Thank you so much for your videos, I have a question, I have my tanned whitetail deer cape in the freezer, I've got some sewing to do ,but I only have little time each day to work on it, do I need to keep putting it back in the freezer or can I leave it out. Thank you 😊
Hey thanks for watching! I will put them in the freezer when I am ready to stop and pull them back out to thaw a few hours before I am ready to work on them again.
Hey thanks for watching! If you use the ear butts that I am using in the video there are very little clay used with this method. The only place I put clay is to cover the screw heads where I attach the ear butts to the form and a little at the base of the ear butt to blend the transition between the ear butt and the head.
Hey thanks for watching! It is quick and easy way to get a strong accurate ear and ear butt. Removing the cartilage is a learning process but once you get the hang of it you can get it removed very quickly.
Hey thanks for watching! You can use the ear butts with bondo ears but you have to make sure after your bondo kicks it will fit down into the ear but. You might have to trim it down to fit.
Do you use the medium ear butts or the large ones? I Havnt tried to fit a medium ear liner in a large ear butt, was gonna order some large ear butts but not sure if they fit the medium ear
Hey thanks for watching! There’s a couple of different was to clay in a ear butt. If you use the ear butts like I am using in my ear butt video you will use a very small amount of clay to blend the plastic ear butt into the form. For example you will run a small role of clay around the edges of the ear butt and smooth it out blending it into the form. The other method is if you use ear liners without butts or the bondo method you will have to build the whole ear butt out of clay. This will require using reference to be able to recreate the muscle details of the ear butt to get the correct size and shape.
Hey thanks for watching! I use the McKenzie ear liner adhesive that is pink colored. It will make the ear color look very lifelike and there is very little painting required when doing your finish work.
Hey thanks for watching! I would ask some of the processors near you they usually have connections with tanneries. I would also search the internet for tanned hides for sale.
Okay thanks. I’ve got my ear butts on and my antlers on temporary until I can find a cape. I wish I had known about taxidermy when I was younger. I done my first turkey 3-4 years ago (tail and wings flat on the wall) 2 wing bone calls turned out pretty good. I found myself in the shop late before I knew it. Keep the videos coming.
That’s awesome! I am going to have some turkey videos on the channel in the near future. So make sure to hit the notification button so you will know when I have more videos available.
Hey thanks for watching! I use a couple different ones. The main one I use is McKenzie taxidermy supply. And I also like Matuska taxidermy supply. They both are great suppliers and each one has some different items in stock that the other one don’t carry.
Hey thanks for watching! The ear butts are half back. And I recommend the two part epoxy ear liner adhesive from McKenzie. I like the faster setup time on the epoxy versus the hide paste. I can set the ear skin in place and line up my hair patterns and have it locked into to place in a couple of hours. With hide paste it will take several hours for it to dry.
Hey thanks for watching! You can use clay to blend your ear butts in to the form if you have some big gaps where the ear butt meets the form. If you have a good flat surface on the form where you’re ear butt sits and you use the type ear butt that I am using in the video you don’t have to use any clay. When the skin dries after it’s mounted you will have a nice smooth junction where ear butt and form meet.
@@ClearCreekTaxidermy Thank You! I’m almost ready to start to try all this for the 1st time. I Appreciate your videos very helpful going into this with absolutely no experience.
@@ohiowhitetail8919 you’re welcome! Don’t be afraid to get started on your first one it will be a little overwhelming at first but take your time and be patient the more you work on the easier it will get.
Hey thanks for watching! I am not doing any birds at this time except for turkeys. But hit that notification bell and there will be some bird videos on the channel in the future.
Hey thanks for watching! I use the McKenzie whitetail ears. They are very easy to use just make sure to use the same size ear butt as liner they come in S,M, and Large. I typically use a medium for most deer and a large for a mature northern buck.
Thank you so much for your videos, I have a question, I have my tanned whitetail deer cape in the freezer, I've got some sewing to do ,but I only have little time each day to work on it, do I need to keep putting it back in the freezer or can I leave it out. Thank you 😊
Hey thanks for watching! I will put them in the freezer when I am ready to stop and pull them back out to thaw a few hours before I am ready to work on them again.
Dude awesome content!! Helping me out a lot .. I just got my tax adarmy license and I'm looking forward to this thank you!
Hey thanks for watching! Welcome to the world of taxidermy!
Do you have do alot clay work using the liners.
Hey thanks for watching! If you use the ear butts that I am using in the video there are very little clay used with this method. The only place I put clay is to cover the screw heads where I attach the ear butts to the form and a little at the base of the ear butt to blend the transition between the ear butt and the head.
How do you put wrinkles in using the plastic ear butts
I'm guessing maybe put thin layer of clay on ear butt & make wrinkles
Hey thanks for watching! Yes you can build them out of clay.
