So, you've killed a big ol' long beard and you want to mount the fan to a plaque to display for all to see. How do you mount the fan? Well, watch here and find out.
Great video. Instead of gluing and screwing the fan in place, I shimmed it with several pieces of cardboard. This allowed me to fine tune the positioning and I can remove it for dusting etc.
I recently purchased one of the HS kits for a turkey tail fan mount I've been wanting to do myself. Shot a bird over 10+ years ago & with the COVID-19 quarantine going on in my state(Wisconsin)I couldn't send my already treated fan to a Taxidermist. After watching this, it made me confident that I could successfully mount one so easily!
Awesome Thank you. My boy got his very first Turkey this year and we are going to try this for sure. Never done a turkey before so it should be interesting, but this video made it look pretty easy.
Decent kit and excellent video. I used this video and one of the HS Strut kits to do my very first mount today. The only issue I had was with the screws that are used for the mounting plate. One snapped off at the head when it was nearly completely screwed in. It snapped off flush with the wood so I had no way of removing it. The mount seems solid enough with the other screw and the longer one that mounts the tail to the board. I'd buy one of their kits again but I'd definitely throw away the screws that come with it and use better quality ones.
LET ME SAVE A DIY GUY SOME TIME... Get all your supplies in one place, and you can do this in a couple of hours: Need to have hot glue gun, bone shears (to cut out the tailbone) bondo quick dry, better, replacement screws, plastic wrap, than in the kit (one head broke off), a vice in case you need to bend the back plate to fit the depth of the base of the feather, a wire brush, a bourbon on the side. Nuances below KEY NUANCES... 1. The scalpel sized knife, or super small, 3" razor fillet knife is a must, when trimming back the meat that you will eventually finish with the wire brush 2. Cutting out the tailbone is critical 3. I never found the oil gland, but wire brushed everything out so I got it out 3. The smallest fan layer, toward the front, is a bugger -- Go slow and keep it together. 4. Make sure there is no "bow" - my fan was in the fridge, after vacuum sealing it where I was hunting out of state to protect it in my luggage -- You want it flat as you can get it. 5. Take the shit screws, from the kit, to a hardware store and replace them with good ones. 6. Bondo comes in regular and fast drying -- get the fast drying, and the feathers will be locked in about two minutes -- make sure and have some books to hold it. 7. Don't go too thin with the bondo -- you really need a great substrate to run the final screw into. 8. The wire brush is a must. Don't start the first part without one on the workbench. 9. The kit is pretty forgiving -- if you have a good bondo base, and a glue gun, the critical set up points, or moments of truth lock into place quickly. Hope this helps to learn from my mistakes.
Honestly I do zero of these involved steps...no bondo or borax...I've never even trimmed all the meat off of mine...let it sit for a cpl weeks w something heavy on it and its g2g
I was gonna say I’ve mounted like 3 fans and I cut off some excess meat but not nearly this much and I just salt it heavily then let it sit a couple weeks. Am I gonna have issues?
Great video. Instead of gluing and screwing the fan in place, I shimmed it with several pieces of cardboard. This allowed me to fine tune the positioning and I can remove it for dusting etc.
I recently purchased one of the HS kits for a turkey tail fan mount I've been wanting to do myself. Shot a bird over 10+ years ago & with the COVID-19 quarantine going on in my state(Wisconsin)I couldn't send my already treated fan to a Taxidermist. After watching this, it made me confident that I could successfully mount one so easily!
Awesome Thank you. My boy got his very first Turkey this year and we are going to try this for sure. Never done a turkey before so it should be interesting, but this video made it look pretty easy.
Damn good job sir! Thanks for sharing! 👍🦃
Decent kit and excellent video. I used this video and one of the HS Strut kits to do my very first mount today. The only issue I had was with the screws that are used for the mounting plate. One snapped off at the head when it was nearly completely screwed in. It snapped off flush with the wood so I had no way of removing it. The mount seems solid enough with the other screw and the longer one that mounts the tail to the board. I'd buy one of their kits again but I'd definitely throw away the screws that come with it and use better quality ones.
Great video. I'm gonna try and redo the one I started drying out the other day and do this. Seems to be way better of a process.
LET ME SAVE A DIY GUY SOME TIME...
Get all your supplies in one place, and you can do this in a couple of hours: Need to have hot glue gun, bone shears (to cut out the tailbone) bondo quick dry, better, replacement screws, plastic wrap, than in the kit (one head broke off), a vice in case you need to bend the back plate to fit the depth of the base of the feather, a wire brush, a bourbon on the side. Nuances below
KEY NUANCES...
1. The scalpel sized knife, or super small, 3" razor fillet knife is a must, when trimming back the meat that you will eventually finish with the wire brush
2. Cutting out the tailbone is critical
3. I never found the oil gland, but wire brushed everything out so I got it out
3. The smallest fan layer, toward the front, is a bugger -- Go slow and keep it together.
4. Make sure there is no "bow" - my fan was in the fridge, after vacuum sealing it where I was hunting out of state to protect it in my luggage -- You want it flat as you can get it.
5. Take the shit screws, from the kit, to a hardware store and replace them with good ones.
6. Bondo comes in regular and fast drying -- get the fast drying, and the feathers will be locked in about two minutes -- make sure and have some books to hold it.
7. Don't go too thin with the bondo -- you really need a great substrate to run the final screw into.
8. The wire brush is a must. Don't start the first part without one on the workbench.
9. The kit is pretty forgiving -- if you have a good bondo base, and a glue gun, the critical set up points, or moments of truth lock into place quickly.
Hope this helps to learn from my mistakes.
Great video. Thanks!
Awsome mount buddy!
Nice AND simple
Beautiful mount
Thank you so much :) Great video.
Hi can you make a video with a wing mount included?
Wow that's beautiful
Can i do this after its dried a bit if i have to get some stuff?
That's a beautiful job.....
How long will this method take with the body filler
How long do you let the borax sit before applying the bondo?
once you aply it, it is pretty much done you don't really have to wait to aply the bondo. at least thats what i did and it worked just fine.
I would let it set for a week and clean off any excess and then apply bondo….
I have the exact same question. What did you end up doing Frenchy865865? How did it work out for you?
Where can we purchase this plaque?
I think I’ve seen a few of these on Amazon
nice
This time I will do it manually with the help of Woodprix designs.
Honestly I do zero of these involved steps...no bondo or borax...I've never even trimmed all the meat off of mine...let it sit for a cpl weeks w something heavy on it and its g2g
I was gonna say I’ve mounted like 3 fans and I cut off some excess meat but not nearly this much and I just salt it heavily then let it sit a couple weeks. Am I gonna have issues?
Spurs?
You can use woodprix instructions to build it in the cheapest way.
you throw salt on it bam!! what are you doing dude!?
I have had issues with HS Strut products including their tail fan mounting kit. Would not buy there products unless you know how to repair things
Sorry about your name
Can you give me a link or send me instructions on how to make the wood mount? I can give you my email if you'd like. Thanks. -Calem
Why would they do that when they’re trying to sell you their product lol