Form Size

Buy the form an inch too long. Test fit it, and if necessary, remove an inch of length. You can foam it back together, or use hot glue and a few long screws if you don’t have foam.

 

I like all my bird skins to fit loose on the body. Give you more liberty to adjust the skin and feathers.

 

Always loose

 

Buy both your skin is going to let out after fleshing uses the one that fits best. yes skin fitting a little loose is best.

 

Loose for me.

 

Bigger is not always better loose is the way to go

 

Wild things nailed it. You put a form in that fits you are going to fight everything being positioned properly. Guess how I know?

 

Shane Smith large goose 13.5x18.5 from what you posted. where did you take the measurement?

 

Ok sounds like you measured pretty much correct. Don't be afraid to use just about any of Shane Smith's forms that are smaller but close to your measurements, you can add filler or caulk or both actually his system is designed to use caulk while mounting. Go on MK site and watch his videos. I use to struggle with birds until I learned his methods mainly because of the forms available were too damn big for the birds I was mounting.

 

One way to get correct form size is to just wrap them. Then there is no guessing. You’re wrapping what your looking at no matter what. Being old school that’s what I do. Take the wood excelsior and go on. JMO. Good luck

 

You will never find an easier form to alter than a bird form. Get it close and shorten it length and width as needed. or increase it as needed. Sometimes we get in our heads on this stuff'n stuff.