Fantastic work. Hard to believe that's the same cape you first started with. Hope your customer watches these videos and appreciates all the work you put in that mount. You are very skilled!
He does. He is also a good friend here locally. One of the best hunters and customers I work with. That's one reason I told him just to cape that sucker and bring him home. As many as he and his wife bring me from out of state, I would love for him to learn and save the money for having them caped!
Can't believe you saved that. Your a magician. I would have never tried to save that deer. Keep up the experimentation, you give us ideas and courage to work outside of the box. 👊
You should do a video on your thoughts on taxidermy competitions. Personally I don't need a trophy, the look on my client's face when they pick up their mount is all the encouragement I need. I had a girl about 7 years old who brought me a beautiful largemouth bass that was 6 lb and when she picked up her mouth from me the look on that child's face was of absolute amazement and it was then that I knew I was on the right track
I generally do not comment on videos but I have to say - in most cases the talent of a taxidermist is not merely what he can do artistically, but more so, what he can fix and hide! And you sir, pulled off a taxidermy miracle with this one. Well played. I am impressed and you have my respect. I just mounted a buck out of Ohio and it is destroyed from tick damaged in the brisket area and on the back of the ears. I am going to use some of your techniques and see if I can save another one in your honor! PS - love the finger painting. A lost art to be sure!
U did a awesome job and it couldn't have been a shorter hair deer for u to have to repair. Have u tried using pan pastels? They work great for hiding the shiny look of epoxy amd repairs. I found a cheap pack of pastel sticks at my local art store and I just use a bit of sand paper to grind off what I need and works well for mixing colour as well.
You did a awesome repair job on that buck. I've repaired places similar to that, but each situation is different. I've retired from doing it now, but what is the name of that flocking technique if you don't mind? Again...awesome job.
Honestly if it has a name I don't know it 😂 I just enjoy trying any idea I can come up with and see the results, even if it means taking it back apart and trying again! And believe me...it has happened several times ha!
Im about to mount my first. My measurements are 6.75x14x15x15.5. I can get a 6.25x14x15x15.5 through mckenzie, or a 6.50x15x15x16.5 which would you recommend using that would fit the cape better since there isnt an exact size i need
I would size down for your first. It will give you some room to work and a little slack to tuck and stitch. You can go up a size to better match the nose, but you would have to trim the form to fit, and that isn't hard either if you wanted to try to tackle that on your first try.
My favorite thing to use is no rinse foaming dog shampoo. It won't bring back color in an old faded mount, they have to be airbrushed, but it cleans them really well, smells great, and makes the hair really shiny
If it was tanned and could be rehydrated it might be possible, but not something I've ever tried. I'm going to remount a buck of mine in the next few months, and I'll try it and see what happens
