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I searched this keyword first, and only came up with a possible company in OR doing this. My mule deer was rubbing his velvet off, and the taxidermist told me that peeling it off was not feasible. It would not result in a natural look to the antlers, something about porosity and inability to stain them properly. Next, we decided on keeping the velvet, but now the problem seems to be repairing the rubbed areas correctly. He suggested we have them re- done entirely in artificial velvet, at a cost of $400. What do you guys think? Thanks for your input. Merkel 140A- .470NE Beretta Vittoria- 12 Ga. J.P. Sauer & Sohn Type B- 9.3x64mm ArmaLite AR-10A4- 7.62x51mm Franchi Highlander- 12 Ga. Marlin 1894 CB Limited- .41 Magnum Remington 722- .244 Rem. and many, many more. An honest man learns to keep his horse saddled. | ||
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It's your call and your choices are slim. Years ago we used nylon "flocking" which was tiny nylon fibers that came in many colors. I found it best to mix two shades of brown to attain the desired effect, but only to patch very small areas. Large areas won't look good upon close inspection. Cheaper by far, but I do believe there may be a few studio's offering to apply artificial velvet to antlers. I'd want to examine a sample first before spending $400 plus shipping. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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We have had several racks done in this method and were never 100% happy with the end result.The racks we had put the artificial velvet on were either old and cracked,chalky,or rodent chewed,so artificial velvet was our only option to mount them over a nice cape(for display), as they were unstainable in their found condition. They look ok from "far" away but definitly look artificial close up. The color blending for a natural appearance is very difficult. Sometimes you have to go with the only option available to the situation. I have seen very nice work done on half shed velvet mounts. We have done several in our shop. It is a timely,tedious procedure which may cost you close to the cost of artificial velvet. I looked up the website for the company in Oregon who is doing the artificial velvet and they do not have any pictures of the end results. Sure wish I had a bit more computor savvy as we do have pics of a few we had done. My oldest is off at her first year of college hence my computor whiz is gone and I am rendered helpless ...lol! Kind Regards, Mary Taxidermist/Rugmaker | |||
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Mary, if you want to post pics here, open a free account on Photo Bucket. It's easy to transfer pics from your Documents onto PB. Then, you click on the proper link and post. Need help just email me. I'll do my best. David Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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3584ELK one of us If as you state the Muley was already shedding his velvet then the antler should be developed and consequently pealing and staining should not be a major issue. To preserve the velvet that was on the horns or a rack in full velvet freeze-drying works very well. Unfortunately repairing major areas of velvet is simply not much of an option since matching the real thing with artificial does not produce a good match. Stripping and staining should not be time consuming or expensive. Mike O | |||
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I've used that place in Oregon (Research Mannikans I presume) to put fake velvet on some antlers. It looks a bit fake and the color match wasnt good to what I provided. Texture looks real, if they'd match the color better I think you'd be happy. | |||
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