Wrapping a bird body

[Redwolf]

I wrap 90% of my bird body's and I've had people PM me asking me how I do it, so I figured I might as well just do this thread.
I'm sure some would do it different than me, but I'll explain how I do mine.I hope it helps.


First I take the karkus of the bird and lay it out on paper or cardboard

[Redwolf]

Then I trace it with a marker

[Redwolf]

Turn it on it's belly and trace that.

[Redwolf]

Mark where the wings and legs go.

[Redwolf]

Now I just make the "back bone". Wrap it as tight as you can so the wires for the legs and wings will be strong enough to hold them in place. I used black thread so you can see what is being wrapped, but you can use floss if you wanted to.

[Redwolf]

In sections, add more excelser, breast, chest and back.

[Redwolf]

You don't want it exact, you want it a little small. When you are close wrap some cotton pillow filler around it and get it as close as you can.

[Redwolf]

Now using the marks you used for the leg and wing positions mark them on your wrapped body.

[Redwolf]

With the tracing you took you can get a good neck measurement and position.
This method can be used on all sized birds. I hope this helps.
Here is a pic of the bird right after I mounted it.

And if anyone else wants to add their way of doing it please do. We might as well give a few different options, Heck you might even teach me a better way.

[ludvik]

here is how i do mine redwolf. i did it for a friend awile ago and find it now. so i think someone like to see a other way to do it to

first i wrap a center from tail to the neck begin then wrap on the breast on the body. nr1

[ludvik]

then make to breast sides

[ludvik]

then wrap on the legs muscle i dont use the femure bone on most of my birds.

[ludvik]

from the top

[Redwolf]

Very nice ludvik. Yours look great.

[ludvik]

not finnish then i wrap on the back of it.