Hi! I've been watching and learning from your videos for some time now and I've found them a great help in my own Taxidermy journey! Thank you so much!! That said, my question to you is, how would I go about altering a form (particularly the head) to fit a smaller sized pelt without the measurements from the carcass?
HI there, thanks for your message, Im glad you like my videos and they are helping you. Your question about altering and finding the right size for the tanned skin got more to do with experience than technique, however if you have a well tanned and shaved skin you should be able to find out a very close Girth, and semi close length.. once you get those measurements off the tanned skin order your form accordingly , chances are the head measurement will be very close, however if you need to resize a head or th whole body, you need to do it in 3 dimensions to keep the proportions appropriate. on the head, you need to add to the length of the head from the middle , and also height and width. If you do only one you will lose the proportion, unless its a very small adjustment. I did the same alteration on a shoulder mount stag and I filmed it, I will put together a video in near future... if you go through my channel playlists there are previous videos about resizing different forms. cheers
@@ArtofTaxidermy Thank you so much for replying! All of that makes sense! I'll get the measurements off the pelt next chance I get and take your advice from there! And I'm excited to see how you handle the stag's alterations!! Thank you again, I appreciate it!! 😊
Do you know what type of form would work best for a Boer goat billy That I don't have measurements for? He was at least 125 lbs. It's hard to find domestic animal forms and this would be my first 'real' taxidermy that isn't just skinning and tanning. Thanks! I love your videos!
You still need to measure the girth and length of the tanned hide and find a close match. The Asian goat forms are the closest to domestic size goat. For sheep I’d try Corsican. And you are right it might be tough to find a form for domestic animals.
