Well I removed the face from the pouch it came on. it was glued to a flap of leather. It came off with out much fiddling. I've been wetting it and shaping it. The ears are looking much better, though I think I need to look at more mask fox sporrans to really see what I should be doing with them. One bit I'm fighting with is the nose its very hard/flat so I cant really round that section of the mask yet. I'll just keep wetting the skin at and around the nose to soften it up some more.
I'm up in the air about eyes for this one. the Face is a red fox and as such seems to have a great deal of detail so it doesn't need eyes open. I'm not really sure how to go about closing the eyes do I just sew them shut?
My goal is to have a full mask sporran by burns night this year. Its my first time going and its one piece of kit I'd like to have the personal touch added.
1) you might want to lay the ears flat back, or at least well back of what they might be in life. As they dry back out they can get brittle. You don't want to crack or snap one off while wearing the finished piece.
2) for the nose, you may have to soak the front part of the face in water for a few hours. Do as little as of the face as you can (just stick the muzzle in water). Make sure to dry it asap. Fur that stays wet too long can slip (ie slide off leaving a bare spot).
Keep us posted, and remember "Pix, or it didn't happen"
This is how my fox looks so far. its been a struggle as the glue the PO had applied to the back to attach it to the last bag has made shaping very hard. Particularly the ears and nose seem to have been gummed up a bit. I'm going to keep working with it but I just won auctions for full skunk and badger pelts that will most likely be shapped and crafted into a formal and all around pair of sporrans.
Originally Posted by ThistleDown
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