It's easier than the way we first started...we were cutting and then bending by hand and cutting and bending...after doing 4-5 with this, we agreed this is just as an important tool as our knife! Hope it works for you
Yes, stick the deers bottom jaw inside the clamp and bend down to open the jaw wide open. I actually mounted my clamp closer to the outside edge of my table so I can bend it down farther.
I read on one of your replies about knifes how you cut down the line and pop the jaw off. Any chance you could describe in detail how you do this. Its a part i struggle with trying to bend the jaw all the way to the next then have to dig in there cutting what I can till something gives.
I use this thing we all call jaw breaker...i cut down the jaw line on the outside, put it's jaw in the bracket and bend it back and then cut down the inside and back. it's actually really easy after you've done a few. see if this link works for you. https://www.taxidermy.net/threads/436364/#post-2835232