doing my first wt mount, did the spliting of the lips,eyes, ect. salted,then salted again. but i did not flesh it before i salted, what kind of problems am i going to have,or if any. thanks
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did you leave any big chuncks of meat or fat ? if not, you are fine . Get that hide dry . Then rehydrate,wash, pickle,neutralize,tan. done!
Hi Curt,
I agree that many taxidermists flesh fat and meat before sating. I tried after turning ears, eyes and lips to rub the salt in and it worked fine. No shedding at all, use a slanted rack for salting, let the water drip out, do this in a cool shed (not in the heated shop) and don't let it get dry. The salt will cure the meat and fat.
When ready to mount, put in a pickle bath for a week and flesh. The work will be much easier. You will save 30 min. For those that think i'm wrong, try it on the back end of a deer you would trow away, no one wants problems with a customer cape but why the extra work? Time is money.
Gerry