Elk hunter Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 I've been trying to purchases a 3 Axis Mounting Stand of my taxidermy for the past week. There's nowhere in the UK that has any, then buying one from abroad becomes very expense. The only alternative was to make one. Went up to the farm workshop and went through the scrap bin and steel pile looking for suitable bits. I had the dimensions and a rough drawing to work from. Found what I needed and started with box steel and steel pipe. As I was working I could here a commotion coming from the back of the lambing shed. Looking Rough. Grabbed a rifle and headed over, to find the corvids dancing around a young lamb. Found a suitable hole and nailed a sucker. Nipped out and collected my bounty before heading back. Over the morning I bagged another 3 rooks, two with one shot by the feed trough and another on the water trough. Bounty Floater Managed to get my stand finished by mid afternoon. All to do was paint after sanding, the wields aren't the best but acceptable for an amateur fabricator. Back home I set up the mount on the bench and it works a treat. But I had 4 birds to bone and pack into the freezer before finishing. Painted And it works Didn't stop there after boning the crow I carried on and mounted it athough not fully finished. But all in all a very productive day. Andrew. Finished for the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 You have a real talent for that job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Brilliance. However you failed say what you thumped the rooks with! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippylawkid Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Class corby that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler12 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Superb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedge Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Bl00dy hell - that's brilliant!!! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Clearly you are multi-talented, great work alround Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Impressive work as always. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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