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Offline Michelle_Nelson

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Bear Rug (before & after)
« on: March 18, 2008, 10:07:02 PM »
 :IBCOOL: This is the guys FIRST bear.  :( The bear also refused to die so more than one shot was needed.  So I have a little bit of sewing and repair work to do.  The finnal shot actually traveled through the bear and the copper jacket went through the roof of the mouth and lodged in the skull(I was able to recover it :tup:).  The lead went through the left upper lip and tore it up pretty bad.  I am supprised the bullet didn't do more damage to the sull. 

This is the way the hide was brought to me from the hunter.  This is a picture of the hide after I picked it up from the tannery!


« Last Edit: March 18, 2008, 10:15:24 PM by Michelle_Nelson »

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RE: Bear Rug (before & after)
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2008, 10:09:07 PM »
Here is a picture of the hide after I made all the repairs.


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RE: Bear Rug (before & after)
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2008, 10:09:48 PM »
Did he use a Howitzer ??
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RE: Bear Rug (before & after)
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2008, 10:12:05 PM »
Here are a couple pictures of the finnished product!










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RE: Bear Rug (before & after)
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2008, 10:14:44 PM »
Couple pictures of the back side of the rug.  The felt is machine sewed.  The backing I sewed by hand.






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RE: Bear Rug (before & after)
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2008, 10:15:50 PM »
Great work!!

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RE: Bear Rug (before & after)
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2008, 10:17:55 PM »
You must be some sort of miracle worker. that thing looked like it ate a grenade before. Nice finished product !!
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RE: Bear Rug (before & after)
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2008, 10:21:52 PM »
Very Nice Job!!! :)

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RE: Bear Rug (before & after)
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2008, 10:35:27 PM »
Was it a product of a very bad skinning job also?  Wow, you have some talent putting that thing back together, I don't think Ive seen a Bear more butchered than that one in the beginning.

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RE: Bear Rug (before & after)
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2008, 10:52:02 PM »
You must be some sort of miracle worker. that thing looked like it ate a grenade before. Nice finished product !!
That's just what I was thinking when I saw it as well, great job Michelle
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RE: Bear Rug (before & after)
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2008, 05:24:55 AM »
Very nice restoration, reconstruction, etc.  Ever thought about being a plastic surgeon :)
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RE: Bear Rug (before & after)
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2008, 05:38:23 AM »
Nice WOrk Michelle!!!!
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RE: Bear Rug (before & after)
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2008, 05:49:44 AM »
i am impressed

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RE: Bear Rug (before & after)
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2008, 06:11:29 AM »
I wouldn't have accepted it form him.  That was some wack slice and dice job.  I hope the guy appreciates what you have done for him.  Thats ALOT of time and effort. 

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RE: Bear Rug (before & after)
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2008, 08:44:06 AM »
Wow, thats great work Michelle.  I have to agree with Bone, I can't believe you accepted that from him, but I bow my head to you as that is some great work.

Not sure about the earlier ccomment about some guy hassling you because he thinks he was overcharged, but if it was on the bear, the guy really has some things to learn about animal care and taxidermy.
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