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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: GreggHunts2hard4u on May 29, 2011, 09:59:54 PM

Title: Need a local taxi to restore a HUGE sentimental muley rack(pics avaiable)
Post by: GreggHunts2hard4u on May 29, 2011, 09:59:54 PM: hey y'all i found this rack in a tree at my grandmas house i didn't even know it was there for YEARS it was covered in green stuff and the squirrels took a big liking to it. they chewed off a big main beam on the right side and most of the non typical stickers.took some simple green and a pressure washer to get it so white. its very symmetrical so i'm guessing the main beam that missing on the right side would be the same as on the left all the tines match up the same except for the stickers all over. curious if any of your awesome taxis are good at re creating the rack for me it was my grandpas buck that he shot in the early 1900s in the wenatchee area so its very sentimental to me. any ideas or suggestions or price ranges would be great!!! thanks!
Title: Re: Any good local taxis good at restoring a sentimental muley rack?(pics avaiable)
Post by: bucklucky on May 31, 2011, 03:48:23 PM: Boy, that one will be expensive to fix properly . I would charge by the hour for a complete restoration like that and I can say it would not be cheap.
Title: Re: Any good local taxis good at restoring a sentimental muley rack?(pics avaiable)
Post by: GreggHunts2hard4u on May 31, 2011, 03:55:32 PM: totally understanable! but im willing to pay the price for it to be done right its very sentimental to me. what would be a rough estimate? i have no clue... :dunno:
Title: Re: Need a local taxi to restore a HUGE sentimental muley rack(pics avaiable)
Post by: Hornseeker on June 03, 2011, 10:58:59 AM: I bet if you want it done so it looks real good... Bucklucky would be your man... judging from all the other work I've seen him do! (which does NOT include any antler restoration :tung:)
Title: Re: Need a local taxi to restore a HUGE sentimental muley rack(pics avaiable)
Post by: Gringo31 on June 06, 2011, 06:46:43 PM: Do you have an old photo to try and match it to? I'm thinking with some of the great folks on here you could find a taxi that would work with a reasonable budget. I assume you don't want it mounted with a new hide?
Title: Re: Need a local taxi to restore a HUGE sentimental muley rack(pics avaiable)
Post by: GreggHunts2hard4u on June 07, 2011, 05:51:36 PM: it would be awesome to mount it on a hide but i dont have the $$ to do that yet...plan on restoring it then down the road get it mounted on a hide
Title: Re: Need a local taxi to restore a HUGE sentimental muley rack(pics avaiable)
Post by: CAMPMEAT on June 08, 2011, 02:55:11 PM: I'd get it mounted like you found it. It has a story behind it and would be cool to pass it down that way. Why mess with perfection ????
Title: Re: Need a local taxi to restore a HUGE sentimental muley rack(pics avaiable)
Post by: GreggHunts2hard4u on June 08, 2011, 11:32:43 PM: well its not too perfect tho its completely missing the 4th and 5th tine off the main beam on one side damn squirrels!!! but i would like to see it fully restored to how it was when my grandpa shot it waaay back in the day its pretty symmetrical even the stickers are all pretty much the same on both sides ive had it for id say 6 yrs and have just been looking at it and looking at it and i finally decided that i want to do something cool with it like restore it i mean its very sentimental i hunted with my grandpa when i was a youngster until he passed but just need to get off my butt and go to a taxi!