I became interested in finding a way to help preserve antlers on mounts after clearly seeing that time can and does fade, dull and often discolor antlers of all types. I am confident that George's recipe of linseed oil/ turpentine is a good and intelligent idea and should help with my problem. However are you guys who use this method using boiled or pure raw oil? and are both of these products just the type you would buy in a hardware store or is ther some type of artists grade for such application? i assumed linseed oil is linseed oil.
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But that's what you want. Raw linseed oil is used in paints that they cover pattern boards on shotgun ranges. It almost lasts forever and never seems want to dry. "Boiled" linseed oil has additives added to it to enhance drying. Mixing it with turpentine dilutes it for better absorption and the boiled linseed speeds the drying. Artists obviously use "boiled" linseed oils.
I always put a thin layer of gloss on my antlers, keeps the dust off and seals the color right in permanentley.
WHITEY FISK OR MAYBE IT SHOULD BE WHISKEY FISK IS FOR THE MOST PART ALWAYS FIRING OFF AT PEOPLE, CURSING CALLING THEM NAMES AND WHAT EVER ELSE HE OR SHE (I AM NOT SURE OF GENDER AS I DO NOT KNOW THEM) CAN COME UP WITH. BUT NOW HE IS SAYING TO PUT GLOSS ON ANTLERS. THAT IS FUNNY. MAYBE THAT IS ENOUGH TO DISCREDIT HIM JUST ENOUGH SO THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT BE HURT BY HIS MORE THAN NOT HATEFUL DEMEANER (SPELLING ?).
Darrell,you gotta just let any negative comments just roll of your back.When one starts blowing smoke,everybody starts to realize how much or lack of,intelligence,that particular individual has.They'll hang themselves,so just don't let it get to you,you'll live longer not worrying aboutwhat so and so said.
Darrel or should I say Harrel (name for a fag), Just about everyone around that I know puts gloss on the antlers. I didnt say to bathe the antlers in it, if you tried it and done it right it has great results works better than linseed oil and for the record I am a man. I appologize for firing off lately my mom died a few days ago and I'm really down and out.
Guess I'll have to argue about "everyone" using gloss. That's a terrible product to use as it's being put on BONE. Real teeth disintegrate because of the entrapped moisture. Antlers don't fall apart like enamel, but the gloss only keeps them from looking natural. Nearly all glosses are photosensitive and will yellow and eventually turn brown over the years. As the antler shrinks, AND IT WILL, the glosss is left to blister and look like crap. Linseed/turpentine are natural oils that deer always seek in their rubs. One cedar tree in a forest of hardwoods is doomed because of that habit. And YES, it will require periodic reapplication, just like bug proofing, but NO ONE SHOULD USE A GLOSS ON ANTLERS. It's not just my opinion, it's a scientific and biological fact. Sorry.
Well George if you said it it must be true. My next question is what can I do about the gloss that is already on my antlers. I wont be able to get it off my previous customers but I got deer heads galore in my house that I've killed and just about every one of them have gloss on them. How do I get it off?