"Ear" We Go Again

Took a little trip up to Lake Placid to help bring a noble beast back to life—well, sort of. Thunder the vintage taxidermy moose had a bit of an accident during a move and ended up with a broken ear. The ear had snapped right at the point where it connects to the head during a move. I had to rebuild the clay structure to reshape the ear, then set an anchor to reattach it securely. Once that was done, I used adhesive to glue everything back in place and stitched some parts back together.

To smooth things out, I borrowed a bit of extra moose fluff from less noticeable spots and tucked it into the seam like a fur magician. A little grooming here, a little snipping there, and voila—seamless perfection.

Of course, I couldn’t leave without giving Thunder a mini spa day—polished up the nose, brightened up the eyes and added some color to fading spots.

Now he’s looking sharp, proud, and ready to reign over the lodge once again.