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I'm going to build an octagonal pedestal for a mount I have coming from NM in about 12 months. How high? Width? "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan "Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians." Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness. | ||
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I would make an octogan, 16 X 16 X 32. You can make it wider if you like, I don't like over powering pedestals, you want the attention on the mount not the ped. 18 wide would be OK but don't go any larger. Jerry Huffaker State, National and World Champion Taxidermist | |||
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Here is mine that Jerry did:  ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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For what it's worth, I would interject that if the mount is done in a more upright pose, such as the photograph above, a narrower base such as the 16" is perfect. If you mount is done in more of a lower pose such as a sneak, I would go with a wider base to balance to look of the mount. Just my $ .02 . . . adjusted, of course, of inflation. And so if you meet a hunter who has been to Africa, and he tells you what he has seen and done, watch his eyes as he talks. For they will not see you. They will see sunrises and sunsets such as you cannot imagine, and a land and a way of life that is fast vanishing. And always he will will tell you how he plans to go back. (author: David Petzer) | |||
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thanks! "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan "Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians." Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness. | |||
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Jds is correct, if the head position isn't as upright, a bigger base will be better balanced. This one is 18" wide.  Jerry Huffaker State, National and World Champion Taxidermist | |||
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Jerry, would you mind calling my wife and telling her I was correct? I don't get to hear that very often!! Thanks! JDS And so if you meet a hunter who has been to Africa, and he tells you what he has seen and done, watch his eyes as he talks. For they will not see you. They will see sunrises and sunsets such as you cannot imagine, and a land and a way of life that is fast vanishing. And always he will will tell you how he plans to go back. (author: David Petzer) | |||
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OH NO! I'm not gonna touch that one. Jerry Huffaker State, National and World Champion Taxidermist | |||
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Mine, by Bob Wilkins, is 21x21x28. (Jerry, I always enjoy seeing your work!) Bob  There is room for all of God's creatures....right next to the mashed potatoes. http://texaspredatorposse.ipbhost.com/   | |||
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Awesome guys!!! I leave for NM Oryx in March. Cant wait. W.  | |||
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