Glad it helped

haha.. sue I will try.. but keep in mind KZfaq doesn't like these contents,, anything that is considered gory, disgusting and offending to some viewers is kind of against youtube community guideline.. so I have to be careful

Thank you very much!

I would start someone off on Waterfowls only if I want them to quit afterward. LOL... they are not beginner birds.

@@ArtofTaxidermy I can agree with that, but if that wasnt a test from the high heavens to see if I could do that, then still continue taxidermy 3 years later, then I dont know what it is LOL!

The skin is currently in the freezer... I will show you how to wash, and preserve before mounting.. and then mounting.. it might not happen for couple of months, but I will post it. stay tuned.

@@ArtofTaxidermy Ok thank you, I guess I'll just carry on with my bird using borax.

The last box of scalpel blades I had were no.22 and the brand was Lance. Ordered from local pharmacy. But I’m not a brand buyer. Every time I buy whatever brand they offer.

@@ArtofTaxidermy Sorry Ben. I meant the handle that you are using for the scalpel. It is pretty big and wide. Looks like you can have more control doing the scraping/shaving on the bird skin. Thanks !

That too came from local pharmacy.

Well I’ve had mine for ages. But I bought the heavy duty machine that Mackenzie or van dyke were selling and I also ordered both kinds of wires they were selling at the time. One soft and one coarse. I use the coarse one in geese , turkeys and eagles.

I’ll keep that in mind to film it, but washing them all is pretty much the same way. Thanks for watching anyway.

Most birds are sewn up with regular cotton thread ( make sure it’s not too thin to break that’s all ) and regular needle for repair and closing up.

On a bird like waterfowls,,, fat layers are too thick and if you leave them behind then can get rancid and get smelly, they can leak into the fearhers and make the feathers greasy, or at least they can pull the feather quills by shrinking from inside the skin and mess up your grooming when the skin is drying. so I recommend cleaning it completely.

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only waterfowls

@@ArtofTaxidermy If you do not have a wire wheel, would just scarping with the scalpel work? (On non-waterfowl)

@@Percy1800sDetective absolutely... I actually use the wire wheel on waterfowls, Turkeys and sometimes pheasants.. the rest is done by hand and a saw blade. I did everything by hand even the waterfowls for over 10 years, before I got introduced to wire wheel.

Hi William. Sure I can. I will create a post with photos of the motor specs and put it on the channel for everyone to see.

check under my community tab. I posted a photo there.

Thank you, I truly appreciate your effort and fast response. Your work is absolutely impressive! I wish you the best.

the softness of the wire and also the motor RPM is important.. look into Mckenzie or Van dyke taxidermy supplies. thats where I got mine.

Hi Joe, thanks for stopping by. .. I did mount ducks for years before I realized there is something called a wire wheel... I used a combination of scissors and wire brush, and some used broken pieces of hack saw blade and scalpel blade... have them all handy and give it shot. you can do it it just takes longer.. and if you cant finish it, you can either bag and fridge for a day or bag and freeze for whenever you get back to it,, you'd better not leave it for too long since there is no meat left in the skin and it can get dehydrated sooner. good luck

Taxidermy supply house.

​@@ArtofTaxidermycan you send a website or a link please

I purchased this machine and it’s wire wheels as a package from Van Dyke taxidermy supplies. I bought all kinds of wire wheels they had ( it’s 3 types of hardness) they come in handy for different types of bird skin.

You are saying it is super soft like you can touch it. It’s is actual wires or is it rubber

Super glue. Gorilla.

@@ArtofTaxidermy When glued to the skull, is it necessary to dry the bird's skin

very soft.. you can easily touch it while spinning

thank you.it is soft in birds,but other thick skin is hard such as foxes

Yes. It’s just cleaner.

@@ArtofTaxidermy Ah I see, I just started doing that method with the smaller ducks and game birds but wasnt sure if it would work for the majority.

The biggest thing is being able to fit the wings back inside... if you are use to inverting the wings you shouldn’t have any problem , but if you like to leave the wing feathers attached to the bones then bigger geese wings might be a bit tricky to fit back inside.

@@ArtofTaxidermy that makes sense, also I'm getting a snow goose soon and is the skin a bit more hardy rather than touchy persay like a wood duck?

If I get time, i usually go out a few times for uplands and waterfowl every season.

Sorry .. I left the computer on all night last night to upload all three videos in the proper order, I woke up this morning realizing the Part 2 didnt uplaod.. Im uploading it right now.