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Beginner Starter Kit

Beginner Starter Kit

Everything You Need to Mount Your First Bird

Designed specifically for first-time bird taxidermists, this comprehensive starter kit provides all the essential tools and supplies to begin your taxidermy journey. Whether you're preserving a treasured hunting trophy or exploring a new craft, this kit eliminates the guesswork and gets you started with professional-grade basics.

What's Included:

  • Cotton and borax for preservation
  • Masking tape and electrical tape
  • Spray bottle for application
  • Dawn dish soap for cleaning
  • Super glue and super glue gel for bonding
  • Pins for positioning
  • Clay for eye setting
  • Sewing needles and thread
  • Curved scissors and wire brush for fleshing
  • Protective gloves
  • Tape measure
  • Scalpel handle with blades
  • Drill bit for wire installation
  • Assorted wire.
  • Step by step video on mounting a duck.

Please Note: This is a tools and supplies kit only. You will need to purchase separately:

  • Bird taxidermy form kit (including form, head, eyes, feet, and other anatomical components)
  • Pan Pastel Painting Kit

Supplies needed to mount another bird after using this kit:

  • Borax (Walmart/Amazon)

  • Dawn dish Soap (Walmart/Amazon)

  • Super glue and super glue gel (RMM)

  • Scalpel blades (RMM)

  • Clay (RMM)

  • Wire brush (Walmart/Amazon)

  • Gloves (Walmart/Amazon)

  • Wire (RMM)

List of needed tools Unsupplied:

  • Power drill

  • Hair dryer/Pet dryer

  • Needle Nose Pliers

  • Fleshing Wheel (Ideal if planning to mount more birds)

  • Lineman Pliers (Useful but not required)

  • Vice (Useful but not required) 

  • Hot Glue Gun (Useful but not required)

$39.95 USD