Start on top with a length wise incision through the hide from the base of the skull to the tip of the nose.
How to make a deer skull wall mount.
Position the screw at 45 degrees angle.
Cooking the skull do this outside fill your large pot with enough water to cover the skull and get it all heated up on the boiler.
Depending on the size and configuration of the antlers the skull may or may not sit upright on a desk on its own.
In this case you remove the antlers keeping them connected to the skull plate by sawing down into the skull in front of both antlers and just behind the eye sockets.
Used the vinegar solution to rust corrugated metal a bit.
The hardest part is the top of the skull around the antler pedicles where the hide is tough and thick.
Learn with me as i complete my first european skull mount.
Next use a 4 inch all purpose screw or hooks which are available for sale.
Used pallet wood and stained using vinegar steel wool solution then wiping minwax gray over the top.
Skin the hide down and away from the skull and around the eye socket on both sides of the skull.
The most common method of mounting deer antlers on a plaque involves keeping the antlers intact with the skull plate.
Place the deer skull by attaching it to the screw through the big hole which is already present on the back of the skull.
Wire the skull to a board or a fence and then start with low pressure since deer skulls are fragile.
Increase the pressure as needed.
After you ve removed all the meat give the skull a degreasing bath in dish detergent.
Homemade diy wall mount for european deer skull.
During the process some of the water will evaporate so you will need to keep your eye on things and add water as needed.
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Typically a european deer mount is simply hung on the wall via a nail or screw that goes in the occipital foramen the hole in the back of the head.