Repairing moose sheds

[CaNINE]

I have a set of shiras moose sheds I found a few years ago and finally going to get around to restoring them and building a display. There is some squirrel chew damage that I want to repair. I found a product online called “apoxy” sculpt.  Is this what I should use to repair the chewed areas?  What should I use to color match the repair?  Is there a special color stain for antlers?  Thanks!

[blindluck]

Yes, apoxie sculpt is a great way to go, I would buy some acrylic raw umber and burnt umber paint. Cut it with windex to get your desired shade and I use a Q tip to paint in layers to get a perfect match. I've done many and you can not tell. A little practice but it's really easy to match perfect

[CaNINE]

Thanks blind luck - is the acrylic paint you use a special taxidermist type or just a standard item I’d pick up at a craft store?

[blindluck]

Thanks blind luck - is the acrylic paint you use a special taxidermist type or just a standard item I’d pick up at a craft store?

craft store

[blindluck]

Example

[CaNINE]

Wow they look great.

I'll post up some pics on my moose project as I go.  The plan is to first repair the rodent damage then mount the antlers into a cap style display. 

[CaNINE]

Apoxy sculpt added to damaged areas. Next step paint and seal.

[boneaddict]

looking forward to seeing your final product

[kellama2001]

Awesome shed finds! Tagging along to see how your project turns out.

[MtnMuley]

Me too

[Boss .300 winmag]

Hhhmmm

[blindluck]

Cool, love to see these projects

[CaNINE]

Making some headway on antler #3. A lot of chew damage to build up.

[CaNINE]

Added a wire rod to serve as a tine backbone

[CaNINE]

Some trial and error in building up the missing brow tines on antler #3. I hand formed the material then added texture and features to mimic reality within the limits of my nonexistent sculpting skills. Still some sanding and detail work to do before I paint.