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Title: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: babs on December 11, 2010, 11:36:00 PM
I was wondering if you guys use anything to get the burrs out of your wool? Or do you just pick them out? I have the columbia wool bibs and pants and love them but I dont like getting burrs in my clothes, any help would be appreciated thanks brad
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: Day Dreamer on December 12, 2010, 12:03:00 AM
I have the same problem. What I do is waite till the end of the season, then PIC them off. It use to bug me about burs, its just the name of the game.
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: Hud on December 12, 2010, 12:27:00 AM
Try a pet comb (steel), or horse brush.
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: Hot Hap on December 12, 2010, 01:31:00 AM
Butter knife and the kitchen counter. Hap
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: GreenJeans on December 12, 2010, 07:24:00 AM
2 butter knives and a 6 and 9 year old. works great for me.
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: Jack Whitmire Jr on December 12, 2010, 07:51:00 AM
Come to the house and put clean sheets on the bed, then lay in the bed and roll . You won't have to worry about burrs again  :)

She will assure that you don't have wool to get burrs in   :scared:
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: Stone Knife on December 12, 2010, 07:51:00 AM
I use this and pic out what that doesn't get.
  Bur Off (http://www.3riversarchery.com/product.asp?i=9909)
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: YORNOC on December 12, 2010, 08:28:00 AM
Im a picker. Duct tape rolled on my hand backwards first and press all over to remove the loose ones, but doesn't do all that great. Pick a bad day out, watch a good movie and pick away.
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: Dave McDaniel on December 12, 2010, 08:57:00 AM
What Stone Knife said.
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: GreenJeans on December 12, 2010, 10:51:00 AM
On the burr off stone, does it really work better than a butter knife? I have seen this in their catalog but wondered if it was worth a $15 gamble. Butter knife has long been paid for.
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: KSdan on December 12, 2010, 01:59:00 PM
A good football game helps!     :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: greyghost on December 12, 2010, 03:01:00 PM
Butter knife and then a very loving and understanding wife. The 2 oldest grandkids want 25 cents a burr.
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: Burnsie on December 12, 2010, 03:34:00 PM
I just pick by hand while sitting in my stand. Helps kill time.
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: Mark Baker on December 12, 2010, 04:33:00 PM
Me too...just pick them out while on stand.  Of course, then I'm always cussing why I have so many burrs growing around my stand!   Blame it on the cows.
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: sagebrush on December 12, 2010, 04:52:00 PM
I use a curry comb(horse brush that looks like circles of steel). I use it on my fleece. The fastest thing I have seen. They may not work on real tiny burrs. Gary
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: Covey on December 12, 2010, 04:52:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by greyghost:
Butter knife and then a very loving and understanding wife. The 2 oldest grandkids want 25 cents a burr.
Man I'd pick'um out for 25 cents a bur, sounds like good money! HA! Jason
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: Covey on December 12, 2010, 04:55:00 PM
Oh! I use a small beater bar for my shop vac..(you know the kind thats cliped to the back of the vaccums) works like a charm!! Jason
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: Wary Buck on December 12, 2010, 06:16:00 PM
When I was a young teacher--and fleece was the rage--I used to take my burred-up duds to school and give kids with detention an option:  30 minutes of detention or 10 minutes of burr-picking.  Most picked the latter (not pun intended)!  This was middle school; not sure it would entice today's high schoolers.
Title: Re: Help getting burrs out of wool
Post by: ChuckC on December 12, 2010, 06:45:00 PM
the curry style comb used for cats is my choice.  Works great
ChuckC