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FISHSkinning, Fleshing & Mounting Largemouth BassBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Dick Spencer (2 Hrs)Dick starts by talking about some of the tools he will use. He then makes a cut from the tail to the collar bone on the back side of the fish. He removes the eyes and cleans out the eye sockets and cheek areas, then puts Dry Preservative inside cheeks. He skins the fish. He then scrapes the skin clean. He cleans the head out. The skin is then soaked overnight in water and Dry Preservative. The next day, Dry Preservative is applied to the skin and Paper Mache is thinly applied. Paper Mache is used to fill in the throat and brain cavity. Critter Clay is used in the top of the head. The skin is then placed on a urethane form and stapled in place. The fish is then positioned with wire and string. Clothes pins are used to prop the gills in place. He cards the fins and gill covers. He explains about using Apoxie Sculpt in some areas to rebuild or repair.89-DVD175 ...........................................................$17

Skinning, Fleshing & Mounting a Largemouth Bass (Fill Method)By Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Dan Chase (1½ Hrs)Dan starts by talking about some of the tools he will use. He determines the show side and then removes the Pectoral fin on the back side and saves it for later. He removes the eyes and cleans out the cheeks. He puts Dry Preservative in the cheek pockets. An incision is made down the back side of the fish from the tail to the gill collar. He skins the fish. The skin is then scraped clean. He cleans the head out. Dry Preservative is applied to the skin and then the fish is put in a solution of water and Dry Preservative to soak. Dan then discusses more tools and materials needed to mount a fish. He uses Fish Filler to pack the cheeks, eye sockets, brain cavity, head, tail and around the fin bones. He begins to sew up the fish from the tail and continues packing the entire fish with Fish Filler as he goes. He positions the fish, cards the fins, separates the gills and lays the fish in a “cradle” to hold position. The sail fin is pinned open and the mouth is propped open.89-DVD006 ...........................................................$15

Skinning, Fleshing & Mounting Largemouth Bass (Fill Method)By Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Bill Pierce (1¼ Hrs)Bill starts by talking about the tools he will use. He makes an incision down the back side of the fish from the tail to the gill collar. He skins the fish. He cleans the head out and removes the collar bone. A spoon is used to scrape the skin clean. Then he removes the eyes and cleans the cheeks. He applies Dry Preservative after the fish is washed/rinsed off. He staples the throat closed and sews the collar bone area back together. He begins to staple the back side incision together, leaving a hole to insert the Fish Filler into. He mixes the Fish Filler and begins to pack the fish. He inserts a wooden block and then staples the hole closed. The cheeks and eye sockets are then filled with Fish Filler. He cleans the fish off and begins to shape the fish, card the fins, position the gills and lays it in a “cradle” to hold shape/position.89-DVD013 ...........................................................$14

Skinning, Fleshing & Mounting a Largemouth BassBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Tommy Ramage (1 Hr)Tommy starts by making an incision down the back side of the fish from the tail to the gill collar. He removes the eyes, cleans the cheeks and begins skinning the fish. Then he cleans the head out and scrapes the skin clean with a spoon. He applies Dry Preservative after the fish is removed from a soak solution. Paper Mache is used to fill the cheeks, throat and head. The skin is placed on a urethane body and the incision on the back is stapled. Tommy then pins and cards the fins, sets the eyes, positions the mouth and gills and cards the gill covers.89-DVD094 ...........................................................$13

Skinning, Fleshing & Mounting a Largemouth BassBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Dick Spencer (1¾ Hrs)Dick starts by measuring the fish. He removes the eyes, cleans the cheeks and cuts down the backside with scissors from the tail to the gill collar. He skins the fish, fleshes the skin and removes the cartilage from inside the head. He prepares the urethane form (Super Loc-Tite Natural series), test fits the skin and trims the form down some. Once the skin is placed on the form and positioned correctly, he staples the seam on the back. He pins/cards the fins, puts Paper Mache in the cheeks, tucks the throat, wires the tongue. Then he props the mouth open, separates the gills and cards the gill covers.89-DVD360 ...........................................................$16

