Hair on Antelope Sheaths?

[phildobaggins]

Pro-tips on safely removing the hair from the base of the antelope horns? Didn't come off with the pressure washer like I was hoping when I was making the euro mount. I don't want to damage the sheaths but I don't want the hair there and it's surprisingly attached well!

[phildobaggins]

I was hoping you would be able to see the hair better in the pics. Here is a full size pic you could zoom in on.

[WAcoueshunter]

Trim it with scissors?

[NRA4LIFE]

Heat gun?  That's a dandy by the way.

[phildobaggins]

Trim it with scissors?

That made me LOL for some reason. I guess if no one else convinces me with a better way  They're just laid in there just right to be extremely tedious.

Heat gun?  That's a dandy by the way.

Wait really?! Just hit it with a heat gun and rub it off orrr?

[NRA4LIFE]

Just looked at a couple of mine from days gone by and they both have some hair at the bases.  Never even noticed it.

[phildobaggins]

Just looked at a couple of mine from days gone by and they both have some hair at the bases.  Never even noticed it.

Hmmmmmmm  maybe I'll just trim the strays then. This is my first euro speed goat, never really noticed the hair on the ones I've seen.

[ellensburgpo]

I just use a bic  so I can carefully burn it off.I also will put a napkin folded up in the inside of sheath so horns sit not on skull to the base

[phildobaggins]

I just use a bic  so I can carefully burn it off.I also will put a napkin folded up in the inside of sheath so horns sit not on skull to the base

Not a bad idea! Thanks! Interesting move on the napkin. I was going to epoxy the sheaths on but haven’t done it yet.

[NRA4LIFE]

Phildo,

I had a bad experience with epoxy.  It "leaked" through the sheath and made dark blotches.   Use hot glue or a fast drying caulk.

[Widgeondeke]

You know the horns are hair right? To be scientific, they are keratin.
All my speedgoat horns have "hair" at the base

[phildobaggins]

Phildo,

I had a bad experience with epoxy.  It "leaked" through the sheath and made dark blotches.   Use hot glue or a fast drying caulk.

Alright, good looking out. I even have a glue gun and glue in my tool box. 

You know the horns are hair right? To be scientific, they are keratin.
All my speedgoat horns have "hair" at the base

I have never considered what they were made out of LOL.

[fowl smacker]

You know the horns are hair right? To be scientific, they are keratin.
All my speedgoat horns have "hair" at the base

Part of the horn, but if it bugs you, I'd take a Bic lighter to it.

[phildobaggins]

You know the horns are hair right? To be scientific, they are keratin.
All my speedgoat horns have "hair" at the base

Part of the horn, but if it bugs you, I'd take a Bic lighter to it.

Thanks for the expertise, gentlemen.

[bugs n bones]

Did you already permanently re attach the sheaths to the skull ? If you didn’t great , those sheaths need to be  about 1/4 above the eye sockets give or take to allow for the hide that used to be there before skinning . Every sheath is different so I measure them .