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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: Michelle_Nelson on September 16, 2009, 05:46:57 PM

Title: Antler Plaques
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 16, 2009, 05:46:57 PM: I spent part of the day putting few antler plaques together. Decided to take a few pictures of the different types of plaques I can do and have done.

Roosevelt Elk. This is one I did with the Elks scalp.

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Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 16, 2009, 05:53:26 PM: Roosevelt that I wrapped in Leather.

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Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: tmike on September 16, 2009, 06:04:51 PM: Those are nice, do you have any bear skull plaques you could show? :)
Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 16, 2009, 06:23:42 PM: Not yet I don't. Most people that I clean Bear Skulls for don't want a plaque.
Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: tmike on September 16, 2009, 07:37:06 PM: My bad I thought LongTat had one.
Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: LongTatLaw on September 16, 2009, 07:58:35 PM: This one Tom?

(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10191/DSCN0735.jpg)

Michelle can get these done all day long folks! In any state that ya want!

dave
Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: LongTatLaw on September 16, 2009, 07:59:44 PM: ps- that hair one looks pretty neat in person ;)
Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 16, 2009, 09:00:08 PM: Sorry tmike I completely spaced it on the Bear Pannel question. My mind was on antler plaques. I will post some pictures of Euro Pannels in another thread.
Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: elksnout on December 06, 2009, 08:21:23 PM: Just finished browsing the entire 22 pages of posts trying to find one concerning antler plaques. I got a pretty nice blacktail three weeks ago and am thinking of mounting it myself on a plaque. What type of preperation work is there to do ? Clean all the skin and flesh ? How long do you let skull " dry " before finish work ? ie, adding skull filler {?} and covering with leather ? Man I'm a rookie.....
Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on December 06, 2009, 08:44:36 PM: All the antlers that come for plaques get simmered in the dawn to degrease and remove the meat. Than I put powdered borax on the skull plate to dry it out. They set around for about a month or so. Than I knock off the borax and set them on the form. Than smooth with mapermache. Let dry for a few weeks and than wrap in leather.
Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: elksnout on December 06, 2009, 09:37:24 PM: Simmerd ? As in boiled ? I thought { from reading all those 22 pages } that boiling was a no no. Or is that just for skulls destined for Euro mounts ?
Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on December 07, 2009, 09:00:11 PM: Good eye! Mostly skulls destined to become Euro's. It honestly only takes about 5 minutes to get the meat off of a skull cap. Not enough time to do any real damage. Euros take a lot more time to clean and their are really delicate bones. Such are the nasal cavity. It only takes about 20 minutes to do real damage to those.
Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: elksnout on December 09, 2009, 07:59:54 PM: Thanks Michelle
Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: 180-GRAIN on December 17, 2009, 08:48:35 PM: That bear skull mount is nice looking I got a book bear this year in washington seams fitting to put it on a washington state plaque. The skull is already back from the beetles was wondering what you would charge for the plaque?
Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: Savage3006 on December 23, 2009, 04:01:59 PM: Those are all very nice! ;)
Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: Buckhole on December 26, 2009, 07:43:30 PM: Thos elook great!!! 8)
Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: elkaholic123 on December 27, 2009, 11:55:20 AM: Just started working on 2 Montana bucks for a friend!Will show a few pics along the way!
Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: elkaholic123 on January 10, 2010, 04:04:30 PM: Finished them!
Title: Re: Antler Plaques
Post by: gasman on January 10, 2010, 07:35:51 PM: Here's the two we have.

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I knw they are european mounts but i like the plaques.