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08-02-2013, 07:43 AM
Well, finally getting our deer antlers mounted. I figured I'd start the DIY home taxidermy sessions with the small ones, and then work up to the wife's moose antlers. Pretty long and tedious process, but actually kind of fun! I was able to score some slabs of walnut and maple that a friend cut down. I sanded the heck out it, stained it a clear colour and the varathaned. The antlers I mounted to plywood then used Plaster of Paris over the skull plate. It is drapery cord and pleather covering the plaster. Only 2 more sets of deer antlers till I move onto the moose. I took way more photos but here is a Cole's notes version.
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