Hey Daniel, that buck turned out beautiful. Never seen one with short hair. I'm use to the northern bucks that has longer hair. You make it look so easy, but after years of doing it, I guess it would be easier. Great job my friend. Hope you're feeling better soon. Take care and be safe.
I just can’t seem to figure out how your getting so much detail lol for the most part I use Matt Thomson forms or Ben mears and I’ve recently got a fleshing machine to get my hides thinner but I can get that definition, could it be the forms or maybe something to do with the hid paste I’m using? And I’m working on sc deer so there not crazy thick haired
This particular deer was taken on an August rut hunt so the skin and hair is incredibly thin. Also, are you getting Ben Mears forms from him personally out of Mantachie or are you ordering the ones from McKenzie taxidermy supply? I use Pro 1 hide paste, which is the best I’ve ever used.
A few year back I saw a doe with antlers that was shot on thanksgiving day mounted. The velvet had started peeling off in strips and being a doe it was the ugliest mounts I have seen.
I have 2 velvet bucks mounted. By a very well-known taxidermist in my area. And the came out amazing And I had a friend of mine who went to a taxidermis he had the taxidermis talk him into a fake velvet when you put them side by side what a difference. When we put them side by side what a difference when we did that he was totally disappointed that he allowed the Taxidermis to talk him in to that I told him to take the deer head to my guy. He said he couldn't. It was too expensive.
@@thecedarridgechronicles I had a taxidermist years ago do one of my velvet deer I shot when I was a youth hunter boil it to keep the velvet on. At least that’s what he told me it was probably close to 13 years ago now have you ever heard of such a thing?
Hey, I’ve recently started doing taxidermy and I love doing it. But I’ve had a reoccurring problem of my hide pulling away from the eyes and mouth as it drys. Any recommendations?
The hide is probably a little too thick. Try thinning it as thin as possible when fleshing, then go back after it is tanned just before mounting and thin it with a scalpel or skiving knife around those areas. The thinner it is, the less it will shrink
@@ashleybrown8488 that’s right. The longer the hair the less will show, but a thicker cape also shrinks significantly while drying which causes drumming and makes it very hard to show even large muscular detail opposed to a thinner cape
