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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: BLKBEARKLR on May 02, 2011, 11:11:21 AM

Title: well guess time to get started ( All completed and drying now)
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on May 02, 2011, 11:11:21 AM: A young Army soldier brought this to me after having Stewarts Meats in Mckenna cape it out for him to do a shoulder mount. I tried to talk him out of it or replacing the cape, but it was his first deer and was determined to have it done. His parting words were do a neck mount if you have to.... That would not sit to well with me. So Myself and the wife have been trying to figure out what the heck to do. The sewing is not a big factor, but all the missing pieces are.

More pics to follow.....

Joe
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Post by: grundy53 on May 02, 2011, 11:47:00 AM: Ouch.
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Post by: bowsandhose on May 02, 2011, 12:15:26 PM: WTF :o did they cape it with a chainsaw
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on May 02, 2011, 12:25:07 PM: Wow that is nasty. Hope you guys can work it out.
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Post by: wapiti hunter2 on May 02, 2011, 12:44:41 PM: They don't call them a butcher shop for nothing.
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Post by: C-Money on May 02, 2011, 01:02:10 PM: Suffering Cats! That is rough. Hope you can make it work for the soldier.
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Post by: JKEEN33 on May 02, 2011, 01:04:53 PM: I've thrown better hides off into the bushes. Good luck.
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Post by: Sumpnneedskillin on May 02, 2011, 01:11:52 PM: I messed up my first cape too. I bought one from a buddy that he was going to sell to a taxi. Looked real similar to mine. When I took my stuff in to the taxi he mentioned that he had several "stock" hides that he wanted to use (and rotate his stock) and asked if I was willing to use one of his instead of waiting for mine to come back from the tannery. We looked and found one that again was a pretty good match.

If there were some nicks or cuts that could be sewn I'd say use it, but "holey" smokes. I don't think there's anything that could be done with that. Understand the attachment with the first deer but sometime you have to admit defeat and move on.
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on May 02, 2011, 01:22:42 PM: A few form modifications.................. Charlie----- Look I bought the right kind of saw for the job ;) LMAO.....

Joe
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Post by: Alan K on May 02, 2011, 02:22:15 PM: Quote from: wapiti hunter2 on May 02, 2011, 12:44:41 PM
They don't call them a butcher shop for nothing.

:yeah: :yike:
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Post by: 6x6in6 on May 02, 2011, 02:52:43 PM: I actually had a neck mount done on a respectable 5x5 whitey I took up Blue Creek west of Addy back in '95. By choice.
If you took the same amount off the form as you already did, that would be pretty close to where mines at. And a very similar looking form, the best I can tell.
It's kinda funny, it looks like he's poking his head through the wall, which was the plan. :chuckle:
When someone who comes by that's new to the house see's that, they automatically say "what happened, you cape him a little short?" Then I tell them and they say, yeah that is different and kinda cool looking too.
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on May 02, 2011, 03:48:21 PM: welll here is the finished product.... Hope he likes it

Joe
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Post by: grundy53 on May 02, 2011, 03:50:24 PM: looks really good. Especially considering the cape. nice buck too.
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Post by: C-Money on May 02, 2011, 03:52:55 PM: Looks great! Hunter should be very happy!
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Post by: JKEEN33 on May 02, 2011, 04:21:01 PM: Quote from: grundy53 on May 02, 2011, 03:50:24 PM
looks really good. Especially considering the cape. nice buck too.

Agreed. Great job!
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Post by: bucklucky on May 02, 2011, 04:47:59 PM: I bet that saw worked a bit better :chuckle: Good save joe.
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on May 02, 2011, 07:53:06 PM: Quote from: bucklucky on May 02, 2011, 04:47:59 PM
I bet that saw worked a bit better :chuckle: Good save joe.

Can I get a HELL YEA!!!! It actually cut both ways, it is a wonder when you have the right tool... Thanks Charlie.

Joe
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Post by: huntergreg on May 02, 2011, 08:16:16 PM: Awesome Job Joe!!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on May 02, 2011, 08:45:29 PM: Man that looks great! Very nice job getting it all fixed up.
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Post by: Ranger91298 on May 03, 2011, 11:16:14 AM: Damn Joe; looks great!!! Can't believe you were able to save the cape after all that. I am looking forward to my Mulie when all is said and done. Just make sure you are able to fix my freddie claw marks that I made on my cape...lol.
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Post by: bowsandhose on May 03, 2011, 11:59:07 AM: nice save and good work
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Post by: GoldTip on May 03, 2011, 12:39:24 PM: Very nice work, hard to believe that is the same cape. Nice job.
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Post by: WCTaxidermy on May 03, 2011, 01:56:33 PM: Good job Joe. He will be very happy with that one. John
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on May 03, 2011, 02:30:47 PM: I am wondering who is the master bird mounter on here ... I have not seen one turkey mount yet .... who is going to show me one ???
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Post by: bucklucky on May 03, 2011, 03:23:29 PM: Quote from: BOWHUNTER45 on May 03, 2011, 02:30:47 PM
I am wondering who is the master bird mounter on here ... I have not seen one turkey mount yet .... who is going to show me one ???

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Post by: PlateauNDN on May 03, 2011, 04:08:32 PM: Nice save it looks awesome! :drool:
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on May 03, 2011, 07:12:40 PM: Thank you everyone. It was one heck of a learning curve to figure out what to do with it.

Joe
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Post by: FSTaxidermy on May 05, 2011, 08:23:50 AM: Great save Joe, nice work putting the puzzle back together! I'm sure he will be thrilled with with the results. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: SemperFidelis97 on May 23, 2011, 09:45:37 PM: Great job Joe that young soldier should be thrilled. Looking at what you did with that cape makes lets me know I chose the right taxedermist.
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Post by: kglacken on May 23, 2011, 09:54:23 PM: wow great save on that one!!! Great buck too. Is that a vail tree farm buck? looks great :)