mcelweed
Member
Ok, this is a weird request for advice. I made a wing bone turkey call for my daughter last fall with the wing from her first turkey. I'm getting ready to make a couple more from my spring gobbler. I'm trying to think of things to make them unique and thought about a wrap of skin around the middle section. I thought it might add some interest to the call. Ironically, last month's NWTF Turkey Country magazine had an article about a couple call makers that use snake, fish, and other skin for the same thing.
Here's the weird part where I need taxidermy advice. If I skin out the legs, how do I preserve them to wrap the turkey call? This may not work, but I thought I'd try. It needs to preserve the skin without it becoming so hard that it won't bend around the call. If I can get it to work I plan on spraining it with an acrylic coating to protect it.
Any ideas from the taxidermists in the crowd? Thanks.
Here's the weird part where I need taxidermy advice. If I skin out the legs, how do I preserve them to wrap the turkey call? This may not work, but I thought I'd try. It needs to preserve the skin without it becoming so hard that it won't bend around the call. If I can get it to work I plan on spraining it with an acrylic coating to protect it.
Any ideas from the taxidermists in the crowd? Thanks.