What is better for rebuilding the head and setting the eyes? Ive been using critter clay but it doesnt stick well to the skull espically when im drivivg the wire up through the skull to attach to the neck it want to lose its shape and come off. any disavvatages with Epoxi Sculpt?
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I like to rebuild my skulls with Apoxie-Sculpt. First, I wrap some excelsior into a tight peanut shaped ball, and stick that in the skull, filling in the space under the eyes, cheeks, and jaw. Then, I smooth out everything with a nice layer of Apoxie Sculpt over top of the excelsior. I use excelsior because it is too expensive to fill in the entire skull with Apoxie Sculpt. I do like to fill in the eye sockets with clay, since clay is softer and easier to set the eyes. Good luck:o)
I don't have any problems using them. I do use the real head on pheasants, but I wire the skull FIRST and then pull the wire down through the neck material. Critter clay works especially well for me on the ringnecks. Apoxie Sculpt gives a firmer base, but you only get one chance to get it right. If your eyeset is off in any way, it's a little trickier to get it right in my opinion, but I suppose either would work just as well.
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