Never fragged before - what to use?

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I’ve only ever dragged a leather before but now find myself with a large colony of frogspawn that I need to thin out. Is it as simple as buying bone cutters and cutting off isolated beaches and flying down to plugs? Or do I need a saw?

if none cutters will do- does anyone have a specific pair they recommend?

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I’ve only ever dragged a leather before but now find myself with a large colony of frogspawn that I need to thin out. Is it as simple as buying bone cutters and cutting off isolated beaches and flying down to plugs? Or do I need a saw?

if none cutters will do- does anyone have a specific pair they recommend?

thanks!

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I've always just used a pair of bone cutters with success. Not sure the brand really matters. Just need to be large enough for your particular situation.
 
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If the diameter of the stem is small you can go with bone cutters.With the larger pieces a frag saw is best to avoid fractures.

how do you define small? Here’s a photo with the lights off (easier to see than when the heads are open)

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I would say the diameter of a dime. Any larger and you'll run the risk of fracture.This could lead to infection and the loss of the head.
 

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Call up your lfs. My lfs lets me bring colonies in all the time for them to cut for me. If your lfs has a saw, the worst they could say is no
 

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