Contents 



CHAPTER PAGE 



1 Field Care of Fishes ..... 3 

 Color photos and notes, 3 • Protecting the specimen, 4 • 

 Preventing spoilage, 6 



2 Plaster Molds ...... 14 



Molds and casts, 14 • Mixing the plaster, 15 • Molding a 



fish, 15 • Molding in the field, 31 • Molding at home, 35 



3 Casts 38 



Preparing the Mold for Casting, 38 • Show side of mold, 



41 • Rear half of mold, 41 • Casts in Plaster, 45 ■ Casts 

 in Wax, 48 • Wax casts— half mold, 49 • Wax casts— full 

 mold, 54 • Fins, 55 ■ Casts in Compound, 55 • Casts in 

 Plastics or Resins, 59 • Applying plastic, 59 ■ Strength- 

 ening the cast, 66 • Securing the halves, 69 • Removing 

 cast from mold, 70 • Cleaning and finishing the cast, 70 • 

 Fins, 74 • Mouth, 78 • Eye, 78 • Bills or spears, 78 



4 Skinning and Skin Mounts .... 81 

 Skinning the Fish, 81 ■ Preserving the skin, 88 ■ Skin 

 Mounts, 90 • Mounted skins, 90 ■ Excelsior body, 91 ■ 

 Wood mannequin, 91 * Skin mounts— half mold, 93 ■ 



Skin mounts— full mold, 101 



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