Euro mounts

[highmuley]

Hmmmm.....I'm gonna try that tonight. ...Thanks

[Wazukie]

Really?? That's all? I asked around for what kind of coating to put on antlers. If i'm going to just hang them, a nice wood polish would work? But what about sealing them? Like say for a knife handle? What would I use?

If it were me and i was using the antler for knife hanlde, I would have the antler piece stabilized first, but that's me.

[highmuley]

Really?? That's all? I asked around for what kind of coating to put on antlers. If i'm going to just hang them, a nice wood polish would work? But what about sealing them? Like say for a knife handle? What would I use?

If it were me and i was using the antler for knife hanlde, I would have the antler piece stabilized first, but that's me.

Stabilized? With what (I have literally asked on 5 threads)

[Michelle_Nelson]

Boiling is for instant gratification. 

[highmuley]

Boiling is for instant gratification.

What steps do you suggest? Do you recondition sheds?

[6x6in6]

Boiling is for instant gratification.

What steps do you suggest? Do you recondition sheds?

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,135974.0.html

[highmuley]

How about sealing/preserving? Specifically for knife handles? I have yet to get a straight answer on this (if I missed it. ..I apologize)

[grundy53]

DO NOT BOIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  There is a couple of threads on here about maceration.  IMO, it is the ONLY way to get your Euro looking right.  I've done a bunch of them by maceration and will never boil or simmer and other skull again, period!

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[grundy53]

And for those of you who do not like the yellow grease spots between the antlers and base of the skull, degrease, degrease, degrease!!  You are not going to get them out by simmering before you destroy the bone.

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[BULLBLASTER]

Maceration or beetles is the only way to go. Then like others have said DEGREASE! I just pay my taxidermist to do it. The cost is worth not dealing with it to me... I have ruined some trophies trying to save a few dollars and like polarbear said... my mistakes won't be repeated.

[Wazukie]

Really?? That's all? I asked around for what kind of coating to put on antlers. If i'm going to just hang them, a nice wood polish would work? But what about sealing them? Like say for a knife handle? What would I use?

If it were me and i was using the antler for knife hanlde, I would have the antler piece stabilized first, but that's me.

Stabilized? With what (I have literally asked on 5 threads)

To have the stabilizing done correctly, it'd be best to send it out to some place like http://www.texasknife.com/vcom/index.php  It cost's about $5 to have it done.  If it's a piece of dry horn, and it is a hidden tang knife, you could probably just rub it down real good with some boiled linseed oil.

I haven't really worked with any antler yet, but this is what the pro's in the knife making world say to do.

[highmuley]

Awesome Wazukie! Thanks for the input. Bullblaster..how much does it usually cost for the taxi to do it?

[BULLBLASTER]

Awesome Wazukie! Thanks for the input. Bullblaster..how much does it usually cost for the taxi to do it?

Seems like $100-150 is what I see mostly. Depending on plaque etc. Maybe a taxi will chime in.

[blindluck]

My Taxidermist uses mop and glo on the antlers, to me its the perfect touch kind of like what the antlers would look like on a cold November foggy day.

[blindluck]

simmered