Deer Floor Pedestal

Redneck2 · Mar 13, 2012

I just finished up this pedestal. I was clearing fence line in the summer of 2011 and went to but down the tree, then I saw the antler stuck in th fork. I figure it must have been there at least 40 years. The tines have a little flex to them, and they have moss and lichen on them. I found some nice pieces of white shale with some good texture to it and used them for a base and a top. I used an old, twisted, and burnt cedar log for the middle piece. Peeled the majority of the bark, and burnt the stuff that was deep in the crevices. Slapped a clear lacquer finish on it and lagged the 4 pieces together. The deer was killed on the Alton CWMU and scores 240 3/8". Jeremy Chamberlain at Braggin' Rights Taxidermy mounted the deer and we put it on this pedestal for the Sportsmen's Expo in Salt Lake City this weekend. If you are up there stop in the Tines Up booth and this pedestal and deer should be there. Let me know what you think of it.

eldorado · Mar 13, 2012

That buck is sweet. My compliments on the beautiful mount and pedestal.

Eldorado

YELUM · Mar 14, 2012

How cool is that. Sweet piece of wood. Is the shed engulfed in the stump?

Yelum

Redneck2 · Mar 14, 2012

Yep. The tree grew around the shank of the antler.

elkun · May 23, 2012

nice mount, pedestal doesnt look right old horn old branch new stump'looks fake, just my 2 cents worth,dont mean to be a azz...

muleycrazy23 · May 23, 2012

I agree elkun. The top part with the shed is awesome. I would have left it alone with the just the top piece with the antler or put another piece of cedar below that matched it. It kinda looks like you werent quite sure how to finish it so you just threw the old piece in there. Dont mean to be critical just my 2 cents, but it is a cool idea and a nice mount.

jbigb30 · May 28, 2012

that is freaking sick, that is by far the nicest mount i have ever seen

mmwb · May 29, 2012

What a great mount. I agree that the different wood on the bottom, and maybe the stone in between makes for an odd look. I'd think the cedar stump on a nice cast iron or wood cabinet type base might look nice.