hi all could some one help me out im going to do a full fox mount but not sure on how to cape it out for a full body mount if some one could plez help that would be grate thanking you
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hey new guy without a name. For all long hair animals I use a dorsal cut. Go up the front legs to the elbow. Then from the pad on each hind leg up the back of the leg and across to the other side. This will allow you to pull the hide on the form like a pair of pants and then sew it down the back. It's much easier than sewing in all those arm pits. For short leg critters like badgers or raccoons I try not to cut the legs at all. Usually it's pretty hard to turn the feet without at least a 2" cut there, but it makes it so easy to put back together. Also don't be affraid to cut a leg off the form at the shoulder if you have to in order to get it back into the form. Especially on short haired animals. Just make a nice clean cut, then slip everthing into the skin and bondo it back together. It works slick as a whistle if you keep it clean and neat.
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Ozark Woods sells divide and conquer forms, the legs are removable from the body, this allows a very small incision and there are choices. I did a bobcat last year with this form, and case skinned it, from pad to pad across the hind legs through the anus. When mounting, you can stuff the legs in, then the body. The seam is along the rear end. You could also use a dorsal cut, or a belly cut depending on where you would like to locate the seam depending on the form you choose.
As a beginner, don't start bad habits. Case cut your fox and then CUT THE FORM. The only time I even think about a dorsal cut is on the BIG bears where the bolts are 3/4 inch thick. Fox mannikins can be cut too easily to futch with a dorsal sew job where the colorations might show a lost stitch or two. Wedge the legs off and mount them in the skin. Then push the body through the tube and pin the wedged cuts in place with wires or long pins. Sew up the back leg and tail and no finicky customer gets to see your seamstress skills.
just like to thank you all for the help you have give me on this question thanks heaps