How do you mount antlers without a skull plate?

There are two ways to attach an antler to a mount, one is with dowels and the other is with screws, either method works, though the dowel and glue method is much more elegant. Both methods require drilling a hole in the base of the antler at an angle through the button up into the main beam of the antler.

How do you hang deer horns on wood?

Mounting Deer Antlers

1. Step 1: Shoot a Deer!
2. Step 2: Stuff That You’ll Need.
3. Step 3: Creating the Plate for Mounting the Antlers to the Plaque.
4. Step 4: Attaching the Antlers to the Mounting Plate.
5. Step 5: Attach the Antlers to the Mounting Plate.
6. Step 6: Prepare the Plaque.
7. Step 7: Shape the “head” of the Mount.

Can you drill into antlers?

Go gentle when drilling. Antler is tough, but it can crack or fracture if you stress it too much when drilling.

Can you mount shed antlers?

Shed antlers can easily be attached to a replica skull plate and then mounted to either an antler plaque or even on a full shoulder mount using a spare deer cape.

How to make an antler Mount?

Step 1: Shoot a Deer!. In order to get your deer antlers it would probably be good to shoot a male deer (a buck). You…

Step 2: Stuff That You’ll Need. You’re also going to need some basic tools like a ban saw, a sander, a staple gun and a…

Step 3: Creating the Plate for Mounting the Antlers to the Plaque. In this step you will make the piece…

How to Mount Deer antlers?

Shoot a Deer! In order to get your deer antlers it would probably be good to shoot a male deer (a buck).

Stuff That You’ll Need. You’re also going to need some basic tools like a ban saw,a sander,a staple gun and a drill with a couple different

Creating the Plate for Mounting the Antlers to the Plaque. In this step you will make the piece that connects the antlers to the wooden plaque.

Attaching the Antlers to the Mounting Plate. Trace your antlers onto the mounting plate so they can be easily aligned for drilling.

Attach the Antlers to the Mounting Plate. I used gorilla glue to fasten the bolt to the antlers.

Prepare the Plaque. In this step you will need to drill three holes.

Shape the “head” of the Mount. Use the crayola clay to shape the top of the “head.” You want it to be nice and smooth so when you

Stain Your Plaque. (Optional) I chose to stain my plaque to give the project a nice finished look.

Covering the “head” This is a tricky step,but if you’ve ever upholstered a piece of furniture or anything it wont be to hard.

Attach the Antlers/mounting Plate to the Plaque. Now,all that is left is to slide the rest of the bolt through the hole in the plaque and bolt

How to make an antler candle holder?

Drill a hole in the bottom of each of the copper caps. Make the hole large enough to fit one of the screws.

Decide where you’d like the candle to rest on the shed,and mark that spot with the pencil,through the hole in the cap.

Drill a hole in the antler shed,where you marked with the pencil.

How do you make an antler lamp?

Stack the antlers in various configurations to create a pleasing arrangement. Place one large inverted antler near the top of the stack to hold the light socket in place. Drill a hole into the other side of the antler to serve as a portal for the lamp cord. Position another antler at a slightly taller angle to hold the lampshade.