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Skinning, Fleshing, Mounting & Painting a Largemouth BassBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Tommy Ramage (1¾ Hrs)Tommy starts by making an incision down the back side of the fish from the tail to the gill collar. He removes the eyes, cleans the cheeks and begins skinning the fish. Then he cleans the head out and scrapes the skin clean with a spoon. He applies Dry Preservative after the fish is removed from a soak solution. Paper Mache is used to fill the cheeks, throat and head. The skin is placed on a urethane body and the incision on the back is stapled. Tommy then pins and cards the fins, sets the eyes, positions the mouth and gills and cards the gill covers. He then completes this mount by painting it with Lifetone paints.89-DVD095 ...........................................................$16

Skinning, Fleshing, Mounting & Painting a Largemouth BassBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Dick Spencer (1¾ Hrs)Dick starts by talking about some of the tools he will use. He then makes a cut from the tail to the collar bone on the back side of the fish. He removes the eyes and cleans out the eye sockets and cheek areas, then puts Dry Preservative inside cheeks. He skins the fish, scrapes the skin clean and cleans the head out. The skin is then soaked overnight in water and Dry Preservative. The next day, Dry Preservative is applied to the skin and Paper Mache is thinly applied. Paper Mache is used to fill in the throat and brain cavity. Critter Clay is used in the top of the head. The skin is then placed on a urethane form and stapled in place. The fish is then positioned with wire and string. Clothes pins are used to prop the gills in place. He cards the fins and gill covers. He explains about using Apoxie Sculpt in some areas to rebuild or repair. Dick then shows how to paint the Largemouth Bass using the Master Paint System Polytranspar paints.89-DVD176 ...........................................................$16

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Skinning, Fleshing, Mounting & Painting a 360° Largemouth Bass (Closed Mouth)By Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Ben Haden (1¾ Hrs)Ben starts with painting latex on the belly of the fish to copy the scale pattern. Once the latex is set, he removes it. Then he removes the eyes from the fish, cleans the cheeks and makes a belly incision. He skins the fish, removes the gills, scrapes the skin clean and cleans the head. Then he soaks the skin in a solution of water and Dry Preservative. Ben explains how he altered the fish form. Fills cheeks and other areas, stitches throat latch back together, inserts urethane form, closes belly incision with brads and pins gill cover closed. He pins the mouth closed and staples each side, cards and positions fins. Then he works on getting the base ready, adding sand, driftwood and lily pads. Once the fish has dried – he removes the fin cards and applies masking tape to one side, then paints Epo-Grip Clear Paste to the other side. After the fins dry, he removes the tape and trims them immediately. Now he applies epoxy putty to the belly seam and presses the latex mold of the belly scales he made at the beginning. He then uses epoxy putty to smooth the throat latch and any pin holes. He sets the eyes and rebuilds the head between the eyes with epoxy putty. Ben finishes this mount by painting it with Lifetone paint and Liquid Crystal.89-DVD313 ...........................................................$16

Skinning, Fleshing, Mounting & Painting a Largemouth BassBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Steve GermanSteve starts by measuring the fish. He makes an incision down the back side and begins to skin the fish. He cuts the pectoral fin on the backside off and saves this for repairing other fins. Then he cleans the head, scrapes the skin clean, removes the eyes and cleans the cheeks. The skin is placed in a solution of water and Dry Preservative to soak. He test fits the skin on a urethane fish form. The form will need to be altered, he has already drawn lines on the form to show where to make the cuts on the bandsaw. He applies Dry Preservative to the skin, Hide Paste on the show side and Paper Mache in the head. He places the skin on the form. He puts Paper Mache in the tail and staples the incision on the back. Paper Mache is also put in the cheeks. Steve cards the fins, pins the fins, cards the gill cover, separates the gills and cards the tongue. After the fish has dried – he removes the carding and pins. He then uses epoxy putty on the head between the eyes, sets the eyes, patches holes and makes repairs. He applies fin backing to the fins and the seam on the back. Steve then paints the fish with Hydro-Mist paint and applies a top coat using Envirotex Lite on the show side. The base work is shown – a shadow box with driftwood attached to it. He mixes foam and pours into the base while adding sand. Weeds/sticks are added. The shadow box will hang on the wall with two fish mounts chasing a fishing lure.Tail Down . . . . . . . 89-DVD449 (2 Hrs) . . . . . . . .$17Reverse Curve . . . . 89-DVD459 (1¾ Hrs) . . . . . .$16



