Broken Antler Repair Using Apoxie Sculpt 

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Thank you! This was exactly what I needed to watch... I have several racks that have been chewed by mice or broken tines and this helps me a ton!

Most helpful restoration I've come across, I have plenty of work ahead for me and feel more confident I will be able to do them the justice they deserve. Thank you

Thank you for sharing this. I repaired one tine on each rack and they look great. I had my daughter paint over the gray epoxy with acrylic paint to an ivory type color before staining. I used minwax penetrating stain of a lighter color (IPSWICH PINE 221) and then sprayed with spray on matte polyurethane. Came out great, slightly shiny. Friends could not tell which tines were replaced even after I told them some had been fabricated.

I’m so glad I ran across your RU-vid videos! You have been a great help! Keep up the great work!

Great job on this mount! I ordered the Apoxie Sculpt and it works just like you said. Thanks!

Found an old dead head who’s antlers where all chewed up and this will bring back the natural look! Thank you!

Great job. Love the effect the stain produced. You are an artist.

Good video..most instruction videos are to long.you kept it simple,gave out a lot of knowledge all in 8 minutes. Thank you

Just like everyone else said - this is just the info I was looking for! Thank you! I'm eager to try this out on a huge moose shed that is in poor shape.

Wow! I stumbled upon your channel a few days ago and have now watched several of you videos. You do some cool work! I have been doing some skulls for a few years, and never seen anything like what you do. I definitely will be trying some of your techniques for staining and such. This rebuild video is something I will certainly use as well.

Super informative. Better than the method I've been using. Thanks

Really remarkable end product. I have 2 I would like to do. Now I know where to start.

Hey! Thanks! You taught me how to fix my awesome thrift shop find, an beautiful antler chandelier that has a couple of separations. I'm going to use your wire and glue method, but with epoxy rather than super glue.

Love your videos man I learn a lot from them and I love learning new ways you are a true artist

That looks amazing. Great job

excelente trabajo!!! gracias por compartir maestro!!!

Outstanding video. I have a set of antlers that I’ll be working on and this definitely gave me some good ideas on how to tackle this project. Thank you

Awesome!! Have a buck my wife shot but was not recovered for a year. was completely chewed in half. I think I can fix it now. Thanks for the video!!!

good video got a big buck that was a 10 but now hes a 5 point due to broken tines now i know how to fix him up think you man

Hey man thank you so much. I have a weird head I got at an estate sale. It's a four point, but has two huge vertical center tines, and then one each side forward reaching. So I think I could make a 12 point this way. Awesome project, thanks again.

Wow! Impressive. I have an antler set where the deer had broken a G1 somehow, and I want to restore it. Thanks for the helpful information.

great video. I appreciate you sharing your experience.

Great tutorial. Thanks for posting!

Nice work man!! I will be doing this to my elk sheds more than likely 👍

Nice work Mr... Will try on a set of antlers.. Thanks for sharing... Cheers...

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Good work Hunter

Great video man. Keep up the good work.

Very helpful, Thank you

Good video . I had a broken tyne on 1 beam. It got ran over. I also have pieces of antlers laying around . I took a tyne from a scrap antler that was about the right size . Drill a hole in both . Cut a piece of wire clothes hanger and super glued it together. Came out good . The colors were a little off . Some time in the sun should even them out .

Great work man!!!

Hey Hunter..i have used this method twice for staining..havent repaired any antlers with epoxy sculpt yet,but I did purchase it..i find the color to be a great match..but I personally don't like the shine that's left on the antler..i found if you take final finish steel wool(0000) and lightly drag it over the antler..it knocks the shine down quite a bit..more of a natural look..which I prefer..and as always thanks for the great videos and your willingness to help out 👍👍

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Big help. Thank you.

Great video. I have quite the challenge. My buck i shot has his whole left side gone 4 inches past the brow tine. I guess ill bend a huge wire and epoxy it first to match the full length on the other side. Great video though. Very informing and looks great

Very informative thanks

Awesome. I've used epoxy resin for different things but didn't know that this stuff existed lol.

Thanks for waiting until the end to ask us to subscribe. I hate those pricks that start their uploads by asking ppl to sub and like before we've even seen them do anything. You do great work! I'd give you 2 if I could. 👍👍

Thumbs up after the first 15 sec! I gotta see this

I hit a buck with my truck this last October, the13th...Friday. I know right. Anyways, it broke a few points off and I wanted to get fixed. This thing dwarfs any other buck I have. Thanks for the info, ordered me some clay to repair it.

Hey, loved your video, I have been doing euro mounts now for aboutb3 yrs and haven't run into a broken tyne til now. I've used the epoxy but have developed a crack. How can I repair the crack without starting g over?

