Mr. Deeds
Member
As much as I hate to be the one to complain on any part of the internet, especially about my personal experiences with another person. I feel as if this one is much needed.
I had harvested a turkey this year in April, the following friday I contacted a taxidermist near me about getting a fan mount done. He told me the price and to bring it up to him and he would get started on it right away. After picking out the plaque that I wanted he told me it would be done in 1 month (I dropped it off April 29th.)
One month had past and since I had not heard from him since I decided to contact him. Every month I got the same story that he had not started the project yet and it would be the next project that he would get too. I finally told him a couple weeks ago that if I did not recieve the fan mount I would be coming to get it last Saturday. I gave him the benefit of the doubt telling me it would be done this Tuesday.
I finally met with him on Monday night to get my fan mount, two minutes into having it home I was getting ready to mount it on the wall in the spot that I had selected and the fan literally fell right off the plaque. I noticed the one dot of hot glue that was on the plaque, and the horrible job gluing the feathers together as many of them were loose.
I sent him a text to let him know what had happened and he told me that as soon as I picked it up it was no longer his problem and that its a simple cosmetic fix and to go get a hot glue gun. Unfortunatley, I wasn't surprised by what he said. So for anyone looking for some taxidermy work this fall, I would avoid Keith Winkelman in Greenfield. I hate to make this out to sound like I'm slamming the guy, but poor quality work, horrible timing, and doesn't follow up with his work.
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The large layer of glue wasnt't even stuck to the plaque. Hard to see, but the dot of glue on the plaque is smaller then the head of a q-tip
I had harvested a turkey this year in April, the following friday I contacted a taxidermist near me about getting a fan mount done. He told me the price and to bring it up to him and he would get started on it right away. After picking out the plaque that I wanted he told me it would be done in 1 month (I dropped it off April 29th.)
One month had past and since I had not heard from him since I decided to contact him. Every month I got the same story that he had not started the project yet and it would be the next project that he would get too. I finally told him a couple weeks ago that if I did not recieve the fan mount I would be coming to get it last Saturday. I gave him the benefit of the doubt telling me it would be done this Tuesday.
I finally met with him on Monday night to get my fan mount, two minutes into having it home I was getting ready to mount it on the wall in the spot that I had selected and the fan literally fell right off the plaque. I noticed the one dot of hot glue that was on the plaque, and the horrible job gluing the feathers together as many of them were loose.
I sent him a text to let him know what had happened and he told me that as soon as I picked it up it was no longer his problem and that its a simple cosmetic fix and to go get a hot glue gun. Unfortunatley, I wasn't surprised by what he said. So for anyone looking for some taxidermy work this fall, I would avoid Keith Winkelman in Greenfield. I hate to make this out to sound like I'm slamming the guy, but poor quality work, horrible timing, and doesn't follow up with his work.
The large layer of glue wasnt't even stuck to the plaque. Hard to see, but the dot of glue on the plaque is smaller then the head of a q-tip