some of you are using a hot knife but it seems it's somehow a "Mystery", how everyone is doing it, [also different models] seems it's kept in the dark, hardly any pics out there in the way of how you are supposed using it??
Nobody shows you how to use these tools......I guess we learn as we go! [Buy many tools until we like one] Some hold the comb on a slant, some horizontal, some vertical. Some go with the tool from side to side, some go up, some go down....I go bananas!
Pics of the process would be sure nice!....do you have any?
I'm reading of a planer knife [curved]...any of
you using it?
Here are some tools of the trade from Europe, [could hardly find any in Northamerica] I think these are mostly from Germany.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/fruitnut_/Honeybee/51141.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/fruitnut_/Honeybee/51131.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/fruitnut_/Honeybee/Decapping.jpg
[NEWEST GADGET IN GERMANY]
Have been reading that some are using hot air gun for decapping, some like it some not. [advantage, the wax will melt [fuse] to the cell, therefore almost no wax in the honey!....I think this one would be worth while a try.
Konrad
I have asked this already and some of you are using a hot knife but it seems it's somehow a "Mystery", how everyone is doing it, [also different models] seems it's kept in the dark, hardly any pics out there in the way of how you are supposed using it??
Nobody shows you how to use these tools......I guess we learn as we go! [Buy many tools until we like one] Some hold the comb on a slant, some horizontal, some vertical. Some go with the tool from side to side, some go up, some go down....I go bananas!
Pics of the process would be sure nice!....do you have any?
I'm reading of a planer knife [curved]...any of
you using it?
Here are some tools of the trade from Europe, [could hardly find any in Northamerica] I think these are mostly from Germany.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/fruitnut_/Honeybee/51141.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/fruitnut_/Honeybee/51131.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/fruitnut_/Honeybee/Decapping.jpg
[NEWEST GADGET IN GERMANY]
Have been reading that some are using hot air gun for decapping, some like it some not. [advantage, the wax will melt [fuse] to the cell, therefore almost no wax in the honey!....I think this one would be worth while a try.
Konrad