Hello Exabier: I started learning about taxidermy when I was a youngster, probably about your age through reading anything I could find about it, including lessons through a correspondence course. I found I had to try it first to understand what was involved. As I got older I found trade associations and would attend their functions, enter the competitions and try to learn from other taxidermists. I also watched "how to videos" and just kept practicing. I also studied animal anatomy through reading and watching things like Discovery channel and studying live animals in zoos, etc. Today there are actually many taxidermy schools where one can do intensive study. But I always advise to start by reading and trying it with something small before investing in schooling. There is a great place on the web called Taxidermy.net where there are many taxidermists who offer information and discussion forums much like the one your teacher has started here.
I use decimals and fractions in my profession in a few different ways. 1. Business aspects of the business. I must understand how to add and subtract decimals for filling out invoices and accounting purposes - using dollars and cents. Also I must calculate a multitude of different taxes using tax rates (percentages) that I convert to decimal form in order to determine the tax that I must collect from a customer (sales tax) or how much I must pay (unemployment taxes, social security taxes, etc). 2. Mixing chemicals used for tanning or bleaching hides or skulls. Often times the instructions might tell me to use 1/2 cup to add to a gallon of liquid for example. Sometimes I have to make a different amount, so I must multiply or divide fractions to figure out how to make the recipe. 3. Another way fractions and decimals come in handy is when measuring antlers or horns. I am an official measurer for Safari Club International, so I must carefully measure to the nearest one eighth or one sixteenth of an inch. We then convert all these fractions to decimals for ease in adding on a calculator and recording purposes.
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Hi my name is Exabier Bair.Where did you get your education?
How do you use desmils when you are at work?
Hello Exabier:
I started learning about taxidermy when I was a youngster, probably about your age through reading anything I could find about it, including lessons through a correspondence course. I found I had to try it first to understand what was involved. As I got older I found trade associations and would attend their functions, enter the competitions and try to learn from other taxidermists. I also watched "how to videos" and just kept practicing. I also studied animal anatomy through reading and watching things like Discovery channel and studying live animals in zoos, etc.
Today there are actually many taxidermy schools where one can do intensive study. But I always advise to start by reading and trying it with something small before investing in schooling. There is a great place on the web called Taxidermy.net where there are many taxidermists who offer information and discussion forums much like the one your teacher has started here.
I use decimals and fractions in my profession in a few different ways.
1. Business aspects of the business. I must understand how to add and subtract decimals for filling out invoices and accounting purposes - using dollars and cents. Also I must calculate a multitude of different taxes using tax rates (percentages) that I convert to decimal form in order to determine the tax that I must collect from a customer (sales tax) or how much I must pay (unemployment taxes, social security taxes, etc).
2. Mixing chemicals used for tanning or bleaching hides or skulls. Often times the instructions might tell me to use 1/2 cup to add to a gallon of liquid for example. Sometimes I have to make a different amount, so I must multiply or divide fractions to figure out how to make the recipe.
3. Another way fractions and decimals come in handy is when measuring antlers or horns. I am an official measurer for Safari Club International, so I must carefully measure to the nearest one eighth or one sixteenth of an inch. We then convert all these fractions to decimals for ease in adding on a calculator and recording purposes.
Thanks for your questions Exabier!
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