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How did you train that gator to smile for the camera?
How does it look to you? You should be your worst critic. Goosehunter1733 nailed it. His advice on skinning, fleshing and bathing, especially the...
My ducks are in a row, now I'm getting my turkeys in a row.. Who do y'all use for deluxe turkey fan-beard-leg plaque/displays? Obviously,...
I forgot to add, you will like the freedom of painting the head free from the body. And remember, loose is good. If the artificial head needs to...
I use powdered borax, but perhaps preservative will help you more. I like to work on them cold. If its heating up, toss it back into the fridge...
3 bears...amen. good catch on the ear holes. I get way down in there like you do. The eyes too. Take it slow and easy.
Not a bad question at all actually! You cut the skin from the outside where feathers meet the bill flesh. Small cuts! I use a 10 and 11 scalpel....
I bet that joker was as tight as anyone could get it if you hammered it lol. I was gonna say left hand thread until I read the reply above. Easy...
I love the hen!
I can totally relate. :mad:
The etymology of "Taxidermy". The word is Koine Greek as in Taxis τάξις Arrange/Place -Derma δέρμα Skin... Like I said,"Moving Skin". Dates back...
I do the same. I was just giving the OP a good starting point. I cut the necking long and use it when fleshing, and even a little while drying the...
Not sure what you call it byrdman, but i taxi (move) the skins forward and pin them in place. Taxi = moving something from one place to another....
The same length as the neck you remove. Just taxi the skin forward.
Happy new year. Let's hope for a healthy and prosperous '21. On the bench is this redhead drake with a dandy wing rebuild, and casting some heads...
It's good that you're improving. It's not easy to do bird taxidermy. I was told by my mentor when I started bird taxi, that I would need to do at...
Instead of saying a seller on this site, I'd say, "I was gifted the bird form a really nice person on this site". It's against the law to sell...
The short answer is, nothing. Nothing should be stopping you or preventing you from inserting the neck material. If you didn't skin the bird and...
Go old school..Excelsior and butcher twine..
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