Nice!

Good job

Great work! What colour of the Apoxie Sculpt did you use? I looked on their website and they appear to have 8 different colour options.

Awesome!

Amazing

Thanks for this video- What dremel bit/head did you use when you first began to sculpt the epoxy?

Thanks for the video. My buck this year has his antler base broken. I have the skull boiled but the antler finally came off when all the connective tissue was removed. I am going to give it a try to reconnect the antler to the skull and fill in the void. Any suggestion on keeping it white instead of it turning gray?

Thank you so much this was very helpful . I have a nice cabin by Springfield ,Mo. an looking to decorate it with deer antlers I have purchased . Some of them was painted with brown spray paint . Any suggestions on taking this stuff off ? ..steel wool ? Paint remover? Thanks !

Thanks!

I had a question, I am fixing one for someone so I never tried before. In his case I have the other piece. Can you use both pieces and glue them together, if so, would you still run a wire between both parts, the tine and the antler. Both pieces mate up to each other perfectly, but I’m thinking, if I’m mating the original 2 parts back together, is it better to still use a coat hanger or will super glue of some sort be long strong enough to hold the parts together, thanks!

That's awesome!! I made a bad hit on a buck in bow season a few years back and didnt find the buck til the following year and the squirrels and mice had it chewed up pretty good. So I'm gonna try this on it good video buddy very helpful!!

Hi, I have a question. At 5:13 in the video, it appears the rebuilt tines go from the grey color it dries as, to the almost finished stained color. What was the step you used to get to the matched up stained color? When I stained my shed, the grey epoxy & the existing antler didn't seem to match up well. Thanks for your help & for taking the time to make the video. Very helpful

Awesome job, your end product looks amazing. Quick question just for reference, how much apoxie sculpt did it take you to do this rebuild?

Awesome job, thanks for sharing. Which color epoxy sculpt did you use? White, gray or natural?

Can you show how you mount your antlers to a new skull? Taking off old antlers through installing on new skull. Thanks

Have you ever thought of hitting it with fine steel wool to take off that sheen?

How much epoxy sculpt do you end up using? I have a caribou antlers that I have to repair a couple tines and a few tips. I’m just trying to figure out how much I’d need to order for the project. Thanks for the info. I’m going to try and use some of your techniques on my project.

Great video what color of epoxy did you use

Should I do this to my biggest buck he has a beam and a tine broke off

What was the clear coat spray you used ?

My Apoxie Sculpt didn't cure to the gray color that yours did. It actually has a green tint to it. Any suggestions on how to correct the color or do I just need to abort the mission?????

it would also be a great idea to wear an apron while carving the apoxy sculpt

Do you restore antlers? Have a nice 8pt I want to restore or have restored. Animals chewed em a bit.

Hi, I tried following what you did but my apoxie sculpt won't take any stain, it just comes right off. What would you recommend? Ever run into that before?

My tine rebuild is looking great so far. Used apoxy scult, but mine dried WAAAAAY darker gray than yours. This rebuild is on a shed from SE OH and the tines are almost white! Any advice on how to get the apoxy scuplt way way lighter prior to adding stain? The stain you recommend also works great on a few recolor projects I've done. But these tines are literally almost white! Wish I could attach a pic, if so, tell me how haha

Where in Virginia? Awesome work.

Hey Hunter, do you know how to mount a skull plate or skull cap to a wall plaque? I was YouTubing videos and I found this vid, I just thought I would ask? Anyways bro, great content man, thanks for sharing... peace!!✌

How durable is the Apoxie Sculpt compared to real antlers ? How similar in weight ? Interesting video, enjoyed it.

What kind of tip is on the dremel while you were finish sanding

Do you do work for others fixing broken tines?

How do you attach antlers to chandelier center?

Have you used this on African horns? Kudu to be exact??

How do you get the burs like on eye guards ?

Where could I buy Epoxy sculpt??

I’ve been using this technique but cannot get the apoxie to take the wood stain. Anyone else had this issue ?

Where can I get Apoxie Sculpt?

Are you part Sasquatch?

Why would you do it that way? I take a point from another antler and attach with wire. Then you only have to patch at the joint. I use Sculpall 2 part epoxy. Too much time and work doing it your way.

It's *tine* to repair the antler! would have made a better title. I'll uh I'll let myself out.

What color apoxie sculpt is best for deer antlers?

Them eyebrows look sculpted tho 👀

Maddening "music" ... so glad there wasn't much of it... I would have quit watching.

My apoxie is too grey and won't match up like yours did? Any suggestions?