MODELLING AND SETTING UP A DEER'S HEAD 157 



Making a Paper Model of the Deer's Head 



The plaster mould of the head being, as before, in halves, 

 either with or without the neck, the paper head is made up in 

 those half moulds separately, and the half models are afterwards 

 joined together. To do this, first oil the moulds, and press 

 into one half a layer of tissue-paper pasted on the lower side 

 as before directed ; follow this with two layers of " cap "-paper, 

 and from four to five of brown — eight in all — the extra thick- 

 ness of one layer being pasted on the crown of the head where 

 the horns will ultimately be fixed, and where the strain of their 

 weight will be greatest. Do the same with the other half 

 mould, and, when the paper model is quite dry, relieve each 

 half from its mould, trim the edges until the halves join nicely, 

 and fix them together by pasted hinges, or strips of strong 

 calico, which, if the neck is to be added afterwards, may be 

 managed by fixing from the inside through the aperture of the 

 neck. If, however, the neck is part of the mould, which it 

 may well be, the fixing from the inside will be rather more 

 difficult, but this is so purely a matter of " gumption " that no 

 detailed instructions need be given. 



When nicely together let it dry, and then paste a strip of 

 calico along the whole of the seam, both at top and at bottom 

 outside, covering it afterwards with a layer of brown paper, 

 which makes all secure. 



This being allowed to thoroughly dry, cut out of the crown 

 of the modelled head, where the V-shaped depression is, a 

 piece of the consolidated paper 4 inches wide from side to 

 side, and 3 inches from front to back of skull. Next procure 

 a block of wood, 4^" by 3^" by il", and let it be cut in such 

 a manner as to conform to the shape of the depression in the 

 model, caused by the prior removal from the skull of the 

 V-shaped piece of bone with the horns attached, as previously 



