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Help With Deer Eyes Please

Discussion in 'Beginners' started by lumberjack78, Jan 18, 2022.

  1. Jan 18, 2022 #1
    lumberjack78

    lumberjack78 New Member

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    Long time reader, first time poster. I am doing my first whitetail shoulder mount. I have van Dykes 32mm eyes and a Don Holt WT-170 form which calls for 32mm eyes. The eyes however don't sit in the pocket and it looks as though material will need to be removed. All of the videos I've watched including the Rick Carter DVD show people just setting the eyes in without removing material. So the question, what is the best way to get my eyes in this form correctly? Thanks in advance
     
  3. Jan 18, 2022 #2
    drob

    drob Well-Known Member

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    Just an FYI,some guys use 30mm eyes on all thier deer.Smaller size may work.
     

  5. Jan 18, 2022 #3
    13 point

    13 point Well-Known Member

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    As stated it could be a 30 mm eye socket, rule of thumb for me is 19 inch neck and bigger I use 32mm , 18 to 15 inch neck I use 30mm . That said just cut the foam out , your rebuilding it with clay anyhow. If you don’t want to loose the eye foam shape then cut the foam out with a dremmel tool doing an under cut back near the flat back part of the eye on form , so it kinda just pops in the slot you grooved out .
     
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  6. Jan 18, 2022 #4
    joeym

    joeym Old Murphey

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    A 1 1/4” paddle bit is perfect for cleaning excess foam from eye orbits. Just don’t overdo it.
     
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  7. Jan 20, 2022 #5
    livbucks

    livbucks Well-Known Member

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    Nobody will ever even notice the slightly bigger eye.
     
  8. Jan 22, 2022 #6
    Clovis Point

    Clovis Point Active Member

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    Dremel or use Joeys method