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Why it's good to learn earliners and bondo both

Discussion in 'Deer and Gameheads' started by boarhunter67, Jan 5, 2016.

  1. Jan 5, 2016 #1
    boarhunter67

    boarhunter67 Well-Known Member

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    I started out using bondo only. After taking classes from Rick Carter and Bill Yox, I primarily use ear liners because I personally can get a much better ear. However, I still have to break out the bondo once in a while. I was mounting a corsican ram this week and was ready to do the ears. I usually buy things several weeks in advance, sometimes months, so I can order in bulk. Usually I have time to test fit a hide on a form and do all the form prep, but I usually wait to do anything with the ears until the day of. Yesterday I went to do the ears and when I opened the bag of earliners. Both were left earliners, and one was a different size. If I didn't know how to do bondo ears, I would have had to freeze the hide until I could reorder correct ones. Because I can also do bondo ears, I just carried on and it looks great. It always pays to learn how to do things multiple ways.
     
  3. Jan 6, 2016 #2
    Dakota Hills

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    Good point! Diversity always pays off !!
     

  5. Jan 7, 2016 #3
    Diamondhitch

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    Plus where are you going to find XLG Muntjac, Cape Fox or Chupacabra earliners anyway? Gotta know em both for sure.
     
  6. Jan 7, 2016 #4
    George

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    Absolutely, HOWEVER, you'd have been SOL if you'd taken the cartilage out already.
     
  7. Jan 7, 2016 #5
    Gurneyjockey

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    How's that George? I don't make a practice of doing that, but I have done it quite a few times with great results. I'm just curious what the issues are.

    Justin
     
  8. Jan 7, 2016 #6
    boarhunter67

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    I actually don't take the cartilige out until after I've test fitted so I was lucky.
     
  9. Jan 8, 2016 #7
    George

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    Gurney, I suspect your idea of "great results and mine are different. Unless you have an inner ear mold, getting the shape in a snotbag filled with Bondo is going to be nearly impossible. There are several complex concave/convex areas toward the inner ear canal that just won't work if you're trying to mold it by hand.
     
  10. Jan 9, 2016 #8
    RTF

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    Good thing I have some then George
     

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  11. Jan 9, 2016 #9
    Gurneyjockey

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    I do have molds like Mr Harring, along with others that I have cast which I use to achieve great results. Again, not usually my go to technique, but done carefully, works just fine.
     
  12. Jan 9, 2016 #10
    tmpatton22

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    How well do the bondo ear tools work. I've been thinking about buying some but wasn't sure.
     
  13. Jan 9, 2016 #11
    George

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    Thanx guys. That's the trick.

    Let me tell you about Bondo. It takes practice and talent to do them right. If you screw up, you can take the back out.