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Post by circleh on Apr 11, 2007 4:46:01 GMT -5
Hey guys. Got a question for ya. I haven't done one of these yet so I thought I'd check to see if this is the right way to do it. I have a deer head that somebody bought in and the guy shot the deer right at the base of the antler and broke it off about 2 inches from the base. There is probably about a one inch section missing. There is also a tine missing. I was thinking that if I drilled it out and put in all thread in for the base and heavy wire for the tine. Then take epoxy sculpt and fill in the missing areas. Then use the air brush and blend it all together. Does this sound about right. Thanks for the help. Tony
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Post by whitetail8 on Apr 11, 2007 10:40:21 GMT -5
It sounds like you got it figured out all ready. Make sure you put in some texture to match the antlers into the apoxie before it hardens too hard.
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Post by trkyman on Apr 11, 2007 10:50:56 GMT -5
yup,youve got it.
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Post by jwj4856 on Apr 11, 2007 12:23:28 GMT -5
You got it exactly right, just make sure that when you drill it out and put in your all thread that you use a real good epoxy glue and glue that in real well so you will have no shifting of antler later.
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Post by circleh on Apr 14, 2007 4:33:55 GMT -5
Thanks guys. I thought it was right but it is always better to double check before instead of after.
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Derek
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Post by Derek on Apr 18, 2007 0:02:47 GMT -5
the only thing I do differently, is I use artist oils for my painting, nothing against the airbrush. its just for me when I'm trying to match antler colors its easier to blend with a brush. thats about the only time I prefer brushes over airbrushes is in antler repair.
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Post by circleh on Apr 19, 2007 18:02:01 GMT -5
Maybe I will give that a try and see which I like better thanks. Tony
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