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Skinning, Fleshing, Mounting & Painting a Quality Commercial Largemouth BassBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Ben Haden (2 Hrs)Ben starts by measuring the fish. He removes the eyes, cleans the cheeks, makes an incision down the back side and begins to skin the fish. Then he fleshes the skin and cleans the head. The skin is soaked in a solution of water and Dry Preservative. After removing from soak solution, he applies Dry Preservative to the skin. He uses Paper Mache to fill the cheeks, head and around the fin areas. The skin is put on a urethane form and the seam is stapled. Ben cards the fins, separates the gills and props the fish up to dry. After drying – the carding and pins are removed. He applies tape to one side of the fins, then paints Epo-Grip Clear Paste to the other side. Next, he uses epoxy putty to cover the seam, set the eyes and rebuild the head between the eyes. Ben finishes this mount by painting it with Lifetone paint.89-DVD314 ...........................................................$17

Skinning, Fleshing, Mounting & Painting a Largemouth BassBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Greg Harris (1½ Hrs)Greg starts with removing the eyes, cleaning the cheeks and making an incision down the back side. He skins the fish, fleshes the skin and puts it in a soak solution of water and Dry Preservative. He uses Paper Mache to fill the cheeks, the head and around the fins. Greg applies Hide Paste to the show side of a urethane form and then puts the skin on the form. He pins the head in place and staples the seam. He cards and pins the fins, gills and mouth. He hangs the fish upside down to dry. After drying – he removes the cards and pins. He uses epoxy putty to fill the holes, set the eyes, rebuild between the eyes and repair a tear in the tail. He paints the fins with Mod Podge. He shows another fish that had a little tail fin and how he uses two pectoral fins to make a more customer pleasing tail. He covers the back seam with bondo. Greg uses Lifetone paint to finish this mount. He also shows the finished mount in a picture frame scene.89-DVD435 ...........................................................$15

Skinning, Fleshing & Mounting a White CrappieBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Dick Spencer (1 Hr)Dick starts by explaining how he already deslimed the fish. He removes the pectoral fin on the back side and then makes an incision down the back side from the tail to the gill collar. He continues on to skin the fish, clean the head, scrape the skin clean, remove the eyes and clean the cheeks. The skin is soaked overnight in a solution of water and Dry Preservative. He stitches the throat latch back in place and applies Dry Preservative to the skin, then a thin layer of Paper Mache. He then uses Critter Clay in the head and tail, puts the skin on the urethane body and staples the seam. Next, he packs the cheeks, cards and pins the fins, cards the gill cover and positions the mouth. Let dry in a dark place.89-DVD179 ...........................................................$13

Skinning, Fleshing, Mounting & Painting a CrappieBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Greg Harris (1¼ Hrs)Greg starts by explaining how he has already dried the show side of the Crappie and how he altered the urethane form that was too large. He removes the eyes, cleans the cheeks and makes an incision down the back side. He continues by skinning the fish and scraping the skin clean with a spoon. The skin is placed in a soak solution of water and Dry Preservative. Then he uses Paper Mache to fill the cheeks, top of the head and fin areas. He applies Hide Paste to the show side of the form and puts the skin on it, stapling the seam. He cards and pins the fins, cards the gills and attaches a piece of wood to hang it by. After drying – he uses epoxy putty to rebuild the throat latch, set eyes and rebuild head between the eyes. He paints the fins with Mod Podge and covers the seam with bondo. Greg sprays the show side with a lacquer spray and blow dries it before he continues with painting the Crappie. He attaches it to a piece of driftwood and then applies Envirotex Lite to complete the mount.89-DVD528 ...........................................................$14

