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Repairing moose sheds
« on: December 31, 2018, 07:15:36 PM »
I have a set of shiras moose sheds I found a few years ago and finally going to get around to restoring them and building a display. There is some squirrel chew damage that I want to repair. I found a product online called “apoxy” sculpt.  Is this what I should use to repair the chewed areas?  What should I use to color match the repair?  Is there a special color stain for antlers?  Thanks!
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Re: Repairing moose sheds
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2018, 08:01:51 PM »
Yes, apoxie sculpt is a great way to go, I would buy some acrylic raw umber and burnt umber paint. Cut it with windex to get your desired shade and I use a Q tip to paint in layers to get a perfect match. I've done many and you can not tell. A little practice but it's really easy to match perfect

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Re: Repairing moose sheds
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2018, 08:23:21 PM »
Thanks blind luck - is the acrylic paint you use a special taxidermist type or just a standard item I’d pick up at a craft store?
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Re: Repairing moose sheds
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2019, 12:39:23 AM »
Thanks blind luck - is the acrylic paint you use a special taxidermist type or just a standard item I’d pick up at a craft store?
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Re: Repairing moose sheds
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2019, 12:46:51 AM »
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Re: Repairing moose sheds
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2019, 02:35:52 PM »
Wow they look great.

I'll post up some pics on my moose project as I go.  The plan is to first repair the rodent damage then mount the antlers into a cap style display. 
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Re: Repairing moose sheds
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2019, 08:47:16 AM »
Apoxy sculpt added to damaged areas. Next step paint and seal.
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Re: Repairing moose sheds
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2019, 09:08:29 AM »
looking forward to seeing your final product

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Re: Repairing moose sheds
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2019, 09:31:43 AM »
Awesome shed finds! Tagging along to see how your project turns out.
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Re: Repairing moose sheds
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2019, 09:44:20 AM »
Me too :tup:

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Re: Repairing moose sheds
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2019, 10:23:14 AM »
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Re: Repairing moose sheds
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2019, 08:24:36 PM »
Cool, love to see these projects

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Re: Repairing moose sheds
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2019, 07:28:42 PM »
Making some headway on antler #3. A lot of chew damage to build up.
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Re: Repairing moose sheds
« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2019, 08:13:50 AM »
Added a wire rod to serve as a tine backbone
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Re: Repairing moose sheds
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2019, 08:08:48 AM »
Some trial and error in building up the missing brow tines on antler #3. I hand formed the material then added texture and features to mimic reality within the limits of my nonexistent sculpting skills. Still some sanding and detail work to do before I paint.
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