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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: Rob on February 10, 2019, 08:36:55 AM

Title: Croc belly skin
Post by: Rob on February 10, 2019, 08:36:55 AM: Took 2 years and 7 months but I finally got this in the house!

Now, what to do with 14 feet of leather!
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on February 10, 2019, 09:35:41 AM: That’s a lot of boots , and shoes.😉
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Post by: zwickeyman on February 10, 2019, 09:38:47 AM: Did it shrink a little getting it tanned? 14' is a nice Croc
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Post by: JWEBB on February 13, 2019, 10:18:22 PM: Really cool!
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on February 13, 2019, 11:26:19 PM: Where's the back?
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Post by: huntnphool on February 13, 2019, 11:28:17 PM: That's awesome
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Post by: Kit Carson on February 14, 2019, 10:46:49 PM: Story? Just curious, why isn't the back also tanned?

Yea, lot of leather there.
Title: Re: Croc belly skin
Post by: Rob on February 20, 2019, 02:14:10 PM: Here is the back! (it is also as hard as a turtle shell so not sure it would tan well)
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Post by: pianoman9701 on February 20, 2019, 02:30:47 PM: Pretty cool. I assume you put it out there just for parties and annoying children, or for annoying children's parties.
Title: Re: Croc belly skin
Post by: Rob on February 20, 2019, 05:07:55 PM: yeah, I thought it looked better in the grass than on the carpet for the photo. Not 100% sure where to put it. I sent the head back to the taxidermist to do a little work on it - not quite what I was looking for. The head is fake, but the back and tail are real. Since I wanted the skull they could not do a skin mount of the head. I guess the skin is so stuck to the skull that they cannot remove it.