First try

massNtrash · Mar 30, 2010

LAST EDITED ON Mar-30-10 AT 03:47PM (MST)[p]Here is a shed that i recently refinished let me know what you guys think.This was my first time trying to repair an antler that was this damaged. When i picked it up it was about 5-7 years old and had both the g2 and g4 broken off. The g2 and g4 were laying next to the shed like something had come along and stepped on it.

Here is the shed before i did anything to it.

Here is a close up of the underside of the main beam where there was a hole in it

Here is a close up of the back break

Here is the close up of the front fork and break

Here it is after i tapped in the all threads

Here is the pic of the back break when i finished

Here is the pic of the front fork once i finished

Here is a pic of the hole in the main beam

Here is the pic of the base once i finished

Here is the finished product

huntinfanatic · Mar 30, 2010

looks good to me, the coloring looks natural and repair work looks great. did you use a certain product for the color or did you come up with your own?

bonepicker · Mar 30, 2010

Wow! Looks great! The color looks awesome! How did you recolor it? What did you use, did you sand it down, etc. I've got a few that I'd love to repair and recolor but I don't want to ruin them in the "error" part of trial and error.

highcountry · Mar 30, 2010

Wow... i am impressed. hopefully its not beginners luck at making it look that good. LOL keep it up! they look great!

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fatrooster · Mar 30, 2010

Very nice. Looks brand new. fatrooster.

ARCHERYBUG · Mar 31, 2010

GREAT JOB !!!!!!

massNtrash · Mar 31, 2010

huntinfanatic- i used a product called brush on wipe off antler paint that i got from van dykes.

bonepicker- i used a combination of things to get the antler to not be cracked up anymore. first i sanded the whole thing down with 100 grit to get all of the rotten peices off. then i used a dremel to do the same thing down around the base where i couldn't get to with the sand paper. then i worked minwax wood putty into all of the cracks with my hands. then i just re sanded it down and painted it. if you use this method be sure to paint it not stain it because the wood putty will stain a different color.

whiteshadow · May 7, 2010

Hey massntrash your horn has inspired me to try this. What tip did you use for the dremil and how far down did you sand it my horn if i sand down to far it starts to not have a nice smooth surface? any tips or in for would be very appreciated i want to use that van dykes paint. im doing this on a 175-180 class buck

massNtrash · May 8, 2010

Sounds great! the biggest tip that i can give you is just take you time. if you do end up sanding it down to far you can always fix it by filling it in with wood filler. i sanded it down just till it was smooth. I used a small sanding drum for most of it but down where it was rougher around the base i used a small round grinding tip. If you have anymore questions pm me and i'll give you all the info i can.

Gator · May 9, 2010

Very nice work. Looks good.

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tinehunter · May 9, 2010

massNtrash, what kind of glue did you use to glue the pieces back together ?

Dawgs · May 9, 2010

Looks better than new! Nice job.

massNtrash · May 14, 2010

I didn't use a glue i used the same wood putty because it has the consistancy of bondo and it sets up real hard so i just put a bunch of that inside the horn then pushed them together.