After reading this post from earlyer in the month.I was wondering what forms would some of you with more time in tax;recomened for northern michigan deer.ive done the McKenzie haed up and down,the down rally shows the narrow bridge of the nose.the 8400 semi upright has that same narrow look at the bridge of the nose, the 6500 seem to be ok.that post made me aware of something i didnt see thanks.
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Just alter the form you like best to better fit the deer. Its the way we do it. Thank God for foam!
I have just recently spoken with the folks over at McKenzie and they are phasing-out the new, skinny heads because of too many complaints. All you have to do is ask for the old style heads. I have never really cared much for the head-up and head-down forms. The 6500 series is a great line of forms, my personal favorite from McKenzie (How about that, I agreed with George on something!). For those northern deer, I really like forms from Ben Mears. They fit very nicely.
just went to ben mears web site;like what i saw;had ordered an 8400 form for my oct bow kill 9 point 18 inch outside spread;have lots of pictures and dont see that narrow nose bridge;not to say the 8400 is a bad form, i just think i can fit the bridge of the nose better,thanks
I would think a smaller form is better than a larger cow like forms from Van Dykes.. Isnt easier to sculpt UP than carve down?
MOST of the time it is easier to make a form smaller than to make it bigger. It really depends on what type of alterations are needed.
I've noticed this too. I thought it was just me. The nose and face in general seems quite a bit smaller than their forms in the past. I'm glad McKenzies are working on changing this problem.
I just got a complaint from a customer/friend i was doing a mount for about the bridge of the nose being to small (skinny) It was a summer coat deer which made it worse.