Folding table?

[SSN100]

Breaking down while suspended is definitely the way to go, particularly if worktop space is limited.

I’m a convert to this. Found it awkward the first few times, but once you get the hang it works very well.

 

[SSN100]

For the OP. I am sometimes working in a big agricultural barn. No hope of keeping things clean, they always get covered in grain dust. There is a small stainless catering workstation and I use a piece of oak worktop as a large board. The board can be kept somewhere clean and tidy and the stainless steel can be quickly washed down and sanitised before each use. If you can find something with a stainless top at least it might make your life easier.

 

[slider]

Before I set up my dedicated butchery area I used a folding table from Costco. Plastic/PVC top so easily cleaned

 

[kircsab]

Before I set up my dedicated butchery area I used a folding table from Costco. Plastic/PVC top so easily cleaned

I used the same but frankly it is a killer for your back for skinning and butchering. Now I can hang them in the garage with a simple £15 hoist front of the fridge and than push them in to cool down.

 

[Steve.243]

Whilst not foldable, I've found ex-veterinary exam table very good for this. Stainless and disinfectable, and often available on the cheap.

 

[Scarpa]

I stay in small annex appartment during my months working back in the UK so I have a 40 quid folding picnic table. It does great for smaller deer.

 

[Mike1979]

I stay in small annex appartment during my months working back in the UK so I have a 40 quid folding picnic table. It does great for smaller deer.

I like the essential glass of wine

When we designed our kitchen my wife questioned the size of the kitchen island which is 2 m x 1.2 m. When we had to butcher a pig on it and various fallow all became clear

 

[Jagged77]

I stay in small annex appartment during my months working back in the UK so I have a 40 quid folding picnic table. It does great for smaller deer.

Looks a good solution but you’re braver than me bringing a carcass in the skin inside!

The Zown table I got has been a really useful addition although I’ve taken to mostly breakdown carcasses whilst hanging. I can then butcher and pack in the kitchen or outside on the Zown.

 

[Scarpa]

Looks a good solution but you’re braver than me bringing a carcass in the skin inside!

The Zown table I got has been a really useful addition although I’ve taken to mostly breakdown carcasses whilst hanging. I can then butcher and pack in the kitchen or outside on the Zown.

That was my first deer Only a CWD so pretty easy to handle, I put a tarp down on the floor and took it to work the next day to hose down.