Submitted by chuck on 6/2/99. ( hs.shelby.k12.mi.us )
Attempting my first full body white tail fawn mount.
Any suggestions on which forms may work better than others?
It was a still born, any suggestions on how to skin it out.
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This response submitted by Joey on 6/2/99. ( heather@inu.net )
Chuck,
If you are planning on mounting him laying down, you may not want to use the dorsal incision. But, if it will be standing..the dorsal is the way to go. It will save you lots of time sewing. I can tell you from experience, they are easier to mount standing. There is one supply company that cannot be mentioned on this forum that carries a lot of fawn manikins. You also might check McKenzie Supply. If you want to know the name of the other company...e-mail me.
This response submitted by George Roof on 6/2/99. ( georoof@aol.com )
Chuck,
Whatevery you do, DON'T make a dorsal cut. Sorry Joey, I've mounted about a dozen stillborn fawns, and the fewer visible cuts you make, the better. You just cannot hide that seam with the skin so thin and the hair so fine. I don't even cut the back of the head. I make a ventral cut, and remove the legs. Then I skin the whole head and neck out. I take the legs down below the knees and cut the bones. Then I cut the back side of the ankle, and pull the bone down and then take the feet out. I use McKenzie exclusively because the legs are separate from the body. I cut the head off the form in a "V". I glass the back of the ear cartileges, put a ball of clay for the ear butts, and push the head up the neck skin. Then I paint the "V" with bondo and push the neck up until it sets. I run a wire up each leg to the knee. Then I cut the legs in half about where I cut the bones. Now you can insert the top half of the leg down the leg skin and then , with the wire aligning it, push the bottom half up to meet it. The only stitches required will be the back of the 4 ankles and the ventral slit. I put a heavy coat of carpet glue up inside the body skin so I can taxi the white spots in proper alignment.
If you decide to have it standing, cut the form to make it work the same way. Stay away from making cut where you can't hide them.
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