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October 14, 2011
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Hopefully by days end today we will have wings on this bird.
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September 26, 2011
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Looks like it is coming together nice.
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October 14, 2011
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Now we let it dry
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October 14, 2011
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Thank you pir^2h. It was very frustrating putting it back together. Took way too long to get this far. It’s only my second goose ever in 20 years. Improvements needed. One more to go.
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As the Johnny Cash song goes: “One piece at a time!” You will get it all done and hung in your shop. By the way, I like the way you have that monitor set up for your reference. I may have to be a copy cat and set one up like that also. I have a 50″ DLP TV set up in my shop but it is not to very close to where I work and certainly not HD.
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October 14, 2011
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That monitor/TV only cost me only $98 at Walmart. It’s a 19 inch Element TV. To watch videos I hook up my Laptop and for pictures I plug in my USB flash drive which is loaded with reference pics.
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May 6, 2012
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Canadian Geese are a chore! was trying to figure out how you got the skin on the completely assembled form, with head, neck, feet and wall rod? if you don’t mind me saying, it looks like the neck is way to long and thin. JMO
October 14, 2011
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Bird is cased skinned. I removed the body from the rod when I placed the skin on the form and then re-inserted the rod before sewing up.
The neck is the actual neck vertebrae with the meat removed. A wire rod then was inserted through the middle of the vertebrae bones. What the you don’t see is that the neck was then brought to its final size and shape with clay smoothed over the excelsior. Before removing the neck meat the neck was traced.
If you look at the very first picture in this thread you will see a reference mark on the back of the head to where the clay was to be built up to.
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May 6, 2012
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CJ, unique method to say the least! and thank you for the reply. missed the rear connection point. just curious as to why you would choose that method over more standard methods? IMO, neck is to long and slim and should be no more than 11″-121/2″ inches. not trying to knock your mount at all, but just trying to figure out the method you chose, and why. nice effort on your part
October 14, 2011
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Marshy you keep implying the neck is too skinny and I will say again the neck was rebuilt to the exact same size of the original size, using measurements and trace drawings of the original neck. I never showed the finished built neck before the skin was placed on. If your saying the neck on the finished mount is too long and skinny, then I don’t have a logical defense, LOL.
Using the original neck skeleton gives me correct anatomy when bending the neck. The vertebrae will only bend the way it was meant to bend.
just trying to figure out the method you chose, and why
Two words Marshy ,……………………….. Cally Morris
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May 6, 2012
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CJ, I in no way meant to offend you, and if I did I am sorry. was just somewhat perplexed as to your mounting process. that’s all
October 14, 2011
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marshy creek said
CJ, I in no way meant to offend you, and if I did I am sorry. was just somewhat perplexed as to your mounting process. that’s all
If you did I dont know how LOL. You got a long way to go to do that.
Im just trying to explain it to you the best way I can. I dont think I sounded too defensive in my reply. I’m just shocked that you have never seen a mount put back together like this. Many others have beat me to it
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May 6, 2012
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CJ, all is good, and your Goose mount looks good. I am very old school like you, I wrap all my bodies. I have never found a reason to use the real neck in any bird other than something that calls for it, IE something off the wall. Was just curious as to the neck method you used over a backer foam neck to your choice of method. that’s all. seems like a ton of extra work that offers no advantage. JIMO. there really is no reason for shape articulation of the actual neck since the neck is so stretched out and straight out. Just trying to share opinions, as too new techniques, and old
