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Restoration Questions
« on: February 07, 2011, 03:24:22 PM »
I just got my granfathers buck after years of neglect.  It was mounted in 1946-47.  Taxidermy has come a long way since then.  I am going to have antlers restored and then remounted.  Somewhere along the way tar got spilled on the antlers.   :bash: Any recommendations on a taxidermist?  I plan on doing this in a couple of stages, antler restoration/coloring and then a new shoulder mount.  Any info or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.  Here are some pics. first one is my great granfather with the fresh mount in 1947 and the mount as is today.
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Re: Restoration Questions
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2011, 03:28:08 PM »
Chuck Berg and Dave Hubbard at Advantage Taxidermy in Wilbur Creston area would be reasonably close for you. 

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Re: Restoration Questions
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2011, 04:54:03 PM »
Wow!!!  That is in rough shape. :yike: I would love to have a shot at getting that fixed up. My name is Chuck Berg and I run Advantage Taxidermy. Call me if you want a quote. 509-641-0662.

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Re: Restoration Questions
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2011, 08:37:52 AM »
Glad you got it after all these years. I cant wait to see it restored!!! Now go shoot a bigger one and one up gramps!!!!

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Re: Restoration Questions
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2011, 12:40:08 PM »
is it just me or is that thing scarier then hell...in all seriousness though it's awesome that you are trying to preserve your grandpa's buck.
KCCO

 The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.
Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, 1929

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Re: Restoration Questions
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2011, 09:20:07 PM »
Wow!  Thats some real taxidermy work there.  Looks like they wrapped the full skull and lower jaw to build the form, and what about those earliners?  They look like they were formed from tin?  Taxidermists today dont have to have the skills or put in as much effort as they did then.

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Re: Restoration Questions
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2011, 09:30:35 PM »
That is how it was done in the old days.  They have come a long way since back then.

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Re: Restoration Questions
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2011, 10:08:33 PM »
That is how it was done in the old days.  They have come a long way since back then.
Some of them have.

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Re: Restoration Questions
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2011, 04:59:19 AM »
here are some pics of the inside
« Last Edit: February 11, 2011, 05:10:29 AM by 509er »
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Re: Restoration Questions
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2011, 05:39:41 AM »
thats awsome 509er.  Thanks for posting the pictures.

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Re: Restoration Questions
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2011, 10:56:42 AM »
A european mount might look pretty cool!

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Re: Restoration Questions
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2011, 06:45:11 AM »
dang that was old school there, thanks for posting the pictures really nice to see some of the early work. Not to often do we get to see how the pioneers of this industry did it.

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