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getting an extra large animal is quite a treat until you try to find a
form to fit - this animal is a ringtail cat and is almost twice as big as
any other one i have ever seen - i knew how to do it i just hadnt ever
done it - figured this was as good a time as any to try out these
'book skills - first thing after skinning i am doing is strenghtening the
ball joints for freezing and trying to get them to hold rough
positioning as they freeze - i wanted animal coming down a rock so i
held him up and sized up where his legs needed to be
form to fit - this animal is a ringtail cat and is almost twice as big as
any other one i have ever seen - i knew how to do it i just hadnt ever
done it - figured this was as good a time as any to try out these
'book skills - first thing after skinning i am doing is strenghtening the
ball joints for freezing and trying to get them to hold rough
positioning as they freeze - i wanted animal coming down a rock so i
held him up and sized up where his legs needed to be
put him in freezer and checked every
30 minutes to see what changes i
needed to make - after 2 1/2 hours he
was setting up good and i left him
overnite to freeze solid
30 minutes to see what changes i
needed to make - after 2 1/2 hours he
was setting up good and i left him
overnite to freeze solid
same thing here
frozen in position
take the screws out now
i am going to cast the legs and body
separate - this is by far the easiest way
to do small mammals - i have marked
where i will cut
separate - this is by far the easiest way
to do small mammals - i have marked
where i will cut
..... and all the rest
cut off the first leg......