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10th shoulder mount (please critique)

Discussion in 'Deer and Gameheads' started by drose531, May 10, 2014.

  1. May 10, 2014 #1
    drose531

    drose531 New Member

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    Hello, I am new to this site and new to the art of taxidermy. I have been doing work for others for about 2 years now and am trying to build a customer base that hopefully will turn into a full time winter job. Any advice would be appreciated! Thank you for your time


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  3. May 10, 2014 #2
    tem

    tem Well-Known Member

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    looks good for your 10th. the hair at the corner of the mouth could be tucked in a little more. then it wont stick out like it does.
     

  5. May 11, 2014 #3
    Brian Reinertson

    Brian Reinertson Well-Known Member

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    Very solid mount. If you want this to be a winter job my best advice would be to get a good tannery that will have hides ready for you in the winter to work on. A lot of tanneries have such a long TAT and you could be bored all winter. I'm lucky to have a great tannery that turns them out fast. Or tan them yourself.
     
  6. May 11, 2014 #4
    drose531

    drose531 New Member

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    Thank you, I actually have never sent a cape to the tannery(b/c I have heard how long a lot of them take to get it back to you), I have been using Krowtann. It seems to work pretty good and is easy enough even I can use it!
     
  7. May 12, 2014 #5
    critterstuffr

    critterstuffr New Member

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    10Th deer what that week? No really nice job you should be proud. The tannery time I started using the RUSH service at the Wild Gall and have been really pleased. Return in 30-45 days which means I'm done in June instead of starting in July. Cost is about 10-12 dollars a cape. Worth it to me. Just an option to look into. Self tanning takes time cost money in the long run. Great job once again.
     
  8. May 12, 2014 #6
    Justin2011

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    You using Krowtann 2000 or whitetail formula
     
  9. May 12, 2014 #7
    Justin2011

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    Looks awesome man your customer will be happy with that mount!!
     
  10. May 12, 2014 #8
    drose531

    drose531 New Member

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    Thank you guys! I have used both the 2000 and Whitetail formula but I think I like the Whitetail formula better, seems to have a bit more stretch.
     
  11. May 15, 2014 #9
    quest

    quest Active Member

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    Nice work!
     
  12. May 18, 2014 #10
    insane1

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    very nice
     
  13. May 18, 2014 #11
    livbucks

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    Nothing but praise for it. Your customers will get a good value. Good luck!
     
  14. May 21, 2014 #12
    J Cook

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    I would like to say that is a very solid mount for your 10th. Maybe it is me or the picture, but the antlers appear to me to be back a little to far, angle is good though.