TUCK / NO TUCK

Is just like many other debates, two different ways to get the same thing accomplished, as long as done correctly.

 

I think it's Tuck,,Tuck,,, No Tuck ! May have something to do with the way people were taught? I use the lay method,only because that's the way I learned how to do it. I should probably try to tuck one to see if it works better or not. But I think I'm too old for change!

 

Is old news Skulley...


http://www.taxidermy.net/forum/index.php/topic,93742.0.html

 

Your Brilliant dennis 8) thanks for sharing, Bows down seriously though..this will help alot now and down the road !!

 

I do the lay tuck method. I leave just a tiny bit to tuck, like a 16th or less.

 

I like to LAY, I thought it was weird seeing the guy on silence of the lambs tucking it in front of the mirror.lol

 

I like tucking about an 8th" or so. Its good insurance to have a little glue in that tuck & it seldom pulls at all.

 

I was taught the lay method, it works great but honestly, I just took a few tips from my buddy Clark and I will say HANDS DOWN better product IMO. more realistic and less to fuss with.

 

I always enjoy a good lay myself. Id rather have a lay than tuck it. Will miss ya at the Sconnie show Bill. Got a good Primer in tonight. You know whats instore for the next 3 nights lol. See ya at MN next year!

 

Tucking gives you more positive control without the constant babysitting the "lay method" requires. The eyelashes tend to fall into place much better. Dennis's results are fantastic but if it were the "norm" wed be doing it with the lips as well.

 

George is right, you can not set them and forget them and the skin must be thin, thin. If you don't have the time to do the lay method correctly, best to tuck I would say. Good to know how to work with each. Advantages and disadvantages in both for me, can be helpful to know the lay method even if you like tucking. Makes it easy to deal with those capes that have no skin for tucking due to someone else doing a crappy job of skinning it out.

 

Anything larger than say a fisher or a fox is a tuck job. Anything smaller, and I find it not really a worthwhile effort in trying to turn all that skin out. Tucked eyes on deer work and look a lot better. Of course you should try both methods and hone skills at each. I've encountered more than a few skins that nothing was left to tuck. Those cardboard Africrap hides come to mind.

 

I can respect your opinion..... but I think Dennis Bragg puts out some of the nicest looking eyes on this site,, and he uses the lay method. I think it's a talent thing more than the method used! Just sayin' ...

 

I tuck, but use the lay method when I buy capes from a trapper or DIY skinner/hunter,, go figure.

 

very cool skulley, i wanna give it a shot on my next mount also..what kind of glue are u using?