I have found a blacktail cape that I was looking for. The neck measurement is tanned dry at 16". From what I have read after rehydrating this I should stretch it side to side and then again length wise and should keep doing this until I can't get anymore strecth out of it ... Am I on the right track? ... and should this 16" cape fit an 18" form after rehydrating and stretching?
Thanks Asher
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You're on the right track. We can't say that your measurements will increase that much, but it's quite likely.
Thanks George ... the way I figure it is I can rehydrate, stretch and if need be sand down a little more, I'm pretty confident it will work. Thanks for the reassurance.
Asher
Don Stevens put a 15" neck whitetail on an 18" form...it can be done. Yours may or may not work. Thin the cape well, use a good tan, and you will probably get that 2".
I've found trying to over stretch a cape makes the hair not lay wright and it almost makes it stand up