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I thought the catchy title might get me a few more views. I have an idea and need some opinions. My family and I are going on our first safari to Namibia next year. I hope to shoot both a Mtn. Zebra and a Burchell's Zebra. I want to get a double pedestal mount with both specimens. However, I was thinking of also doing something else. I'm sure all of you know how to cape out an animal for a shoulder/pedestal mount similar to the diagram below.  What I was thinking of doing was to take the back halves from both of my Zebras and putting them together to make one rug out of 2 Zebra asses. I know it's a little abstract, but I think it could look cool. It would have some sort of border between them with the tail and 2 hind legs on each end. I wouldn't put it on the floor, I would tack it up on the wall at an angle. Any opinions or suggestions? I was also thinking of doing the same thing with 2 Springboks. _______________________________________________________ Hunt Report - South Africa 2022 Wade Abadie - Wild Shot Photography Website | Facebook | Instagram | ||
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Here's a rough example of what I am talking about:   I want to use the front halves to make a double pedestal mount AND use the back halves to make a rug. In my case, one half would be Mtn. Zebra and the other half would be Burchell's Zebra. Does that make a little more sense? _______________________________________________________ Hunt Report - South Africa 2022 Wade Abadie - Wild Shot Photography Website | Facebook | Instagram | |||
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As a rugmaker for the taxidermy industry, I think it is a cool idea! Definitly go with leather for your border and space between the rug, I think leather makes African game look classy. Some other ideas and things I have done with backhides from African game: half rugs in front of fireplaces, bedspreads, pillows,covered photo albums for your hunt pictures, bartop cover and fronts, purses,covered footstool with the zebra legs as legs, to name a few. I have also seen a company in the Safari Club magazine that had used zebra skin to cover a winged back chair, looked really nice! Kind Regards, Mary Taxidermist/Rugmaker | |||
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ES, I think your going to start a new craze. Everyone will want one! I agree with Mary 100%: leather borders do justice to African flat skins and rugs, and she's the person to talk to. She has an amazing reputation within the Taxidermy industry. Hope you get two nice Z's. David Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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Eland, I think your idea is a nice way to display the differences and similarities between the two. Mary, I always find it interesting how different taxidermists think up new ways to specialize their genre. I have never done a rug, just sent them to a rug specialist. When you say back the rug with leather, are you backing the complete rug or just the border with leather? What would be the price difference between a leather backed rug or felt backed for say a 6' black bear? Thanks | |||
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MC, I just do border only in either scalloped or rolled leather,unless requested otherwise. I feel it is a waste of leather to put it under the rug where it will not be visible. I use cotton broadcloth or an upholstry material on the unseen bottom of the rug.I was the first rugmaker in the Industry to offer scalloped leather borders on rugs back in 1999 at the National Taxidermy Convention at my wholesale booth. Up until that time other ruggers were using rolled leather only. I will send a note to your business e-mail regarding wholesale prices. Kind Regards, Mary Taxidermist/Rugmaker | |||
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Mary. Can you please enlighten me about that scalloped leather? I will have two rugs ( wildebeest and gemsbook ) and also backskin from blesbook, coming home from RSA next month. Bordering with leather sounds interesting. Any pics you can sheare with us ? Arild Iversen. | |||
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Arild, Your traditional felt bordered rugs have a scalloped (half circle pattern) edge on them. I do the same with leather. Will get some pics together and try to get them on here by the beginning of next week. Kind Regards, Mary Taxidermist/Rugmaker | |||
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Thanks Mary...very much apreciated. It´s nice of you to sheare your knowledge with us. Arild Iversen. | |||
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