BB taxidermy extrordinaire!!!!!!

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30-04-2013, 09:28 PM
baldbob

BB taxidermy extrordinaire!!!!!!

I have been looking for a reasonable enough headskin for almost a year for the 10 6/8 Cham I got last year as the original skin was abit fooked due to less than glamerous shooting!

Last Friday I went over the hill to long time friend PJ RITCHIE from rangitata
retired taxidermist extrordinaire!
I decided I was gonna help do this to add to the nostalgia of ther finished mount!
At 83 years old PJ is still very active and would give most 50yr olds a run for their money!!

Well I tried to help but ended up with a slap round the face!

Heres part one of the mounting which included the skinning out of the head.. getting the skin pickling and casting the cast for the skin to go on.. we also screwed on the horns to the cast ready to go!
If ya want a description of anything post and ill do my best to explain!

It takes 3 weeks to properly pickle and tan the skin so hopefully ill be back it a month for another slap round the face and to finish my mount!!!!

Ill also photograph part 2 of mounting and post up in a similar fashion!!

Cheers guys!

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30-04-2013, 09:34 PM
R93

Its gunna make a nice mount.:thumbsup:
30-04-2013, 09:42 PM
Dundee

Taxidermy is certainly a great craft:cool:
30-04-2013, 09:43 PM
Toby

Wicked cool
30-04-2013, 09:45 PM
Rushy

That is phenominal. Never seen it done before.
30-04-2013, 09:56 PM
Munsey

That's really cool . BB how many hrs roughly did it take him to get to that stage ?
30-04-2013, 10:00 PM
ebf

:cool: tx for posting BB
30-04-2013, 10:13 PM
Nick.m

Fark thats cool, are all mounts done the same?
01-05-2013, 12:32 AM
baldbob

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Originally Posted by Nick.m

Fark thats cool, are all mounts done the same?

All heads are done the same just different moulds are used and different cuts made on the skin when you skin her out!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Munsey

That's really cool . BB how many hrs roughly did it take him to get to that stage ?

5hrs to that point he rekns another 6hrs to finish totally once the skins tanned!

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Originally Posted by R93

Its gunna make a nice mount.:thumbsup:

Trust you to bring the "mount" into it davey:thumbsup:
01-05-2013, 08:46 AM
Scouser

Wow, really skilled craft, always wondered how they do it, fascinating, thanks for the thread BB.....
01-05-2013, 08:53 AM
ishoot10s

Great pair of hooks mate, certainly worth the effort to mount.
01-05-2013, 09:05 AM
Uplandstalker

True craftsmen like this never forget there skills.
01-05-2013, 10:48 AM
Bryan

Thats a wicked process to watch BB. Very interesting, and a very nice set of hooks too!

Looking forward to the 2nd stage of the process.
01-05-2013, 07:31 PM
puku

Hmm is it just me or does that rabbit have horns?

Like the others have said awesome hooks and something to aspire to a.

Thanks for posting the process so far. Bring on "round 2"
01-05-2013, 07:53 PM
Munsey

Is it just me or does this chap look like geppetto ( pinocchios carver ) . He looks like a real craftsman
01-05-2013, 08:30 PM
baldbob

Quote:

Originally Posted by puku

Hmm is it just me or does that rabbit have horns?

Like the others have said awesome hooks and something to aspire to a.

Thanks for posting the process so far. Bring on "round 2"

Its one of those wee bucks norway shoots with a rabbit stretched over the cast!!!
01-05-2013, 09:21 PM
R93

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Originally Posted by Munsey

Is it just me or does this chap look like geppetto ( pinocchios carver )

Dunno about geppetto, but I always reckoned BB looked like an gayer version of Jack Black:D

Dont bother with a retort BB. Anything you could come up with would only be a compliment. I know I look like a bit of chewed up bubble gum.:P
01-05-2013, 09:49 PM
baldbob

Quote:

Originally Posted by R93

Dunno about geppetto, but I always reckoned BB looked like an gayer version of Jack Black:D

Dont bother with a retort BB. Anything you could come up with would only be a compliment. I know I look like a bit of chewed up bubble gum.:P

I get jack black alot but only you could pick the gay in me a wee davey.... mmmmmmhmmmmmmmm
01-05-2013, 10:21 PM
Dundee

Rabbit with horns ...........where?? They call it a buck rabbit down there:D
01-05-2013, 10:32 PM
R93

Quote:

Originally Posted by baldbob

I get jack black alot but only you could pick the gay in me a wee davey.... mmmmmmhmmmmmmmm

Its the way you hold your trigger finger:P
01-05-2013, 10:52 PM
baldbob

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Originally Posted by R93

Its the way you hold your trigger finger:P

Drive him home lol