Canvasback comp piece

[WestWindTax]

I am about to start my comp piece.  My question is what method of prepping the wings is best for a flying pose?  Taking the wing and completely inverting it or using an incision on the inside to clean the meat out?  Thank in advance for looking.

[Shawn73]

Is it for the state show, im workin on gettinhg mine started soon just trying to figure out habitat out. First state show getting excited

[JerseyJays]

i believe if you are going to invert it, you will need to use caulking to get the 2ndaries to stay put... if you dont plan on caulking i think you should make the incision... (im no master bird taxidermist, but i would reccomend inverting and caulking then card til dry.

[featherworks]

WestWind, I always invert completely, caulk the inside just before I sew it back up, and use various forms of carding tape and pins to hold everything where I want it while it dries. I did a couple of buffleheads a few years ago and did not invert. Everything was very clean around the radius and ulna but the secondaries were still attached. The judge said he could tell that I left the secondaries in tact because as the skin was drying, the tissue holding the secondaries torqued the feathers and they did not lay flat. There was a small gap between each one that I had not noticed before. With my wing cards and tape, I get them to lay flat everytime now. This is just the way I do it, and I hope this helps out.

Phil

[txoutdoors]

The answer to your question is simple. Do what your used to. Don't try a new technique for competition, do what you know how to do and what your comfortable with because that is going to give you the best chance at success.

Nobody has suggested not doing either method. I like to leave the secondaries attached and don't like an incision. I have learned to get the meat out of the wing without totally inverting. It's a little slower, but the end result is the best of both worlds.

[WestWindTax]

Thanks to everyone. Txoutdoors I usually do the same.  I will try my best as usual.