Gustavson Taxidermy Studio

07/15/2025

Unfortunately I’ve had to move away from my taxidermy workshop for restaurant work in another town, so I will temporarily not be accepting taxidermy, bone cleaning, tanning, or casting work at this time. I will still be offering Painted portraits as they are easy to take with me. As soon as I have my living situation figured out and a temporary shop setup I will update here. If you are waiting for your orders to be finished do not fret, I will be finishing up my last few orders (a few skeletons) on my days off when I can get back to the workshop. 💀

06/24/2025

Cat skull drying after the whitening bath

06/24/2025

Cat skull cleaned and degreased, waiting for the leg bones to finish.

04/28/2025

Nice sunny day to scrub some bones. This one’s a cat skeleton.

01/23/2025

01/18/2025

Cat skull finished

01/17/2025

Cat fur piece trimmed and framed today! The fur piece is soft tanned and removable from the frame. This order will be going with a full skeleton bone box that I am currently working on.

01/17/2025

Tanning a cat skin the past week. It just had a rinse to get the excess tanning oil off so it is still wet. I then break it as it dries, and I do a final tumbling in borax to clean and fluff the fur. This fur patch will be framed for the customer

01/14/2025

Been cleaning a few skulls and skeletons lately. Running out of room in my small indoor setup, I can only do one at a time. Making an insulated tub so I can move it outdoors to expand and not have my water heaters freeze. Stinky! (Good thing it only smells up my room when I’m changing the water)

01/14/2025

Had to degrease and whiten this cat skull twice! It was missing a few of the front teeth so I’m making some replicas for it.