Before I begin my first article in Breakthrough I would liked to thank Larry and Kathy Blomquist who have given me the opportunity to share my knowledge with their readers. Having been in the taxidermy industry for over 40 years, I think my experience will help other wildlife artists avoid the many mistakes I’ve made along the way. For this two-part article, I will demonstrate how I build what I call a waste mold for a set of American bison horns. For me, I basically build two types of molds: one I call a waste mold and the other I call a high production mold. A waste mold will put out 1 to 3 copies of your original part, while a high production mold will put out up to 100 parts of your original copy. My motto for building molds is “why build a Ferrari when a Volkswagen will do,” as long as the cast part is of the same quality. Also, the cost of a waste mold is far less expensive than that of a high production mold; timewise it’s a little bit faster.
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