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Title: Hair on Antelope Sheaths?
Post by: phildobaggins on January 25, 2022, 08:43:30 PM: 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!
Title: Re: Hair on Antelope Sheaths?
Post by: phildobaggins on January 25, 2022, 08:44:54 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Hair on Antelope Sheaths?
Post by: WAcoueshunter on January 25, 2022, 08:45:49 PM: Trim it with scissors?
Title: Re: Hair on Antelope Sheaths?
Post by: NRA4LIFE on January 25, 2022, 08:46:12 PM: Heat gun? That's a dandy by the way.
Title: Re: Hair on Antelope Sheaths?
Post by: phildobaggins on January 25, 2022, 08:50:38 PM: Quote from: WAcoueshunter on January 25, 2022, 08:45:49 PM
Trim it with scissors?

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

Quote from: NRA4LIFE on January 25, 2022, 08:46:12 PM
Heat gun? That's a dandy by the way.

Wait really?! Just hit it with a heat gun and rub it off orrr?
Title: Re: Hair on Antelope Sheaths?
Post by: NRA4LIFE on January 25, 2022, 08:52:23 PM: Just looked at a couple of mine from days gone by and they both have some hair at the bases. Never even noticed it.
Title: Re: Hair on Antelope Sheaths?
Post by: phildobaggins on January 25, 2022, 08:54:06 PM: Quote from: NRA4LIFE on January 25, 2022, 08:52:23 PM
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 :tung: 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.
Title: Re: Hair on Antelope Sheaths?
Post by: ellensburgpo on January 25, 2022, 09:04:37 PM: 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
Title: Re: Hair on Antelope Sheaths?
Post by: phildobaggins on January 25, 2022, 09:10:42 PM: Quote from: ellensburgpo on January 25, 2022, 09:04:37 PM
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.
Title: Re: Hair on Antelope Sheaths?
Post by: NRA4LIFE on January 25, 2022, 09:15:30 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Hair on Antelope Sheaths?
Post by: Widgeondeke on January 25, 2022, 09:20:52 PM: You know the horns are hair right? To be scientific, they are keratin.
All my speedgoat horns have "hair" at the base
Title: Re: Hair on Antelope Sheaths?
Post by: phildobaggins on January 26, 2022, 08:22:44 AM: Quote from: NRA4LIFE on January 25, 2022, 09:15:30 PM
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. :tup:

Quote from: Widgeondeke on January 25, 2022, 09:20:52 PM
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.
Title: Re: Hair on Antelope Sheaths?
Post by: fowl smacker on January 26, 2022, 08:31:54 AM: Quote from: Widgeondeke on January 25, 2022, 09:20:52 PM
You know the horns are hair right? To be scientific, they are keratin.
All my speedgoat horns have "hair" at the base
:yeah:
Part of the horn, but if it bugs you, I'd take a Bic lighter to it.
Title: Re: Hair on Antelope Sheaths?
Post by: phildobaggins on January 26, 2022, 08:36:52 AM: Quote from: fowl smacker on January 26, 2022, 08:31:54 AM
Quote from: Widgeondeke on January 25, 2022, 09:20:52 PM
You know the horns are hair right? To be scientific, they are keratin.
All my speedgoat horns have "hair" at the base
:yeah:
Part of the horn, but if it bugs you, I'd take a Bic lighter to it.

Thanks for the expertise, gentlemen.
Title: Re: Hair on Antelope Sheaths?
Post by: bugs n bones on May 17, 2022, 08:37:45 PM: 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 .
Title: Re: Hair on Antelope Sheaths?
Post by: Caseknife on May 18, 2022, 06:24:45 AM: I reattached my horns with clear silicone. Squeeze a dollop into the sheath and then slip on to the skull.
Kind of have to guess how much silicone to use so you can get the sheath to the original height without
having it ooze out. I also wiped the horns with Skidmore's finish, helps preserve the horn from drying out.