...hey that rhymed! :yoyo: :biggrin:
Here's the scoop.
I want to do a step by step fully illustrated tutorial on how to do a home antler mount, for our site. But I keep forgetting to break out the camera and take the time to get pics of the process.
It costs ME roughly $40 bucks in material alone to do one of these. If someone out there has a rack laying around and is satisfied with the way I do these mounts (pictures below), I'll do yours for $25.00 and pay the shipping back to you, if you let me use yours for the tutorial.
Why?
I really want to put up a tutorial for this and I'm willing to eat some of the expense to cough up another rack since I'm not into deer hunting anymore.
I'm only doing one. So the first REGULAR member to respond with interest gets the deal.
Again your cost- $25.00 bucks complete as pictured below and shipped back.
I should add that as long as your content with either dark brown felt or a hunter green. Those are the two colors I have on hand. Any other color add $5.00, as I'll have to get that color then.
Whitetail rack only.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/RiverBoy/misc/antlermount-001.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/RiverBoy/misc/antlermount-002.jpg)
Which one do you want.
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh145/pitw75/IMG_0204_edited-1.jpg)
:holdon: Yikes...I dont think I can ship to Canada with that deal though pitw :sad:
I have a set of six point 15 1/4 inside best rack I have taken just havent had the time to get a board made myself but I wouldnt be able to ship em till may 1 or 2nd got to wait till payday runnin low on funds what with trukey season kickin off monday
I like the forms you have on the mounts. Do you make them or buy them. We kind of make are forms out of styrofoam that we collect out of shipping cartons and then cover them with leather from deer we've had tanned
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh145/pitw75/lapearlmeasurenight035.jpg)
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh145/pitw75/lapearlmeasurenight037.jpg)
These are from deer a couple bud's took last fall.
:wo:
pitw, do you ever leave the hair on for your mounts? I'm not expert, but I'd say that'd look cool with hair on
No we have not let the hair on yet but like you we were talking about it the night we did these and think we'll try one this fall. Will show you pics if it happens. Only problem we could forsee was in the stetching of the hide to get it where you want it might make the hair on look a little bit goofy but time will tell.
Jim, I am concerned about shipping my horns........how they will be treated in shipping, how to ship them that kind of thing.
I have one set in my building right now that I skinned out and just let nature take its course on the rest. (still stinks some, whole head)
how would I prep them for you? how would I package them? I would not want to send it as is or anything :puke:
What is that covering?
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh123/alscalls/ninepoint-1.jpg)
hes not hudge but it was the last day of rifle season :wink:
Quote from: pitw on April 26, 2008, 01:05:24 PM
Which one do you want.
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh145/pitw75/IMG_0204_edited-1.jpg)
How about that one on the far left...the three point. :hahaha:
LordAl...I can hold out until May for you if your seriously interested and willing. Otherwise let me know, and we'll move to the next one :wink:
pitw, those skull forms I buy. I have done a couple like you have pictured, infact years ago that's how I was taught to do them myself. If your making your own buckskin, etc...they DO have some sentimental value :wink:
I switched to the skull forms about 5 -6 years ago. I think they look pretty unique. They are also molded in a way that you simply cannot really screw up aligning the antlers.
That's why I'd really like to do this tutorial. :wink:
Al, The best way to ship them would be in a box that was obviously bigger then the rack, and then place a cut piece of styrofoam on each side of the rack, the same size as that particular wall on the box. Then fill in the rest with wadded up newspaper.
Same way it'd be shipped back.
The cover is raw felt. (pictured below)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/RiverBoy/misc/antlerfelt.jpg)
i would definatly be willing do you want the hair removed or not it still has some on it but this was killed several years ago and now sits on top of my gun cabinet pm me the shipping info and I will get them and the Money Order out to you on payday
Quote from: FinsnFur on April 26, 2008, 12:55:30 PM
...Whitetail rack only.
Going to play the race card huh? :rolleye:
...
The only racks I've bagged the last few years were all two point (a big one on each side), and they've all already been mounted. :innocentwhistle:
The race card? :laf:
Well actually the technique would work on any rack as you know Ladobe. But since I'm eating half the expense to do this, why offer up a New Mexico Bull Elk rack. :wink:
Ok....LordAl it is. :yoyo:
I may hit you up later for one discount or not.
Lorddal, ya picked a good one to take care of your horns.
Quote from: FinsnFur on April 26, 2008, 09:48:11 PM
... But since I'm eating half the expense to do this, why offer up a New Mexico Bull Elk rack. :wink:
Had that figured out. But I don't drop by here often now days, so just had to rattle some chains.
Got the antlers mounted to the form tonight LORDDAL. With the pics.
Tomorrow, if time allows, I'll cover it with felt. Then after drying for a day, she just need to be mounted to the plaque and she's good to go. :eyebrownod:
Sweet cant wait to see the tutorial and the photos :yoyo:
OK Jim we are still waiting on the tutorial and pics of the antler mount hows it coming along lookin forward to seeing it :wo:
:laf: I'm still working on it. I couldn't get bacK out there to finish it the other day, had the girls this weekend, and had web clients keeping me busy in between.
You'll probably have the mount back before you see the tutorial. It's going to take some time for me to compose everything and get it ready. :wink:
I don't know how I missed this thread. :wo: :confused: I got several racks laying around. Oh well, looking forward to reading about how you do it, Jim.
Semp
I finally got around to getting this bad boy packaged up and shipped out Charles. Sorry bout the delay. I've been RRRRRrrrrrrrrreal busy on the hosting end of things over here.
It went out yesterday, but I see it didnt actually leave the post office till today. Hopefully the same guy that delivered that package in THO's movie clip wont be delivering this. :doh2: :laf:
You'll probably be ticked when you see how well it's wrapped inside that box. Bubble wrap, and carpet padding :eyebrownod:
Let us know when ya get it, and thanks for the opportunity.
Tracking number, can be tracked at http://www.usps.com and is 0305 2710 0002 3186 8383
Oh yeah...and the Tutorial is here. http://www.finsandfur.net/forums/index.php?topic=5832.0 (BigGame Forum)
got it on Saturday been off on vacation and spent most of it so sick i couldnt move was excited when the package came Logan and I rushed inside and started digging must not be a newspaper left at Jims house now LOL :roflmao: then we saw the carpet pad and Logans said what is it daddy I told him just wait and see finally Sunday Morning we got it open :roflmao: no really it was welll wraped up but when i finally saw the mount I was very happy thats one heavy mount and it is in its place of Honor above my TV and holding one of my bear grizzleys and my pearson cougar thanks so much Jim and thanks for autographing it for me too it will be cherished always willl try to get a few pics of it this week
I was wondering if she got there and if it was gonna in one piece. :wo:
My son was helping me wrap it up and he says, "geez Dad all your gonna do is make him mad." But I didnt want to risk it being trashed in anyway and I know how the USPS can be.
I'm glad she made it safe and sound. And I appreciate the opportunity. :biggrin:
Good Looking mount and a great tutorial Jim
Bob