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Lots of topics lately on price, taxidermy quality etc...
Just thought I would show something else most of you don't think about. Cheap mounts don't always show the true depth of their problems.
Here is a mount I recently tore apart, mounted by another taxidermist. The mount looked OK from the outside, it had symmetry issues etc, but nothing too major. That is until I tore it apart. This cape was at least tanned, but some of the cheaper taxidermists don't even tan their capes.
This is what I found, no hide paste was used (glue).
The skull cap was not cleaned off, notice all the meat, and the membrane in the brain cavity.
And finally, the nice infestation of dermestid beetles that were living underneath the skull. (yellow debris in the middle of photo)
PS...I really wish you guys would handle that velvet more gently in all your photos! The heat and pressure from your hands, will damage and mat down the velvet, and live velvet looks fluffy.
Just thought I would show something else most of you don't think about. Cheap mounts don't always show the true depth of their problems.
Here is a mount I recently tore apart, mounted by another taxidermist. The mount looked OK from the outside, it had symmetry issues etc, but nothing too major. That is until I tore it apart. This cape was at least tanned, but some of the cheaper taxidermists don't even tan their capes.
This is what I found, no hide paste was used (glue).
The skull cap was not cleaned off, notice all the meat, and the membrane in the brain cavity.
And finally, the nice infestation of dermestid beetles that were living underneath the skull. (yellow debris in the middle of photo)
PS...I really wish you guys would handle that velvet more gently in all your photos! The heat and pressure from your hands, will damage and mat down the velvet, and live velvet looks fluffy.