Bird Taxidermy Instructional Videos
Mounting a Wood Duck from A to Z
with Sallie Dahmes
Sallie Dahmes' wood duck finishing seminar has been a sell-out at taxidermy conventions around the country. Now you can see her exclusive finishing techniques--up close and in color--PLUS her complete skinning, mounting, and grooming procedureds for this beautiful standing mount. In this seminar Sallie demonstrates how to skin, defat, preserve, mount, pose, card, wire, and finish a beautiful wood duck drake using a commercial mannikin with the natural bill and feet. As an added bonus, Sallie even throws in a little habitat construction. With easy-to-follow procedures and techniques, this DVD is filled with helpful tips and advice for beginners as well as professionals, with information useful for mounting any species of waterfowl. Sallie uses oil paints for finishing in this video. This DVD is ideal for anyone considering waterfowl taxidermy. Recorded in the WASCO Studio. 2 Hours.
Mounting a Flying Snow Goose: A to Z
with Sallie Dahmes
Sallie Dahmes, the author of "The Breakthrough Bird Taxidermy Manual" presents this informative step-by-step demonstration of all the procedures necessary for mounting a beautiful flying goose mount. Starting with a frozen specimen, Sallie clearly demonstrates skinning, fleshing, defatting, wiring the wings, legs, neck and tail, mounting, using an artificial bill, sewing, grooming, injecting the natural feet with formalin, carding, drying, and finishing with oil paints. Sallie also discusses federal regulations for waterfowl and reference. The flying goose in this seminar was featured on the cover of Breakthrough Magazine Issue 20. Recorded in the WASCO Studio. 2 Hours.
Flying Blue-Winged Teal: A to Z
with Sallie Dahmes
Sallie Dahmes, WASCO President and author of "The Breakthrough Bird Taxidermy Manual," teaches everything you need to know about mounting a duck in a flying pose. In this seminar Sallie demonstrates how to skin, defat, preserve, mount, pose, card, wire and finish a beautiful blue-winged teal using an Accu-Flex mannikin with the natural bill and feet. With easy-to-follow procedures and techniques, this DVD is filled with helpful tips and advice for beginners as well as professionals, with information useful for mounting any species of flying waterfowl. Sallie uses oil paints for finishing in this video. Packed with information, this DVD is ideal for anyone considering serious waterfowl taxidermy. Recorded in the WASCO Studio. 2 Hours.
Mandarin Duck Mount
with Kelly Seibels
One of the most beautiful ducks in the world is the mandarin drake. With its long crest and delicate sails, it is highly prized by serious collectors and makes an outstanding competition mount as well. World Champion Kelly Seibels regularly sells single mandarin mounts for up to $2,000.00 in galleries. In this tape, he demonstrates his step-by-step procedures for skinning, defatting, cleaning, mounting, grooming and finishing a beautiful preening mandarin duck. Kelly uses an artificial bill, a rigid mannikin with a flexible neck, and injects the feet. Recorded in the Breakthrough Studio. 2 hours (1 Tape).
Mounting a Mourning Dove
with Ed Thompson
Akeley Award winner and Master of Masters champion Ed Thomson of Georgia makes mounting a dove look easy in this informative two hour video seminar. Ed demonstrates the complete skinning, mounting and finishing procedure for this delicate game bird. Included is important information on field care, skinning, fleshing, washing, feather care, wiring wings and legs, and using the natural skull and natural feet. If you've ever been frustrated trying to mount a dove, this video will help to answer all of your questions and solve your problems. Ed Thompson's dove mounts are second to none, and he is an articulate instructor, explaining every aspect of dove mounting in minute detail. Recorded in the WASCO studio in Georgia. 2 Hours. 2 hours (1 Tape).
Mounting a Flying Goose
with Frank Newmyer
Join World Champion bird taxidermist Frank Newmyer as he takes you step-by-step through his procedure of skinning, defatting, washing, preserving, mounting and positioning a flying white-fronted goose. This DVD video is loaded with information about mounting large waterfowl and is filled with helpful advice for bird taxidermy in general. It is a must for anyone thinking of mounting any large flying birds. Frank covers everything from the ventral incision to the final carding of the feathers. Frank uses an Apex artificial head in this demonstration, along with the natural feet. Recorded in the WASCO Studio. 1 Hour.
Standing Pintail Mount
with Frank Newmyer
World Champion bird taxidermist Frank Newmyer takes you step-by-step through his complete procedure of skinning, defatting, washing, preserving, mounting and positioning a beautiful standing drake pintail posed in a stretching position. This DVD video is loaded with information about mounting waterfowl and is filled with helpful advice for bird taxidermy in general. Frank mounts the bird using both an artificial head and a Sportsman Series Accu-Flex bird mannikin. Frank covers everything from the ventral incision to the final carding of the feathers. Recorded in the WASCO Studio. 1-1/2 Hours.
Mounting a Swimming Wood Duck
with Frank Newmyer
World champion bird taxidermist Frank Newmyer demonstrates the complete procedure for mounting a swimming wood duck on his new swimming duck mannikin and an Apex articial head. Frank covers skining, defatting, mounting, and feather adjustment. Recorded in the Breakthrough Studio. 2 hours (1 Tape).
Mounting a Standing Wood Duck
with Frank Newmyer
In this video, world champion bird taxidermist Frank Newmyer shows you the step-by-step procedure for mounting a standing wood duck using artificial feet cast on a rock. Recorded in the Breakthrough Studio. 2 hours (1 Tape).
Mounting a Standing Pheasant
with Frank Newmyer
World champion bird taxidermist Frank Newmyer's new innovative artificial feet system is the focal point of this informative 1994 video. Frank demonstrates many outstanding tips for mounting with Apex heads. Covers skinning to feather adjustment. Recorded in the Breakthrough Studio. 2 hours (1 Tape).
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