Hunting Washington Forum

Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: Huntbear on May 29, 2009, 07:46:04 PM

Title: My 1st DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: Huntbear on May 29, 2009, 07:46:04 PM: I finally finished my first DIY Euro mount. It is a whitetail skull and rack that my nieces husband found while falling timber in Idaho. He usually finds 5-10 matched sheds every year, and sells them to make money for his hunting items.

I have a slab of 5/4 Black Walnut that is 24 in. wide, and now 6 ft. long that I used part of for the plaques, a lot of sanding, and some good dark walnut stain did the trick. I took the skull, and scrubbed it in hot water and Dawn, let it dry, put the whitening stuff on it, and it came out whiter than I thought it would. I also darkened the bleached part of the horns up a bit with some stain. I still need to finish buffing out where I touched the skull to the wood, but it is basically done.
Here is the photos I took along the process.

The rough sawn black walnut I used.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2F0511091409.jpg&hash=1f2cacb292dd86f1b24fa09079b280f3f4118439)

After sanding it down with a belt sander, and 180 grit on a vibrating sander
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2F0511091412.jpg&hash=b2f7ed4c711699cc1854ba0b0e2b25d459d345b1)

Pre fitting pieces
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2F0515091924.jpg&hash=021623ef55fccb6dcaa8c67a733151988c36c472)

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2F0515091924a.jpg&hash=5fc73c51c292dba9f60d55c601e8ebda4cc00b62)

What the skull originally looked like.
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10700/Whitetail_skull_1.jpg)

After scrubbing.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2FS4200227.jpg&hash=159aeb75cd63c6d3e893cff12c4a0fa4194eaa6c)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2FS4200228.jpg&hash=03e851b0c8463105554693b4cfd25b29352c2443)

With the whitening/peroxide compound on the skull
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2FS4200012.jpg&hash=f905ff3af60cebcb3ef77a66b013bb87e5c09406)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2FS4200013.jpg&hash=9f2272c32bfaf372c14e273346500da7d3a501e0)

Skull after bleaching
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2FS4200048.jpg&hash=c24be4c0aee6792ff6e14199df9142fa8dc5ee61)

After 1 coat of stain.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2FS4200045.jpg&hash=0542327e6796ef2ca8c9da6403b2b9414847a46a)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2FS4200046.jpg&hash=261188c8d36ae32f5e8036085b5083abad4348f5)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2FS4200047.jpg&hash=3a93b9fe4e2ea8f35a839c29ea6ca50bfca7647c)

Antlers after darkening them a bit.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2FS4200049.jpg&hash=2362b9e40291434aed2b3587319973c352d264b7)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2FS4200050.jpg&hash=d97cb09beb2c14eee11dc7aedd3ba4a058cb0533)

The finished product.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2FS4200078.jpg&hash=2dda77e8cb6faef23b6dfa1574f6c3f160edd55f)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2FS4200077.jpg&hash=e7b9a191b619f514d641ce02c02fc119f1aabcf4)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2FS4200079.jpg&hash=d1e42e7ff8c83c8d977683a7571be4a976c03139)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw143%2Fcsobear%2FS4200081.jpg&hash=f94418e9b643824f0b8a93c515e9f2766278653c)

I would like to say thanks to Michelle, and Bucklucky for the good advice, it helped a lot!!!
Title: Re: DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: Pathfinder101 on May 29, 2009, 08:07:59 PM: Wow, really nice work. I can see you really took the time to do it right.
Title: Re: DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: Huntbear on May 29, 2009, 09:31:37 PM: Thanks, I have about 18 hours in the project. A lot of them spent sanding, lol.
Title: Re: My 1st DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: huntnphool on June 03, 2009, 12:43:04 AM: looks good
Title: Re: My 1st DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: wastickslinger on June 03, 2009, 08:28:41 AM: Turned out great!!! I like euros's.

He is an idea for your next one. Dad has played around with a few ideas. This one is my favorite. I wanted one that was a pedistle rather than hang on the wall. I think he did a pretty good job. Anyway its an idea for your next one if you want to keep messing with em.
Title: Re: My 1st DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: Huntbear on June 03, 2009, 04:14:33 PM: I like that pedestal type mount, I may have to do my next one that way.

I did the wall mount for the first since wall space was available for it.
Title: Re: My 1st DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: bow4elk on June 03, 2009, 04:42:51 PM: what whitening paste did you use? Looks great - nice work man!
Title: Re: My 1st DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: Huntbear on June 03, 2009, 04:44:57 PM: The whitening paste was left over from my brother's Cabelas euro kit... whatever that stuff is, but it worked really well imho.
Title: Re: My 1st DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: EastWaViking on June 08, 2009, 07:28:32 AM: nice job!
Title: Re: My 1st DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: MADMAX on June 08, 2009, 07:39:29 AM: The pedestal is a great idea and looks really good, I also really like europeans
Title: Re: My 1st DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: wastickslinger on June 08, 2009, 12:03:57 PM: Dad made a few. I ended up using this one. I like the darker finish.
Title: Re: My 1st DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on June 08, 2009, 01:56:42 PM: Nice work Hunt Bear!
Title: Re: My 1st DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 08, 2009, 02:03:02 PM: Nice Job pretty soon there will be no need for taxidermists!!!
Title: Re: My 1st DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on June 08, 2009, 02:04:46 PM: LOL, their will always be a need for taxidermists. Most people don't have the patience to do their own taxidermy.
Title: Re: My 1st DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: testar77 on June 11, 2009, 03:23:36 PM: Quote from: Michelle_Nelson on June 08, 2009, 02:04:46 PM
LOL, their will always be a need for taxidermists. Most people don't have the patience to do their own taxidermy.

:yeah: Beautiful job btw Huntbear!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: My 1st DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: strutnrut1984 on June 12, 2009, 09:24:11 AM: look nice , i have a nice whitetail skull and antlers i would like to euro mount as well. what did you use for bleaching the skull ?
Title: Re: My 1st DIY Euro mount --- PIC Heavy!!!
Post by: Huntbear on June 14, 2009, 02:20:35 PM: Quote from: Huntbear on June 03, 2009, 04:44:57 PM
The whitening paste was left over from my brother's Cabelas euro kit... whatever that stuff is, but it worked really well imho.