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True MACHINIST gunsmiths? (a rare breed)
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<blockquote data-quote="26Reload" data-source="post: 1477137" data-attributes="member: 99519"><p>Let's apply this to a taxidermist.....</p><p>They build a mount using foam reproductions of critters to give it structure and some degree of true lifelike looks....but some taxidermist stop there..when others put the extra minutes(or hours) into the mount to give it even more realism....</p><p>I myself did fish...while i was learning my results were decent...then i started looking in-depth of fish pictures i took for myself to better recreate what i wanted to see..not just what was "good enough"....</p><p>My work reproduction fish mounts went from 6-7 hours to 40-50 hours per piece......and if i screwed up and had a serious problem with the final clears that I applied......i stripped it all off and started over.......</p><p>Here's a reproduction blank..a finished reproduction..and a real fish....what I have learned over twenty years of fish taxidermy....eventually the clientele shrinks because you feel the time you put into the pieces is worth more than what you can get paid....</p><p>My current job as a business owner is a handyman service..i have 30 years of practical experience..i play some with plumbing & electrical..but simple stuff..if it's beyond my scope i say so right away and tell the person they need a more knowledgeable person...i have driven to and checked out many jobs that I was not paid a dollar...hopefully those jobs were finished correctly by someone else....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="26Reload, post: 1477137, member: 99519"] Let's apply this to a taxidermist..... They build a mount using foam reproductions of critters to give it structure and some degree of true lifelike looks....but some taxidermist stop there..when others put the extra minutes(or hours) into the mount to give it even more realism.... I myself did fish...while i was learning my results were decent...then i started looking in-depth of fish pictures i took for myself to better recreate what i wanted to see..not just what was "good enough".... My work reproduction fish mounts went from 6-7 hours to 40-50 hours per piece......and if i screwed up and had a serious problem with the final clears that I applied......i stripped it all off and started over....... Here's a reproduction blank..a finished reproduction..and a real fish....what I have learned over twenty years of fish taxidermy....eventually the clientele shrinks because you feel the time you put into the pieces is worth more than what you can get paid.... My current job as a business owner is a handyman service..i have 30 years of practical experience..i play some with plumbing & electrical..but simple stuff..if it's beyond my scope i say so right away and tell the person they need a more knowledgeable person...i have driven to and checked out many jobs that I was not paid a dollar...hopefully those jobs were finished correctly by someone else.... [/QUOTE]
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