Taxidermy

A practical, illustrated handbook for the sportsman-amateur that presents tools, materials, and step-by-step procedures for preparing and mounting specimens. It explains selection and use of knives, drills, needles, stuffing rods, wires and fastening tools; methods for skinning birds and small and large mammals, cleaning skulls, wiring bones, building forms, stuffing and shaping artificial muscles, and mounting fish, reptiles, deer heads and coyotes; preservation techniques to retard decay; and finishing, posing and repair tips. Diagrams and concise instructions guide readers through common problems and beginner-level workshop setups.