Can't find the turkey breast panel I need.

Did you look in the Van Dykes catalog???

 

I'd love to help but I have no idea what you are looking for. Never heard of anything like that.

 

I seldom buy panels from the taxidermy suppliers. I use a small company, Kelly Panels in Wilmer, Alabama. If they don't have it, it can be custom made for you. They do sell some solid wood panels but most are hardwood veneer particle board, stained and smooth edged with a good lacquer finish. The carry 4 separate turkey panels and I'm positive one of them will do what you want. They have a toll free number at 1-800-528-1683. Kelly no longer owns the company so I don't know what the answering service says. I do know the number is still valid because I placed an order a few weeks back.

 

I've used them for years and have never been dissatisfied with anything I got from them. They're "economy" panels but certainly finished 100 times better than most at that price. If they have one issue, it's shipping. Instead of "popcorn" they use shredded paper and they wrap the panels like theyre aboard the Titanic. Shipping costs could be reduced by changing over, but then again, I've never gotten a dinged panel from them.

 

I did this this year. not exactly what you described but may work for what your looking for. I get my panels from walnut creek hardwood

 

At least that's actually hardwood and not the cheap ugly plycore crap.

 

Cole is there anyone or anything you haven't insulted yet? You mist be PMSing today. That "cheap plycore" has just as much real wood visible as the solid wood ones.

 

Most people who pay $500 for a deer seldom want to soenduse an extra hundred on solid wood. I actually discourage panels behind shoulder mounts as that's a carry over from years gone by. I use them mostly for bases under small game and birds with a few fir antler mounts and tail fans.

 

nana, mckenzie has a panel on page 735. 11 3/4 x 23 1/4 . i have used this panel and it did the job. hope this helps you

 

I didn't know I was insulting anyone by stating an opinion, but I guess you were insulted. If you can honestly tell me that there is little to no difference in the panels below then I can't help ya. Keep using those ugly POS's.

 

I can honestly tell you that when you USE any of those fancy two toned, finger jointed, solid wood panels about 95% of that surface is covered and you're paying (or the customer is) for something he'll never see. The 5% is never noticed by anyone other than the guy's wife who tells him that it doesn't match their furniture.

I'm also telling you that whoever made those fibercore panels did a crappy job on them. The routing and shaping around the outside seems to have been done with a chainsaw and the polyester covering was being rationed by the teaspoon. Kelly panels look NOTHING like those with the edges smoothly and evenly sanded and polished to a high gloss.

 

Those are Walnut Hollow solid oak and walnut panels, and the ugly plycore ones are sold by the industry leading (and owner of this site) McKenzie Supply.

 

And that's why I use Kelly Panels.

And Cole, I know they're "solid wood", but if that splicing method was used in manufacturing furniture, no one would pay the price for such a patchwork colored piece. Much of today's "fine furniture" is veneer.

 

I found this thread today. I am having the same exact problem. I cant find the right panel for a breast mount with spurs below it. Taxidermyfun posted a pic of a mount that he used a panel from walnut creek hardwood. does anyone know what kind of panel it is? I cant find it on there website THANKS!

 

I use bear panels sold by McKenzie. If one of my clients wanted the legs attached I would put them on a separate panel and display them underneath. Then when their wife got tired of looking at those nasty ugly feet she could just take them down.