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Skinning, Fleshing, Mounting & Painting a White CrappieBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Dick Spencer (2 Hrs)Dick starts by explaining how he already deslimed the fish. He removes the pectoral fin on the back side and then makes an incision down the back side from the tail to the gill collar. He continues on to skin the fish, clean the head, scrape the skin clean, remove the eyes and clean the cheeks. The skin is soaked overnight in a solution of water and Dry Preservative. He stitches the throat latch back in place and applies Dry Preservative to the skin, then a thin layer of Paper Mache. He then uses Critter Clay in the head and tail, puts the skin on the urethane body and staples the seam. Next, he packs the cheeks, cards and pins the fins, cards the gill cover and positions the mouth. Let dry in a dark place. Dick shows how to paint a White Crappie skin mount and a fiberglass reproduction using the Master Paint System Polytranspar paints.89-DVD209 ...........................................................$17

Skinning to Painting a CrappieBy Taxidermy Training UnlimitedWith Joe Kaiser (2¼ Hrs)Joe demonstrates the complete process of skinning, fleshing, mounting, finishing and painting a Crappie. Skinning and mounting was done using a Black Crappie. Painting was done using a White Crappie.89-JK06 (2-Disc Set) ..............................................$40

Skinning, Fleshing, Mounting & Painting a Crappie (Fill Method)By Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Ben Haden (1¾ Hrs)Ben starts by making a half cast “cradle” for this Crappie with a sand box and Molding Plaster. He explains how the Crappie was soaked in a brine solution to set the scales. He removes the eyes and cleans the cheeks out. Then he makes an incision down the back side and skins the Crappie. He scrapes the skin clean before putting the fish in a soak solution of water and Dry Preservative. The skin is then placed in the “cradle” with the show side down. Dry Preservative is applied to the skin and the throat is sewn closed. He begins filling the fish with Paper Mache, packing it tight. He places a small wooden block in the mid-section of the fish. He lets the Paper Mache set about 30 minutes and then sews up the incision. He removes the fish from the “cradle” and cards/pins the fins, gills, gill cover and mouth. Prop the fish up and let dry. After drying—he applies tape to one side of the fins, then paints Epo-Grip Clear Paste to the other side. After the fins dry, he removes the tape and trims them immediately. Ben uses epoxy putty to set the eyes and rebuild the head between the eyes. Next, he shows how to paint the Crappie using Lifetone paints. Ben builds a display for this Crappie using a picture frame. He covers a piece of plywood with felt and places it in the picture frame. A piece of driftwood is attached to the plywood and the fish is attached to the driftwood.89-DVD312 ...........................................................$16

Mounting & Finishing a Warm Water FishBy Taxidermy Training UnlimitedWith Dale Carson (1¼ Hrs)The complete procedure of skinning, mounting & finishing a warmwater fish, that can be applied to Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye and other similar species of fish. Covers the complete fleshing and tanning procedure, form preparation, finish work and how to modify your manikin. No painting demonstrated in the video.89-DC03 ................................................................$25

Skinning to Painting a Rainbow TroutBy Taxidermy Training UnlimitedWith Frank Kotula (1¾ Hrs)Covers in great detail, the complete process of skinning, mounting, finishing and painting this popular coldwater fish.89-FK03 .................................................................$25

Mounting a Rainbow TroutBy Research Mannikins Art of TaxidermyWith Bill Leach (3 Hrs)From preparing your skin, to creating a custom fish form and finally laying down the skin, there is no better master to learn this trade from than Bill Leach. If you’re interested in skin mounting, you’ll be very interested in this video.89-MD12 ...............................................................$22

Mounting & Finishing a Coldwater FishBy Taxidermy Training UnlimitedWith Dale Carson (1 Hr)The complete procedure of skinning, mounting & finishing a coldwater fish, that can be applied to virtually all species of trout or salmon. Covers complete fleshing & tanning procedure, form preparation, using an artificial head and the finishing process. No painting demonstrated in the video.89-DC01 ................................................................$25

Scale Pattern Construction & Detail Painting a Largemouth Bass the Wrong Way and the Right WayBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Dick Spencer (1 Hr)Dick starts with mixing some epoxy putty together and applies it to the seam on the back side of the fish. He presses a scale pattern mold into the putty and lets it set up for 30 minutes. The fish will be used in a 360° splash scene. He then shows how to mix / thin paint for airbrushing the detail markings on a Largemouth Bass. He shows the wrong way and then wipes the markings off with lacquer thinner and repeats this with another wrong way. He finishes by showing his way of detail marking a Largemouth Bass.89-DVD362 ...........................................................$13



