My first and probably last european in velvet

[boarhunter67]

This thing was so challenging because I didn't remove the horns to clean the skull, but just tanned the velvet and worked around them, trying to protect them while I did it.   Unfortunately, the client dropped by unexpectedly and picked it up before I had any good pictures so I quickly took a picture only to find out later there was terrible glare and the color wasn't very good, but here it is.

[Toxic]

I avoid them, what made yours a pain ?  Oh yea man, I missed your post on the thermostate question, but you have it right as far as the way its wired.

[Tannertroop]

I just finished my first one too. I did remove the horns. It was more work but not as bad as I thought it was going to be.


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[RD Martin]

It is more work but that........ is called" MO MONEY".

[boarhunter67]

It was more difficult because everything I usually do to remove the meat and degrease I couldn't do because I was worried about the velvet.  If I do one again, I may just charge double and take the horns off.  Would I reattach them like I would removable antlers by epoxying a tube into the skull and a rod into the horns and then instead of leaving them removable epoxy the rod into the tube and blend to hide with apoxy sculpt?

[Skull Designs]

bingo

[Mr Clean]

I love doing the bucks in velvet.  I've done one a year for  the past 3 three years.  Extra money$$$$$$$$$$$
I only charge another $45 for velvet antlers.  Cut them off, preserve the velvet and reattached with what ever method you choose.  I spend maybe an extra 30 min on the antlers.

This is one I did this year beetle cleaned, cut the antlers, degreased, preserve velvet and Snowblind camo.  Easy money.

[gavinm95]

Man, boarhunter67 is so tough, he can wear a lightsaber around his neck!

I'M BLIND!!!!

[boarhunter67]

My wife makes me put my lightsaber away before I come to bed.

[Muzzy]

Just curiouse, but how do you preserve the antlers?
My daughter shot a buck in velvet this year, and I have no clue how to process it.
My normal process would be to beetle it.

[mbeck]

Nice !

[boarhunter67]

I alternated in a dip in borax and a dip of denatured alcohol, then painted with velvet antler tan.  These were hard velvet so I didn't have to worry about shrinking but they were already slipping when I got them so I added some flocking when the skull was completely done.