Hey Fellas,
I have been meaning to make up a base for the euro skull I had from my big billy from the story
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=091265
A mate from work cuts a lot of firewood, and I told him what I was after so he kindly obliged.
A nice wedge of River Redgum (Eucalyptus camuldalensis) with a bit of burl in it. I hit it with the plane and then the sander, and a few coats of oil later and here's the result
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/memo48/5602421c-e6df-4234-af13-abe0aaba1569_zps85ecc50c.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/memo48/media/5602421c-e6df-4234-af13-abe0aaba1569_zps85ecc50c.jpg.html)
I drilled a hole in it and put a length of rod through it to hold up the skull and the result looked pretty good to me.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/memo48/63e67bf9-b632-46a4-a339-49a4d536544b_zps23a63c2b.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/memo48/media/63e67bf9-b632-46a4-a339-49a4d536544b_zps23a63c2b.jpg.html)
Hope you like it,
Memo.
Really well done!
That's beautiful and the pic is a nice addition. What a hunk of wood and horn!
Very nice they fit good together!
QuoteOriginally posted by pred80:
Very nice they fit good together!
x 1 :thumbsup:
Beautiful! Love European style mounts
Beautiful mount!
That's pretty cool!!!!
Thanks for sharing.
Rodd
I really like that! Well done!
Awesome
That looks so cool!!
I think you should have mounted the skull on the wall next to the plaque. A shame to cover that burl up. :thumbsup:
Very nice!
Bisch
That's awesome!
Nice!!!
Looks great.
Tremendous!
That looks great; nice work.
that is superb!
Very cool!
Looks amazing great job.
Very nice!
Very nice. That looks fantastic!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
sweet!!!!
Great job, looks awesome!
Awesome! Does it sit up like that or something propping it up? If it sits up can you show us a side profile? Thats so cool.
Beautiful, really like it!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Nice job!!
That looks awesome!
Absolutely stunning.
I love it.
Man that is a goat!
:thumbsup:
Nice....I like European mounts..!
memo, that's very neat!
Your buddy is cutting that stuff up for firewood??? Say it's not so????
That burly curly stuff in there would make some beautiful knife handles.
Will he consider selling some for that instead of burning it????
Thank you for sharing.
AWESOME MOUNT!!
Well deserved respect for a beautiful animal.
Very Nice.
Wonderful job. Very impressive result. :thumbsup:
Cheers Fellas, glad you like it.
Kentucky TJ, yeah I was surprised at how well it came up. When I wiped the oil on it just popped out, I was pleasantly surprised.
Shed hunter, its a wedge of timber. The base is about 10-12"thick at the base and tapers to about half inch at the top. Here's a pic
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/memo48/9fd40850-8da0-4b94-9d19-b97bb9cecbe6_zpsd5925c9f.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/memo48/media/9fd40850-8da0-4b94-9d19-b97bb9cecbe6_zpsd5925c9f.jpg.html)
Ray, ahhh ok, I better not tell you that he burns it. I will talk to the heathen and see if I can get you some burl.
Cheers again guys, maybe I'll see a few whitetail mounts like this soon. :thumbsup:
Memo.