So I tried my first attempt at trapping and fleshing and thought I would share the progress.
I'm having a raccoon hat made for my son and all the taxidermists around here wanted $150 to flesh and tan so I'm trying it myself.
Attached are photos so far. Now I'm working on the tanning process. So far so good. I even managed to make my own fleshing board. The raccoon is now salted and sitting overnight waiting for its next salting before applying the tanning solution. I'll post more photos of it as I go.
I welcome any advice or feedback if you see anything wrong in the photos.
I'm having a raccoon hat made for my son and all the taxidermists around here wanted $150 to flesh and tan so I'm trying it myself.
Attached are photos so far. Now I'm working on the tanning process. So far so good. I even managed to make my own fleshing board. The raccoon is now salted and sitting overnight waiting for its next salting before applying the tanning solution. I'll post more photos of it as I go.
I welcome any advice or feedback if you see anything wrong in the photos.