**Warning: Some of these photos are (not surprisingly) a little graphic.**
Despite the busy spring and summer I had adjusting to the new apartment and job, I did manage to do a few taxidermy projects, including mounting a lovely badger and learning some new techniques for skinning (which I practiced on a squirrel I'd found as road kill in Griffith Park).
Working on the badger:
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The badger body form |
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More body forms in the studio |
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Wrapping the tail |
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Skins in the studio, packed in salt |
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Hammering out the ear liners |
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Attaching the front legs |
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All done! |