Antler mounts
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Antler mounts
As many shoulder mounts as I’ve got in my house, I still appreciate a simple antler mount on a panel. These are easy to make. And much more authentic-looking than those cheap kits at the sporting goods store. I buy my panels from a custom wood worker and everything else can be sourced at the craft store.
Would anyone be interested in a DIY tutorial thread on how I make these? I’d be happy to share on the next one I do.
These are two of my bow kills.
Would anyone be interested in a DIY tutorial thread on how I make these? I’d be happy to share on the next one I do.
These are two of my bow kills.
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Re: Antler mounts
Sure go ahead. I've seen a few, but always seem to pick up something new with each one. The big craze is European mounts, but this style has a ton of tradition behind it!
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Re: Antler mounts
burkhart wrote:No one ever says no to a free diy tutorial or video :)
Nice work
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Re: Antler mounts
I always liked antlers on a plaque and need to redo some of my old ones. A tutorial would be great. Always good to see how others do things.
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Thanks guys, i’ll get one put together soon
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Re: Antler mounts
Dewey wrote:Always good to see how others do things.
My first FL bow kill
I had a lease on a cattle farm.
The owner and his family were so kind to me I opted to ‘honor’ them in the mount
The mark I burned in the old pecky cedar board is their cattle brand. The barbed wire came from an old string I tripped on traipsing through his woods.
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Re: Antler mounts
that red leather is killer. where did you get it? is it actual leather?
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Re: Antler mounts
Sailfish_WC wrote:Dewey wrote:Always good to see how others do things.
My first FL bow kill
I had a lease on a cattle farm.
The owner and his family were so kind to me I opted to ‘honor’ them in the mount
The mark I burned in the old pecky cedar board is their cattle brand. The barbed wire came from an old string I tripped on traipsing through his woods.
I like that alot. Cool how you shaped the skull.
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Re: Antler mounts
I would really like to read a tutorial on how to make these! This mount is one of my most cherished mounts in the house. Stained leather with stained Walnut plaque to give it a more old school look.
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adudeuknow wrote:that red leather is killer. where did you get it? is it actual leather?
It is real leather. You’re gonna laugh but I got a big cardboard box full of real leather samples in different colors from a furniture store (my grandmother is big into crafting and had been hoarding it for some time until I was able to talk her out of it) lol
But you can order the same kind of dyed leather from wholesale tanneries like Yost in Wisconsin any time.
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Re: Antler mounts
This is my best mount, not my biggest, that I did with a kit from Matuska. This is the only deer I shot hunting with my dad back in 2007 and has a lot of very special memories for me.
I would love to see a tutorial for some other ideas and processes.
Bob
I would love to see a tutorial for some other ideas and processes.
Bob
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Horizontal Hunter wrote:This is my best mount, not my biggest, that I did with a kit from Matuska. This is the only deer I shot hunting with my dad back in 2007 and has a lot of very special memories for me.
I would love to see a tutorial for some other ideas and processes.
Bob
Matuska makes nice kits. Nice work!
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Re: Antler mounts
i do mine with deer hide a hot glue gun and some 1/4 in hemp rope too dress up around the bases. sometimes i make a plaque with a nice grained log and a chain saw. then i simply drill a hole in a skull plate and screw it on.
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