Guide to Taxidermy 



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Tanning Skins Whole 



If a skin is to be used for a boa or is simply 

 to be hung up for decoration, it is best not to slit 

 il down the belly; the cut should be made across 

 the abdomen and down each hind leg, the skin then 

 readily turning inside out, from off the whole body. 

 Skins to be tanned this way should have a board 

 (for a fox about six inches wide and three feet 

 long) with a slightly tapering end, inserted inside 

 the skin while it is skin side out, and then draw the 

 skin down to make it as long as possible and tack 

 to the board at the root of the tail. It is then tan- 

 ned the same as before. 





