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Title: before and after
Post by: lewy on July 16, 2009, 06:46:45 AM

Re-finished a muley shed last night. Here are some before, during and after pictures. I like to start with a couple light coats of a lighter stain(oak), then a few with a darker stain, and finally go back and rub and ruff some off to add realism. I get a little better each time I do one-about a dozen more and i might have it figured out :chuckle:

Title: Re: before and after
Post by: winston2789 on July 16, 2009, 08:42:51 AM

nice job lewy :tup:

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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on July 16, 2009, 08:47:13 AM

that is an awesome job, congrats to you

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Post by: Alpinegus on July 16, 2009, 11:10:09 AM

I like it!  :tup:

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Post by: Gobble on July 16, 2009, 11:21:39 AM

looks great  ;) Nice Job

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Post by: Pathfinder101 on July 16, 2009, 11:58:23 AM

Nice job.  I got a couple I need to do that to.

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Post by: robb92 on July 16, 2009, 02:50:27 PM

Looks good!

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Post by: elkoholic1 on July 16, 2009, 03:36:03 PM

NICE!  thnaks for the tip, got a lot of bleached out antlers i would not use till now... :tup:

Title: Re: before and after
Post by: huntnphool on July 17, 2009, 08:47:40 PM

What do you do to fill the cracks? How about pics of the product and colors you used.

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Post by: elkaholic on July 17, 2009, 08:51:27 PM

Do a search, Bone and many others have posted some great tips on antler restore

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Post by: furbearer365 on July 17, 2009, 10:01:47 PM

One of the best stain jobs I have seen, great job.

Title: Re: before and after
Post by: lewy on July 20, 2009, 06:36:02 AM

I tried a couple wood fillers that were supposed to take stain, but they never looked right. Still experimenting with that. I did rub some boot grease on when I was done.....Don't expect your first ones to look good-it takes some practice-I ended up with lots of yard art :chuckle:

Title: Re: before and after
Post by: JoeVon on July 20, 2009, 04:08:05 PM

What do you use to rub them down with afterwards to lighten spots up? 

Title: Re: before and after
Post by: lewy on July 20, 2009, 04:34:33 PM

scotch bright and light sand paper......