Как сделать чучело щуки

Want to make a stuffed pike in memory of great fishing? Before, when there was cameras and camcorders create a stuffed trophy fish was the only way, except for drawing, to capture for years with pleasant memories.

Although the modern fisherman, there are many other ways, the benefit of the world of electronics allows you to create a memory with one click, but still the old-fashioned method has a number of significant advantages.

Methods of manufacturing of stuffed animals invented many fish and each fish has its own special nuances. To tell the truth in an age of technological progress, many of these methods have already forgotten, but the vast majority of fishermen continues to engage in this fascinating business.

Why manufacturer of stuffed pike the most popular activity. There are two reasons:

Pike’s head is bony.
Stuffed pike looks very nice: wide jaws, sharp teeth – a very interesting spectacle.

The process of making stuffed pike

The method we consider in this article is copyrighted, meaning it is not widespread and popular, but rather are intended to simplify the task of manufacturing and help everyone to make this lesson simple and accessible.

The first thing we need to prepare the head of the pike. For this you need to cut it as close as possible to the place of contact with the body. Next, we carefully removed the meat, gills and eyes. The use of a curved scraper will make your task easier. Although this work can be performed with a utility knife.
The next stage is very important. You need to remove excess moisture from the skeleton of the jaws of a pike. To do this, we may come to the aid of ordinary kitchen salt, which we carefully grate the skeleton inside. Use fine salt and carefully RUB it wherever possible. Pay special attention to areas near the eyes and on the cut.
Give the stuffed pike menacing look. It is necessary to push the jaws as widely as possible and install the spacers. As spacers, various craftsmen use a variety of means at hand: sticks, wire, etc. Can try to take the wire, wrap it, and give the jaws of a pike required.
Now we need to fix the result. At this stage we will need from 5 to 10 days. All depends on the size of the jaws of a pike. Stuffed with salt inside and struts should stand for the number of days to harden.
Washed mouth stuffed pike from the salt and leave our composition for 1 month in a warm and dry place.
The last step, the final – we cover our work with varnish and let it dry.
Here is a simple and affordable way of making stuffed animals from the jaws of a pike you can apply in your practice. This exhibit will look great, will decorate the interior of any room. Go for it, success!