302 TAXIDERMY AND MODELLING 



This necessary preamble now leads to a consideration of 

 "how it's done," and first, of course, comes the question of 

 tools and materials. The tools are few, and simple in con- 

 struction, and are figured on Plate II. : — 



Awls (Figs. 26, 27) 



Blanket-pins (O) 



Brushes (stub), various sizes (F) 



Corolla modelling-tools in pear- or lime-wood (K and M) 



Cutting-pliers (Figs. 10, 11, and C) 



Flat ivories 



Knives (Figs. 4, 6) 



Modelling-pins, steel with china heads, several sizes (N and P) 

 „ „ boxwood, with a knob at each end (J) 



Modelling-tools, steel (Figs. 29-39) 



Punches (L) 



Scissors, small and sharp, one pair straight and one curved 

 (A and B) 



Scratcher (needles set in a handle) (Q) 



Stands 



Tweezers (G and H) 



Wire-gauge (D) 



Materials 

 Alcohol Net, white cotton, finest mesh 



Arrowroot Oil, olive 



Borax Paper-varnish 



Bristles (white) Plaster of Paris, best ; " S.F." 



Canada balsam (superfine) 



Colours " Steel tails " 



" Down " Wax, lump 



Honey >, sheets, of various colours 



Mintom art fabric, of various „ paraffin 



colours and thicknesses Wire 



Wire, silk- and cotton-covered 



The preparation and tempering of the wax, the cutting of it 

 into sheets of varying thicknesses and sizes, the colouring of 

 it, the material and covering of the Mintorn art fabric, although 

 known to the writer, are professional secrets, the property 