Going to give this a try, be been doing bondo ears for years, thanks for the video.
Hey thanks for watching! It is quick and easy way to get a strong accurate ear and ear butt. Removing the cartilage is a learning process but once you get the hang of it you can get it removed very quickly.
@@ClearCreekTaxidermy do you have a video in removing the cartlidge, type of adhesive used? Final installation
Yes go to my channel and watch the how to prep a deer cape for taxidermy. I cover everything on the video including the adhesive.
Awesome video very useful
Hey thanks for watching!
Can i use the ear butts liners with a bondo ear
Hey thanks for watching! You can use the ear butts with bondo ears but you have to make sure after your bondo kicks it will fit down into the ear but. You might have to trim it down to fit.
Thanks
Do you use the medium ear butts or the large ones? I Havnt tried to fit a medium ear liner in a large ear butt, was gonna order some large ear butts but not sure if they fit the medium ear
Hey thanks for watching! I don’t think the large ear liners will fit the medium ear butts and vice versa. I always match them up.
How do you clay in an ear butt?
Hey thanks for watching! There’s a couple of different was to clay in a ear butt. If you use the ear butts like I am using in my ear butt video you will use a very small amount of clay to blend the plastic ear butt into the form. For example you will run a small role of clay around the edges of the ear butt and smooth it out blending it into the form. The other method is if you use ear liners without butts or the bondo method you will have to build the whole ear butt out of clay. This will require using reference to be able to recreate the muscle details of the ear butt to get the correct size and shape.
What Epoxy do u use?
Hey thanks for watching! I use the McKenzie ear liner adhesive that is pink colored. It will make the ear color look very lifelike and there is very little painting required when doing your finish work.
What form is that -- awesome stuff
Hey thanks for watching! That’s a 64U from McKenzie taxidermy supply. It is one of my favorite poses.
I’m new at this and just watched your video, very informative. What forms are you using that have the outline for the ear butts?
Hey thanks for watching! I use mostly McKenzie forms. The ear butts that I use work well with these forms.
Great videos. I’m trying to learn how to do my own deer mounts. Where can I find a cape that’s ready to go on a form?
Hey thanks for watching! I would ask some of the processors near you they usually have connections with tanneries. I would also search the internet for tanned hides for sale.
Okay thanks. I’ve got my ear butts on and my antlers on temporary until I can find a cape. I wish I had known about taxidermy when I was younger. I done my first turkey 3-4 years ago (tail and wings flat on the wall) 2 wing bone calls turned out pretty good. I found myself in the shop late before I knew it. Keep the videos coming.
That’s awesome! I am going to have some turkey videos on the channel in the near future. So make sure to hit the notification button so you will know when I have more videos available.
What taxidermy supply company do you get your stuff from? Great videos
Hey thanks for watching! I use a couple different ones. The main one I use is McKenzie taxidermy supply. And I also like Matuska taxidermy supply. They both are great suppliers and each one has some different items in stock that the other one don’t carry.
Nice are those ear butts back or half back. What type of hide paste works best for the ear liners? Thanks
Hey thanks for watching! The ear butts are half back. And I recommend the two part epoxy ear liner adhesive from McKenzie. I like the faster setup time on the epoxy versus the hide paste. I can set the ear skin in place and line up my hair patterns and have it locked into to place in a couple of hours. With hide paste it will take several hours for it to dry.
Would you be interested in mounting a Axsis, , cape?
I definitely would like to have one to work on eventually. But I have a lot of projects I have to get finished right now.
I have no clue & just starting. Do you use critter clay around the base of the butts to blend them to the manakin/form?
Hey thanks for watching! You can use clay to blend your ear butts in to the form if you have some big gaps where the ear butt meets the form. If you have a good flat surface on the form where you’re ear butt sits and you use the type ear butt that I am using in the video you don’t have to use any clay. When the skin dries after it’s mounted you will have a nice smooth junction where ear butt and form meet.
@@ClearCreekTaxidermy Thank You! I’m almost ready to start to try all this for the 1st time. I Appreciate your videos very helpful going into this with absolutely no experience.
@@ohiowhitetail8919 you’re welcome! Don’t be afraid to get started on your first one it will be a little overwhelming at first but take your time and be patient the more you work on the easier it will get.
Do you do ducks too
Hey thanks for watching! I am not doing any birds at this time except for turkeys. But hit that notification bell and there will be some bird videos on the channel in the future.
What brand of ear butts are you using I have been using clay this looks much simpler?
Hey thanks for watching! I use the McKenzie whitetail ears. They are very easy to use just make sure to use the same size ear butt as liner they come in S,M, and Large. I typically use a medium for most deer and a large for a mature northern buck.