Antler Recoloring

[Saskbuck40]

Well, my dad found a nice 150" 5x5 this year when we were out hunting. It had dead for about 2 years and lost most of its color, and had no cracks in it, so we picked it up. Today i completed the coloring of it. It looks awesome. I used a gelled wood stain, with 3 coats of 3 different colors, and its flawless. im pretty proud of myself. im gonna put it on a plaque now and surprise him for christmas. the prefect christmas gift for him.

[NY911Bowhunter]

....and POST PICS!

[RTF]

How the chipmunks and other small rodents never got to it in two years is beyond me. Good deal. Thanks for sharing.

[Leo]

In the past, I have used Kiwi Brown shoe polish to bring the color back to bleached antlers.

I know folks that adhere fervently to the theory that what a buck rubs with his antlers determine their color. Hand those folks an antler and tell them, "You can take this sun-bleached antler and rub any tree you like. When you can prove what kind of tree causes what color. Come back and see me."

Sounds like you had a more practical idea

[billygoat]

Pic's, Pic's, we want to see some pic's. Sounds like an awesome set of horns, congrats to your dad.

[buckee]

I've used jelled wood-stain before too and it dies work really well. You just have to play with different colours untill you get what your looking for.

Let's see some picks eh