Red stag head

allan450

Got round to cleaning up the head.Whats the best timber to use for mount.Should i go with dark or light timber.

German pointer

Lovely head there. Well done

Chiparus

I found a head , it was "cleaned" naturally and would like to mount it . But it is slightly yellow. how did you bleach the bones?

allan450

high percent bleach that they use in hairdressers.Go to a wholesalers you will get it there

Double Barrel

allan450 wrote: »

Whats the best timber to use for mount.Should i go with dark or light timber.

Nice head.:)
I would go for a dark wood, walnut,brown oak or even pine with a walnut stain.

cookimonster

Chiparus wrote: »

I found a head , it was "cleaned" naturally and would like to mount it . But it is slightly yellow. how did you bleach the bones?

If you can't get to a wholesaler most chemists will stock peroxide, you won't need too much for a single skull. Get the skull as clean as possible with nail brush etc and a detergent, rinse it off, then brush on the peroxide, use cotton wool or heavy duty white paper towels soaked in peroxide to cover the bone and leave for a few hours. Remove and rinse well, repeat as needed.
Do not put the bleach on the antler or it will lose its colour. If the antlers are sun bleached use repeated coats of tan / brown boot polish rubbing off between coats. For an authentic look rub the tines and high spots back to white as seen in the natural environment.
There is a chemical you can buy for darkening the antlers but it is a prohibited substance in the ROI and requires a license to purchase.

Chiparus

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I will give it a go.

Pkiernan

Double Barrel wrote: »

Nice head.:)
I would go for a dark wood, walnut,brown oak or even pine with a walnut stain.

Where can you buy these plaques?

I need a large one to put my full shoulder mount on.

Thanks