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Re: Deer mounting in process.. By Walter...
« Reply #15 on: Oct 28, 2010, 02:15:15 PM »
Setting the eyes....Clay behind them to hold them in place...



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Re: Deer mounting in process.. By Walter...
« Reply #16 on: Oct 28, 2010, 02:16:44 PM »
Sorry, I didnt realize those pictures were so brite... :( :(
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Re: Deer mounting in process.. By Walter...
« Reply #17 on: Oct 28, 2010, 02:59:23 PM »
This is cool. So there is bondo where the cartilage used to be in the ear?
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Re: Deer mounting in process.. By Walter...
« Reply #18 on: Oct 28, 2010, 03:26:34 PM »
Quote from: bogmanjr on Oct 28, 2010, 02:59:23 PM
This is cool. So there is bondo where the cartilage used to be in the ear?


  Some guys take the cartilage out and put a plastic ear liner in its place...  I just seperate the skin from the cartilage on the back side and put a little bondo in it and form it with my hands till it drys..  Old school way..
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Re: Deer mounting in process.. By Walter...
« Reply #19 on: Oct 28, 2010, 03:29:38 PM »
Forming the eye brows and lids...


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Re: Deer mounting in process.. By Walter...
« Reply #20 on: Oct 28, 2010, 04:04:58 PM »
Lot more to this than I ever imagined.
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Re: Deer mounting in process.. By Walter...
« Reply #21 on: Oct 28, 2010, 04:17:06 PM »
This doesn't even include what happens to the cape before I tan it..   First...Turning the ears, lips,nose and eye lids... Than salting for 3 days.. Than washing it several times.. Than fleshing the whole thing.. Than wash again..  Than tan..
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Re: Deer mounting in process.. By Walter...
« Reply #22 on: Oct 28, 2010, 05:39:40 PM »
No wonder it cost so much.
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Re: Deer mounting in process.. By Walter...
« Reply #23 on: Oct 28, 2010, 06:24:20 PM »
Getting started with sewing up the back...




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Re: Deer mounting in process.. By Walter...
« Reply #24 on: Oct 28, 2010, 06:30:25 PM »
You could sell this as a how to tutorial      8)      Neat
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Re: Deer mounting in process.. By Walter...
« Reply #25 on: Oct 28, 2010, 06:31:44 PM »
Very neat Walter!!! Definately some patience involved!!
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Re: Deer mounting in process.. By Walter...
« Reply #26 on: Oct 28, 2010, 06:45:35 PM »
awesome Walter, I love your enthusiasm for letting us know the process involved in taxidermy
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Re: Deer mounting in process.. By Walter...
« Reply #27 on: Oct 28, 2010, 06:49:10 PM »
yea I find this very interesting and commend you for doing this bc it looks like a huge pain in the a** to keep having to stop and take pics and get them posted. Thank you!
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Re: Deer mounting in process.. By Walter...
« Reply #28 on: Oct 28, 2010, 07:49:30 PM »
This is what it looks like sewn up...

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Re: Deer mounting in process.. By Walter...
« Reply #29 on: Oct 28, 2010, 07:52:18 PM »
At this time you position the ears, eyes , nose and mouth....

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