68 How To Make Fish Mounts 



pensive, easy to cut and bend, and strong for the purpose. Cut 

 the conduit with a hack saw and bend it into shape in a vise. 

 The pipe should fit as closely as possible into the contours of 

 the cast. When all the required pieces are placed in position, 

 bind them permanently to the cast with pieces of woven glass 

 and plastic. The conduit will not only reinforce the hollow 



Fig. 65. The cast of a shovelnose ray in the mold. A large fish such as 

 this should be strengthened with conduit pipe while the cast is in the 



mold. 



mold but will supply an attachment for hanging the mount on 

 the wall. 



When the plastic material has set, chip away any bits of 

 plastic that may extend beyond the edges of the fish impression 

 of the mold. Now place the halves together and see if they fit 

 snugly. If they do not, it will be necessary to file or chip away 

 the small areas of plastic, from the edges of the cast, which 

 prevent complete contact of the halves of the mold. The 



