Snap

Looking for an unused, under utilized oyster shucker (not a human). Let me know if you have one sitting around doing nothing. It would be niceat some of my family's get togethers taking some of the risk of injury out of the equation. Yes, I am looking to buy one. Thanks

lastcast

I think Tim from Breeze Fab made some, might want to send him a PM.

Skip

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Snap

Thanks skip.

AKCoastie

I have had my best luck using a short shafted flat head screwdriver. I have broken or bent a dozen or so of actually shuckers. Hit up Dollar General or something like that. Shouldn't be but a buck or so.

lastcast

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I think this is what you were looking for.

Skip

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Pigsdaddy

I will try to get some pictures of the one that my mom has and post them. I know that won't help you much, but it might give someone a good template to make some. She has had this one forabout 25 years and it will dang sure shuck'em! I will try to post pics tomorrow evening.

Snap

Yeah, I'd like to see the pictures. Thanks

Nat

using a knife is not that dangerous once you aquire the technique, shucking oysters doesn't require brute force. it's much easier to do using a light amount of pressure,with the knife tip in the right spot, and a slight twitching back and forth.

You can also stand the oyster on it's edge and open it with the knife tip pointed away from your hand

A good shucking knife with the tip honed down, and use finesse, a perfect tip and a light wiggle will do it......

IMO those mechanical shuckers are a royal PITA, and a stainless mesh glove cost less than most mechanical shuckers, for the piece of mind you can get a glove

My .02 cents, and we only shuck 400 gallons a day

spb65

Check craigslist ( pensacola) friday Feb 19th under farm and garden. ( dont know why it is posted there, but cool looking shucker.

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Here's the picture of the stainless steel one listed on Craigslist. They want $150 for it.

Maybe choppedliver on here could make one out of aluminum for much less. The tooth/knife would have to be stainless to keep its edge, but everything else could be aluminum. I'd be interested in what choppedliver thinks.

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