Bear

18 April 2005, 05:55

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Bear

I took a bear in Manitoba last year. I had the taxidermist do a rug. Now, I am thinking that I want to get it off the floor and hang it on the wall.

What is the proper way to hang this hide?

18 April 2005, 06:27

Aspen Hill Adventures

I did that with my rug. To hang it I used a staple gun and stapled it to the drywall through the felt edging. It's been hanging over a year now with no issues.

18 April 2005, 08:31

jds

When I owned my taxidermy shop I would always sew metal "D" rings on the back of the rug to be used for hanging it. You can buy these at any leathercraft store and they are easy to sew on, even after the rug is completed. Then you have something on the back to hang on a picture hanger, nail, etc.

Good luck!

JDS

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18 April 2005, 17:27

Widowmaker416

The way I aways tell my clients, (and I do the same) is to tack it up on the wall with small flat headed nails, start at the highest point of the rug and work down, but put nails right through the leather of the rug! Put one nail on the high side of the head, don't put the nail in tight against the rug, leave a slight bit of space, (to pull out in the future, as not to rip the rug) you can cover up the head of the nail with the hair.Don't put the nail in just the felt, after time the felt will begin to pull and get sag spots and rips. I found with the rings just in the felt, the same thing, after time, the felt stretches and makes pucker or ripples in the felt. Unless the rings are sewn right to the leather of the rug. I've been doing it this way for over 31 years not a problem!

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