Hobbyist: For Uncapping: Hot Knife, Cold Knife, Roller, Scraper, or Other?

[yes2matt]

The backwards uncapping fork in the 3 inch size and the standard tine scratcher are all that is needed.  The backwards fork is really quite amazing at how fast and clean cutting it is.

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Really?  I got a backwards thing last year, tried it on one frame, and abandoned it. What a mess!  I must have been doing it wrong.

Cold serrated bread knife for me.


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[BeeMaster2]

Matt,
You have to clean the wax off of it after every swipe to keep it working properly.
Jim Altmiller

[Ben Framed]

Matt,
You have to clean the wax off of it after every swipe to keep it working properly.
Jim Altmiller

Jim would a stainless steel brush be the quickest, easiest method for this? Maybe using one swipe on each side of the backward uncapping fork to do so?

[BeeMaster2]

Judy does all of our uncapping. She just uses her finger pushing the wax towards the tip of the tines.
Jim Altmiller