Sailfish Restoration

We restored a sailfish from 1962. Real head and fins, cedar, plaster and burlap body.
Our client, Susan was very passionate about this 49 year old fish as it was caught by her mother. We pulled out all the stops on this one. The soft spots and cracks were repaired with automotive  putty primed and sanded multiple times, the original real fins were rebuilt, and reinforced with polyester resin and fiberglass, and the old deteriorated plywood sail was replaced by a brand new fiberglass one courtesy New Wave taxidermy.  We are extremely happy with the results.

It was a challenge to say the least!

Alligator scutes and turkey fan

worked on this turkey tail while waiting for the sailfish to dry...

...and cleaned some more alligator scutes.
I think that I will make key chains out of them.

Open up and say AHHHH!

The Alligator
Went to the dentist
And sat down in the chair,
And the dentist said, "Now tell me, sir,
Why does it hurt and where?"
And the Gator said, "I'll tell you the truth,
I have a terrible ache in my tooth,"
And he opened his jaws so wide, so wide,
The the dentist, he climbed right inside,
And the dentist laughed, "Oh isn't this fun?"
As he pulled the teeth out, one by one.
And the Gator cried, "You're hurting me so!
Please put down your pliers and let me go."
But the dentist laughed with a Ho Ho Ho,
And he said, "I still have twelve to go-
Oops, that's the wrong one, I confess,
But what's one Gator tooth more or less?"
Then suddenly, the jaws went SNAP,
And the dentist was gone, right off the map,
And where he went one could only guess...
To North or South or East or West...
He left no forwarding address.
But what's one dentist, more or less?

Allen's Taxidermy
(561)-6-MOUNT1 Easy to remember 56-16-Mount1
(561)-88o-7986
13919 61st Ln N
West Palm Beach, FL
33412

A couple of reptile replicas

I guess there aren't many of us out there doing these...


I am getting more and more requests.