Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 26, 2011, 09:05:09 AM
Was able to get the antlers off and get a new cape for him and this is the end result
Enjoy the pictures
Joe
Post by: halflife65 on August 26, 2011, 09:17:55 AM
Is huntergreg the guy that had that nightmare with the guy from Kittitas that went to North Bend or something like that? I sort of remember that thread and feeling really sorry for the guy.
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 26, 2011, 09:20:01 AM
Wow, that's a HUGE improvement. The first one looks like I did it in the garage with an Elmer's glue stick and a form made out of a piece of firewood. That thing was horrible. It looks GREAT now, though.
Is huntergreg the guy that had that nightmare with the guy from Kittitas that went to North Bend or something like that? I sort of remember that thread and feeling really sorry for the guy.
Yes I am about 95% positive that was the same thread. I understand the feeling completely.
Joe
Post by: NWBREW on August 26, 2011, 09:36:12 AM
Very nice work Joe, very nice. One question for you. Is the cost of a redo the same, higher or lower then that of a new mount? Just curious.
Devin
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 26, 2011, 10:04:50 AM
Very nice. That would be my nightmare. Working so hard to find a buck worth mounting and having someone screw up the mount. For that reason alone I have yet to have any shoulder mounts done (although I wish I would have on one). I am very picky and expect perfection for the money I pay. It wasn't untill I found this site that I saw taxi's with a true talent for what they do. I now know where I will take all my mounts to be and have no fear. Birds, bears, deer or whatever it may be, I have found that different taxi's excell in certain areas and they are all on this site.
Very nice work Joe, very nice. One question for you. Is the cost of a redo the same, higher or lower then that of a new mount? Just curious.
Devin
Devin.
I charge 450.00 on a deer. Although there was some extra work to be done on this one I still only charged the 450.00. Only extra that I had to charge was 75.00 for the extra cape. I paid 75.00 for it so I just recovered the money I had invested into it. If the cape could have been saved, and the form could have been used. I would not have charged the 450.00 because I already had the form, I would have given that portion back to the customer.All re-dos are a case by case.
Joe
Post by: Ranger91298 on August 27, 2011, 12:57:20 AM
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Post by: remington300mag on August 27, 2011, 10:39:49 AM
Glad you got it fixed up right for him.......
Post by: huntergreg on August 27, 2011, 10:54:51 PM
here is a link to the story after I picked it up.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,45047.msg544608.html#msg544608 (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,45047.msg544608.html#msg544608)
Post by: Pathfinder101 on August 29, 2011, 12:44:44 PM
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 30, 2011, 08:07:17 AM
Joe
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Post by: SemperFidelis97 on August 31, 2011, 09:37:54 PM
Post by: huntergreg on August 31, 2011, 10:02:48 PM
Fantastic recovery there Joe that first picture is just scarey looking I would have had a hard time paying a guy for a deer that came out looking like that nice that you could bring it back to the luster it should have had to start with.
I ended up paying the other taxi all the money up front. He messed up my elk euro mount also.
Post by: h2ofowlr on August 31, 2011, 10:39:47 PM
Thank goodness there are some good taxidermist on this site.
Post by: Pathfinder101 on September 01, 2011, 03:42:46 PM
Fantastic recovery there Joe that first picture is just scarey looking I would have had a hard time paying a guy for a deer that came out looking like that nice that you could bring it back to the luster it should have had to start with.
I ended up paying the other taxi all the money up front. He messed up my elk euro mount also.
How do you mess up a Euro...? :dunno: Did he forget the skull...?
Post by: huntergreg on September 01, 2011, 03:56:32 PM
Fantastic recovery there Joe that first picture is just scarey looking I would have had a hard time paying a guy for a deer that came out looking like that nice that you could bring it back to the luster it should have had to start with.
I ended up paying the other taxi all the money up front. He messed up my elk euro mount also.
How do you mess up a Euro...? :dunno: Did he forget the skull...?
The Elk euro mount was also done by Strait arrow Taxidermy at the same time as the deer. .
look at the pics and you be the judge!
Post by: firefighter4607 on September 01, 2011, 04:14:11 PM
Post by: MLBowhunting on September 01, 2011, 09:29:35 PM
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 01, 2011, 09:50:54 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on September 06, 2011, 08:04:29 PM
Fantastic recovery there Joe that first picture is just scarey looking I would have had a hard time paying a guy for a deer that came out looking like that nice that you could bring it back to the luster it should have had to start with.
I ended up paying the other taxi all the money up front. He messed up my elk euro mount also.
How do you mess up a Euro...? :dunno: Did he forget the skull...?
The Elk euro mount was also done by Strait arrow Taxidermy at the same time as the deer. .
look at the pics and you be the judge!
Well, you are right. He screwed that up, no doubt about that. Wow. I thought I was a crappy taxidermist... :chuckle: :chuckle:
So, Michelle's probably right. He boiled the damn nose bones right off that sucker. Wow. That's a LOT of boiling. I mean a LOT. I have overboiled skulls before and never had the nose bones fall off. I am talking put-that-puppy-in-the-boiling-water-and-leave-for-the-weekend overboiling...
...either that, or he dropped it.... :dunno:
Someone please confirm for me that this guy is out of business...
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 07, 2011, 11:44:52 AM
Post by: Miles on September 07, 2011, 11:55:58 AM
Typical Boil job.
Typical?
I've never had one turn out anywhere close to that. :dunno:
Post by: Pathfinder101 on September 07, 2011, 12:55:19 PM
Typical Boil job.
Typical?
I've never had one turn out anywhere close to that. :dunno:
You have to understand that Michelle is the anti-boiling mascot of the taxidermy world. She is to skull-boilers what Eddie Eagle is to anti-gun groups. :chuckle: :chuckle:
She "macerates" her skulls, and quite frankly, they come out Museum Quality when she's done with them. It's a horrible, smelly process, but sure turns out nice in the end.
so... now reread her comment.
Imagine her in her shop, surrounded by deer, bear, elk and cougar skulls with all of the intricate, little, feather-like nasal bones still firmly intact. She sniffs, rolls her eyes, clicks on "reply" and types...."Typical boil job", then goes to check on her tubs of macerating bone like they are carefully baking huckleberry pies...
...get it now...? :chuckle:
Post by: Miles on September 07, 2011, 10:03:46 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on September 08, 2011, 10:07:07 AM