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Boiling out should do the job... Add some washing powder to the water this also helps break down the fat within the skin. Make sure you don't boil the antler. If you do, you will lose the colouring. <---- (Proper spelling NTTF :D:lol::lol: )

 

If you do get a plain antler without any colouring i.e. shot soon after the velvet has come off. You can add some deep brown shoe polish. Works a treat.

 

Hope this helps.

ELMA

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I wouldn't worry too much about skinning the pedicles, the skin will come away when you boil it. You might want to take a sharp blade and score around the very top of the pedicles. When you boil the head be very careful not to submerge or splash the antlers as you will loose the natural colour. When you clean your head use a scalpel and a pair of tweezers to remove any persistent bits af skin around the top of the pedicles.

 

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Wood stain is good on antlers.

 

I would be tempted to use Araldite rather than silicone as silicone isn't very strong and the teeth could get knocked again.

 

Washing soda is probably better than wash powder, but caustic soda (NaOH as RS correctly states) is the best for removing grease and fat and to whiten it (careful not to leave it in too long or it waill start to degrade the bone, and careful handling it).

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