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Sunday, November 9, 2008
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What is the right way to measure for right form for shoulder mount.Every time I order and receave it I have to do alot of sanding down to get it to go on.I measure the way the company says to? Thanks Ron
Ron: That happens all the time. After you tan a hide, it shrinks. You're probably measuring it correct, just getting shrinkage in the tan. I'll assume the sanding is in the neck area, after tanning and before mounting. You have to stretch the neck area out. What I do, if it's cut all the way down the back, I'll sew this up first. If it's a short "Y" incision, I'll leave it. Won't sew it up. I use a small hydraulic sissor jack. Put the jack in the neck, with the incision up. Get a 1 x 2 pc of oak, 1 - 2' long. Make sure that the jack is positioned in the center of the neck. Put the board on top of the pedestal that comes up. Start cranking the jack. You'll feel the skin start to tighten and stretch. You can buy a skin stretcher, but, they're not cheap. You can stretch a hide in a minute. This will add several inches to the cape. Your face area won't shrink up much if you've thinned it properly. If you do have some in the face, you can do it by hand. You can always move the jack forward or backwards in the neck tube in certain areas too. I have to do this on virtually every hide. You're right to measure raw hide before you tan for ordering. Thanks. Rick
What is the right way to measure for right form for shoulder mount.Every time I order and receave it I have to do alot of sanding down to get it to go on.I measure the way the company says to?
ReplyDeleteThanks Ron
Ron:
ReplyDeleteThat happens all the time. After you tan a hide, it shrinks. You're probably measuring it correct, just getting shrinkage in the tan. I'll assume the sanding is in the neck area, after tanning and before mounting. You have to stretch the neck area out. What I do, if it's cut all the way down the back, I'll sew this up first. If it's a short "Y" incision, I'll leave it. Won't sew it up. I use a small hydraulic sissor jack. Put the jack in the neck, with the incision up. Get a 1 x 2 pc of oak, 1 - 2' long. Make sure that the jack is positioned in the center of the neck. Put the board on top of the pedestal that comes up. Start cranking the jack. You'll feel the skin start to tighten and stretch. You can buy a skin stretcher, but, they're not cheap. You can stretch a hide in a minute. This will add several inches to the cape. Your face area won't shrink up much if you've thinned it properly. If you do have some in the face, you can do it by hand. You can always move the jack forward or backwards in the neck tube in certain areas too. I have to do this on virtually every hide. You're right to measure raw hide before you tan for ordering. Thanks. Rick