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do you learn a skill like taxidermy without school? is it unusual to apprentice?
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Sun, March 21, 2004 - 9:36 PMwell I do not think you need to go to school. I would just call around to a place that does it and get an informational interview. I am sure that any cool place would let you in to learn how. They also have a plethora of info about it on the web, and they sell kits etc..
Anyone else have advice?? I have actually thought about trying to learn myself. It would be cool to take a trip to go see that..if one could only find a cool place that would let us in.. -
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Mon, March 22, 2004 - 12:50 AMIf you are reall serious, you should set aside a place in your basement.. And get REALLY WEIRD about it! Lots of formaldihyde missing pets and a good set of needles, and a refusal to take the laws of nature or the concern of your peers seriously.
Or try the library.
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Mon, March 22, 2004 - 8:56 AMLearning taxidermy isn't very hard, doing it well is. There are many places to learn taxidermy - depending on where you are in the country. Alot of states have taxidermy associations which have demos at their conventions (California's was 2 weeks ago) Some places have classes at the local community college, you might find a local taxidermist who will teach you. You also might try your local natural history museum. Also Wasco Taxidermy supply sells instructional booklets and videos (www.taxidermy.com). I'll be teaching a mouse mounting class at Paxton Gate in May if you are interested.
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Mon, March 22, 2004 - 12:30 PMMy darling Jeanie,
Are you the maker of the the sweet "Deer" mouse I have under glass in my living room?
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Mon, March 22, 2004 - 5:06 PMoh my! yes. i suppose i did make that. is it a standing or crawling model? -
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Mon, March 22, 2004 - 5:08 PMIt stands in a zombie-like pose with the arms straight out. It has sweet little antlers.
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Mon, March 22, 2004 - 5:09 PMpost our event listing. I wan't to check it out. -
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Mon, March 22, 2004 - 6:16 PMI would have to agree with Kimric on this one- learn how and get all the wierd stuff- formaldehyde, baloons etc laying around the corner of the basement..or build a shack in the backyard..and maybe contemplate moving to rural Louisiana off of hwy 49 and open a museum....
if you are gonna do it- go all out.
Remember Wally Glenn's post early on about that warehouse in Seattle where he went to go got propane?? yeah..that is what I am talking about!
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Tue, March 23, 2004 - 11:27 PMTake your inspiration from song! (Tie me kangroo down) "Tan me hide when i'm dead Fred, tan me hide when i'm dead.... So we tand his hide when he died that night, and that's it 'angin on the shed!
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Tue, March 23, 2004 - 11:31 PMTake your inspiration from song! (Tie me kangroo down) "Tan me hide when i'm dead Fred, tan me hide when i'm dead.... So we tand his hide when he died that night, and that's it 'angin on the shed!
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Wed, March 24, 2004 - 9:56 AMsadly, you don't use formaldehyde in taxidermy, you do use it in pickled things in jars. my dream is to have a big house in some nice quiet suburb, and keep popcisles and ice cream in my big freezer for the neighborhood kids. so when i offer them goodies, they see hoofs and horns sticking near the ice cream treats. that hasn't happened yet, but i do have some nice pickeled goodies in my medicine cabinet. -
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Wed, March 24, 2004 - 10:05 AM"Frog POPs!" (have you seen the Triplets of Belleville?)
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Tue, December 26, 2006 - 6:14 PMI learned by watching some one else mount a deer head.Not hard to do but ya gotta have a strong stomach.they look a bit different turned wrong side out on a table.I never had a leson or read anything.just get you a dan chase ctalog and have at it.
