'14 euro mount done.....finally!

[oaknut]

I've got to get my partners deer done this was as well. He just wounded it and when we finally tracked him down, I planted one between the eyes before he could get back up. I ended up shattering the skull and the skull plate is in two pieces. I'll have to use some kind of foam or clay or something to anchor the pieces so the rack looks natural.

Is it still slated as a Euro or will it be a cap? If too many peices are not lost a good glue can hold the puzzle together. I have had a couple where too much bone was gone to piece it together. In that case I will trim around the antler base a bit and carve away a piece of Cedar or Basswood to mount the antlers to, I do the same for the cast antlers. It takes some fiddling to get it right.

[ninepointer]

Ohhh boy if the boys and girls found out I'd work for whiskey....... I would be getting far less work done. Lol. I slowed down this year as it was befoming a job instead of a hobby. I think the tally last year was 46 sets. Granted most were the style of the one below and can be buzzed through quite quick.

Wow! Good thing you have some floor-mounted equipment!

The ones shown below (partially finished) I did over the Christmas holidays. With my hand-held power tools I wouldn't want any more production volume.

[35wailin]

It will be a cap. Good tip on the glue. Hadn't thought that far ahead. It's still frozen out in the shed. Maybe next week I'll boil it and clean it. I can work on it inside then.

I like the the plaques with the shelf on them. I've never seen them done that way before. I think that's what I'll do with his.

[ninepointer]

I like the the plaques with the shelf on them. I've never seen them done that way before. I think that's what I'll do with his.

Thanks, it positions the antlers more (but not totally) upright. Can't go too far or the antlers hit the wall behind them.

[Kjohnson]

Looks great

[35wailin]

I think you're right, Moe, the plaque behind the caribou suits the mount better.