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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: LongTatLaw on January 05, 2008, 02:15:19 PM

Title: Form Alter for bigger mounts.
Post by: LongTatLaw on January 05, 2008, 02:15:19 PM: Hey everyone, Im not a taxidermist but I absolutely love it. Im always looking for something a little different and here is something.

Its a do it yourself shoulder mount extension that could add a degree of uniqueness to put you ahead of the competition. :drool:

check it out.

dave

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hartstaxidermy.com/brian%2520morris%2520elk%2520mount.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.hartstaxidermy.com/taxidermy_mounts.htm&h=480&w=640&sz=41&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=9DeUo1vM0bTr7M:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Delk%2Bmounts%26svnum%3D100%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN
Title: Re: Form Alter for bigger mounts.
Post by: LongTatLaw on January 05, 2008, 02:24:11 PM: Ok, if that link doesnt take you immediately to a page talking about deer or elk "extensions" then click that tab at the top of the page.

Its a way using plywood to add like 3 inches of body to the shoulder form and it looks easy and the mounts look really good to me.

what yall think?

Michelle
Title: Re: Form Alter for bigger mounts.
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on January 05, 2008, 02:45:02 PM: The elk extension is realy nothing new to me I have sean it befor. They are used when more antler clearance is needed.

The Deer extension looks good but will add a good bit of weight to the form. If it were me I would have done it a different way using more foam to decrease the weight.
Title: Re: Form Alter for bigger mounts.
Post by: LongTatLaw on January 05, 2008, 03:11:43 PM: Ya maybe on the weight. I just havent seen it before. I liked it and thought id share but if you dont care I see how it is... :P

Im just always looking for any way to squeeze a few more inches on the wall... I dont know anyone that needs antler clearance for deer...I wish...and my poor lil elk aint gonna knock the ceiling out either :P

I see what ya mean for weight. How would you get the foam without ordering like a half size form? much more expensive and all?
Title: Re: Form Alter for bigger mounts.
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on January 05, 2008, 07:07:05 PM: It's still going to cost extra for me to add an extension to a mount. I'd put it together kind of like the elk but fill it with compressed foam. That will take a lot of the weight away.