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Doing Simple Latex Reproduction Turkey Head & BreamBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Greg Harris (1 Hr)Greg simplifies a task that is intimidating to most. He shows how to prep a turkey head and small bream bait fish for molding. A Molding Plaster mix is made and the prepared parts are then placed into the mix to make a two-part mold. Once the mold has set up and dried completely, the parts are removed so latex can be poured into the mold. After the latex sets, the parts can then be removed from the mold. The entire process is shown step by step with great detail.89-DVD529 ...........................................................$13

Faux Fish Reproduction (How to Make)By Research Mannikins Art of TaxidermyWith Dan Blair (2¼ Hrs)Learn a quick and inexpensive way to create fish reproductions with world renowned fish taxidermist and woodcarver, Dan Blair. Video includes discussion of the correct positioning of fins, eyes, vents and a detailed demonstration of carving your own wood fins.89-MD45 ...............................................................$22

Casting a Fish Head / Carving a Fish BodyBy Taxidermy Training UnlimitedWith Frank Kotula (½ Hr)The complete process of making your own mold & casting of a fish head as well as how to properly measure & carve your own fish manikin.89-FK02 .................................................................$25

Fish Body Carving & Mounting for First Time CarversBy Kulis ProductionsWith Tom Voyer (2½ Hrs)A DVD featuring Tom Voyer, a master at carving foam, is now available showing the basics on how to carve a fish body. It is a great way for the taxidermist that has always purchased his fish forms to learn how to carve fish bodies.89-TV107 ...............................................................$33

Advanced Fish Body CarvingBy Kulis ProductionsWith Tom Voyer (2¼ Hrs)The latest DVD featuring Tom Voyer, a master at carving foam, is now available showing how to carve a fish body for the odd shaped fish one might get in to mount. It is fairly easy to carve a body of a fish that is uniform on contour. But what do you do when you need to mount a fish that has the cross section on a pear. Not that easy. Yet Tom shows you a simple and easy way to do it. The DVD covers from skinning, carving and mounting a large Alaskan Yellow eye.89-TV108 ...............................................................$33

PAINTING - WARMWATER FISH

Preparing & Airbrushing a Fiberglass Largemouth BassBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Bill Pierce (1¼ Hrs)Bill starts with an old style fish blank and trims off the flashing, dremels out the eyes, cuts out the mouth, smooths seams and edges and cleans out the mouth. He sets the eyes. He attaches the fins and blends the seams with epoxy putty. Bill goes on to talk about safety equipment and airbrushes. He paints the entire fish blank white and explains about paint patterns, colors and airbrush adjustments. He then paints the Largemouth Bass. The black detail markings are painted by hand.89-DVD002 ...........................................................$14

Preparing & Airbrushing a Skin Mount Largemouth BassBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Bill Pierce (1 Hr)Bill starts by removing the carding and filling in the seam on the back side. He dremels out the eye sockets and sets the eyes. He applies fin backing and repairs a torn fin. Bill goes on to talk about safety equipment, airbrushes and the paint order. He then paints the Largemouth Bass. The black detail markings are painted by hand.89-DVD003 ...........................................................$13

Painting a Fiberglass Largemouth BassBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Jim Hall (1¼ Hrs)89-DVD019 ...........................................................$14

Painting a Largemouth Bass Skin MountBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Ralph Garland (1¼ Hrs)89-DVD037 ...........................................................$14

Painting a Fiberglass Largemouth BassBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Ralph Garland (1 Hr)89-DVD042 ...........................................................$13

Painting a Largemouth Bass Skin MountBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Bob Turner (1¼ Hrs)89-DVD049 ...........................................................$14

Painting a Fiberglass Largemouth BassBy Second 2 Nature Taxidermy SupplyWith Bob Turner (1 Hr)89-DVD057 ...........................................................$13

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