Guide to Taxidermy 



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tached in either way, while any of the larger rods, 

 1 -i inch up should be threaded. The sketch on this 

 page shows the method of attaching the wire either 

 way. We usually use staples on animals of this 

 size so will make the following directions to con- 

 form. You will want your rods each about 36 

 inches in length. 



]Make a centerboard of inch stock, the size and ^ycv^^^TZ^ \, toy. 

 shape to correspond to the outline of your speci- TovvNtev c\oa. 

 men's body. Nail blocks of wood about two inches 

 thick on each side of the centerboard at points 

 to correspond to the joints of the shoulder and 

 hips. 



Fasten the wire to tlie dog's skull, as with a squir- 

 rel, and fix it firmly with a dab of plaster inside 

 the skull, covering the wire. Fasten it to the cen- 

 terboard by driving staples around the bent wire, 

 being sure that the distance from the shoulder joint 



to the base of the skull corresponds to your meas- C>&xav%()^Wi^V\ c\ov>^. 

 urements. Wire each leg bone to its rod and bend 

 to the shape to correspond to that of your finished 

 specimen, the wire passing up along the back of 

 the bones. Bend a loop in the end that projects be- 

 yond the upper end of the bone and fasten with 





