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Old 01-01-2005 | 05:41 AM
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rob1
 
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Default RE: Starter Kit for taxidermy

Go to the McKenzie Taxidermy site, also you may want to go to the Taxidermy Net at www.taxidermy.net. You can get to the McKenzie site from there. Have a McKenzie 2005 catalog sent to you for free. They are the largest taxidermy suppliers around and have the best deer mannikins in my opinion- McKenzie, Joe Meder, Buckeye to name a few. You can order all of your needs thru them. You will need a mounting stand, scalpel and blades, straight pins, hide paste, two part Apoxie Sculp, Mod Podge ( for nose pad ), fleshing tool, ear openers, various small dental tools ( for tucking eye skin and working skin in small places ), lip tucking tool, level ( for eye pupils ), Plenty of reference pictures ( very,very important in getting a lifelike looking mount!), staple gun, a dremel ( not absolutely needed but is very handy for cleaning out nose interior ), 3" drywall screws ( for mounting skull plate to mannikin, I also use a cordless drill to mount the skull plate and drill the starter holes through the skull ), I use Dura-Bond Drywall paste in the dry form and mix with water to fill in under and around the skull plate, bulk salt ( for drying cape ), hide puller or adjuster, air brush, compressor and various air brush paints ( for finish work ), and hangers to hang your mount with.This material will get you a finished deer mount. You will find that you will buy or make more tools later to make the job easier for your style of mounting. Good Luck!
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