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re-coloring a big rack

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AndymanSavage

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yesterday my grandpa gave me a rack that he found while checking fences in se Id. It has been hanging on his barn for a few years and is white, but still hard and smooth. It does have some hairline cracks, but you have to look close to see them. I have a deer shoulder mount that I would love to put this set on. I haven't stained antlers before and don't want to learn on these. Is there anyone in the salt lake\provo area that does this, and what is the standard fee?
The rack is a 5x5, 28" wide and 23" tall, with deep forks and good mass. I'll post pics soon.

Andy
 
http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/DCForumID18/1149.html that link explains the best way I have found
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Later, Brandon
 
try this guy, he did a set of duplicate mule deer horns for me and they were perfect. the guy lives down there somewhere?? I havent talked to him in almost a year, but he does exlent work!!!
he was very good to deal with too.
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Brandon,
I went ahead and followed your instructions. The antlers were a little older than I had initially thought and had quite a few small cracks. I tested the method out on a shed that was in similar condition. I ended up only applying one layer of stain\mud because the color is quite dark due to the antler condition. They look really good and I just need to go over them with steel wool to finish them. I am verry happy with the results and will post pics soon.
Thanks for the help
Andy
 
You da man, Browtine. I just mounted an elk for a friend that had left his rack outside for a year and used your method of antler staining. I have stained tons of racks over the last ten years for customers, and have never been able to get results this good. I was waiting to brag about it until the mount was complete and I had pics, but since you were on the subject.... Anyway, thanks for sharing, and I'm sure my customers thank you, too.
 
Thanks, I got the info from researching this site (and my own attempts). I just stained the 170 set I found in aug.. They turned out awesome. I will also post some pics. I would love to see the results you got nmtaxi. We should make this thread a post of some antler staining technics.
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Later, Brandon
 
Brandon
Have you ever tried this method to match up a white antle with a dark brown one? Email me with results. Thanks.
Larry
 
you got mail. Also, I have done one set that were a year old that laid on different sides...they turned out pretty good...forgot to add that to the email.
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Later, Brandon
 
browntine,

thanks for sharing...my hobby is making knives with antler handles and all sorts of stuff out of sheds. this staining method ROCKS!!!!! i made a knive for my dad and he had no clue it was a three year old shed...whiter than than white and when it was done it looked like it just fell off...i will try to post some pics. thanks again.....

reuben
 
Going to do a set tommorrow of a giant two point. I saw the buck with my Dad in late January. I couldn't make it back to the spot to pick up the sheds so asked if he would look. He rode his mule up there for some excercise, and didn't see them. I made one pass a year later and they were 5 feet apart about 20 yards from where we saw the buck. I wanted to club my father. I wanted those babies brown. Can't wait. I'll post pics when done I hope.
 
reuben, I would love seeing some of your work. I am glad that this method has worked for everyone. I wish I had learned it sooner as I have ruined (in my oppinion) a few sheds.
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Later, Brandon
 
Well, after getting quotes of $250+ to put these antlers on an existing mount, I decided to do it myself. It was alot harder than I thought it would be, but it turned out ok. I don't have any before pictures, but the antlers were 10+ years old and white. Thanks for the tips Brandon, I like the results alot. I still haven't put a tape to them, but they look cool no matter what they score..
Andy
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I worked on those two point sheds. Its awesome Brandon, I love how it turned out. You can't even tell they were stained, especially if you let them vent for awhile. If I get time to get them on a form, I'll get some photos. Thanks again for sharing your method. I highly recommend it.

Nice lookin' job. I wouldn't touch it.
 
I've never tried it but Van Dykes taxidermy catalog has a fairly cheap antler stain that I've heard comes out pretty realistic. I'm also trying to find some sort of antler stain. The buck I took this year has tape marks around where I put the tag and when I took the tape off it also took some of the color off of the antlers. Has anyone experienced this?
 

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