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DT10Sam
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« on: May 26, 2009, 09:06:38 PM »
Well I had an interesting project to do. An area resident bagged a nice buck last winter while bow hunting and was shocked to find that the buck he downed with an arrow only had half a rack. He did some researched and learned that I can reconstruct a reproduction antler and match it to the other side of course with some minor deductions for scoring purposes.

I tried a new product that was advertised on television and it is named Mighty Putty.  This product seemed to work extremely well and it did set within a couple of hours allowing me to build its mass with bondo.  I then placed a coat of All Game epoxy on it and did the usual sculpting etc. I then stained the antler with Potassium Permanganate to give it the right color. Hope this is of help to someone.

Following are the series of pics taken showing the steps taken to reproduce the antler.























And finally the completed buck.



Best Regards,
Sam
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« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2009, 09:49:35 PM »
Looks great, very nice work, got an old one of mine broken like that and I am going to try and rebuild with this method.
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« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2009, 10:19:34 PM »
Nice results!  Thanks for sharing.
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« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2009, 10:22:59 PM »
Looks great and very realist
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« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2009, 11:29:14 PM »
Very nice, what were your paint or stain colors
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« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2009, 12:53:22 AM »
Wow,  big project to tackle, looks good
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« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2009, 07:39:31 PM »
Awesome job. Thanks for sharing!
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« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2009, 08:27:35 AM »
i like what you did  but what did you charge the guy for this, awesome job john
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« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2009, 12:36:12 PM »
Perfect Job,  Cool
Thanks for sharing!!!!
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« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2009, 06:23:06 PM »
Fantastic job!
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« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2009, 12:02:18 PM »
Quote from: disabled on June 07, 2009, 08:27:35 AM
i like what you did  but what did you charge the guy for this, awesome job john

Hi John,

Our pricing structure in Ontario, Canada may differ from other areas. I ended up charging a total of 1200.00 for the whole mount and antler work.  I charge 600.00 for shoulder mounts and this year I have increased it some to 650.00. The antler work I guessed it at 600.00 and may have received more if requested.  The client is a good client and felt that 1200.00 would be a fair price.

Regards,
Sam
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Jome
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« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2009, 07:03:34 PM »
Looks really good will have to give it a try.
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« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2009, 09:07:09 PM »
wow! that looks very very nice! im sure your customer was very happy !
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« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2009, 07:20:11 PM »
Great job Sam! What did you use to finish the horns with?
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« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2009, 08:44:06 PM »
Very nice job Sam.
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