Help with molding heads!
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
May 25, 2013, 06:51:00 PM

Login with username, password and session length
Search:     Advanced search
1449854 Posts in 166560 Topics by 38270 Members
Latest Member: Gold Bones
* Home Help Search Calendar Login Register
Taxidermy.Net Forum  |  Taxidermy Discussion Categories  |  Bird Taxidermy  |  Topic: Help with molding heads! « previous next »
Pages: [1] Print
Author Topic: Help with molding heads!  (Read 626 times)
6pointer
New Member
*
Posts: 44

« on: May 06, 2012, 07:48:03 PM »

I usually keep the original skull and bill but just read the casting thread in the tutorials using silicone and bondo. The molding sounds fairly simple to me but my question is do any of you mold each and every head to ensure a exact fit or do you mold multiple one at a time and just use them? What if one mallar drakes head differs from the next? I'm new to this as I've always clean my heads out and painted the bill. Thanks!
Report to moderator   Logged
DWC Taxidermy
Gold Member
****
Location: Florence, S.C.
Posts: 502


Distinguished Wildlife Creations, LLC

WWW
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2012, 09:43:11 PM »

I do mold each and every head because all ducks are different and so are their head sizes.   Maybe over kill on my part but my customers like the idea.  :)
Report to moderator   Logged

"Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord".  Psalm 150:6

Member:  NTA, SCAT and DU

Johnny Griggs, Owner
Distinguished Wildlife Creations, LLC
Florence, S.C.
delta hunter
Bronze Member
**
Location: Columbus Mississippi
Posts: 185


WWW
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2012, 11:30:43 PM »

If the mold is good, I make several heads. Then I compare the size when I skin the next one. Most of the time I can use it on the same species.
Report to moderator   Logged

If the job doesn't mean more than the pay, it will never pay more.
6pointer
New Member
*
Posts: 44

« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2012, 12:15:13 AM »

Ok thanks. I figured that one mold would fit most BUT it's not a perfect fit so that's why I asked to see what other people do. I don't mind keeping the head but I feel like It would be less time consuming not having to clean the head out.
Report to moderator   Logged
drakeman
Gold Member
****
Location: South Texas
Posts: 975


WWW
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2012, 11:53:29 AM »

You can use the same mold for multiple heads.   Not any different from buying the commercial heads.
Report to moderator   Logged
Pages: [1] Print 
Taxidermy.Net Forum  |  Taxidermy Discussion Categories  |  Bird Taxidermy  |  Topic: Help with molding heads! « previous next »
 



Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP
Contents © 2006-2012 Taxidermy.Net, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.
Powered by SMF 2.0.4 | SMF © 2011, Simple Machines
Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
Page created in 0.086 seconds with 22 queries.