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Antler stain

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Thought I'd share a trick. Y'all are probably aware of it though. I got the skull from the buck I lost last year recently. Of course it was bleached out bad. Walnut hulls make the best stain for deer horns. Here's before and after
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Nice! Try potassium permanganate you will be surprised by it.. it goes on purple but dries brown..
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brad_23 wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 11:02 am Nice! Try potassium permanganate you will be surprised by it.. it goes on purple but dries brown..
I've used it before back when I did taxidermy.
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brad_23 wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 11:02 am Nice! Try potassium permanganate you will be surprised by it.. it goes on purple but dries brown..
That will do it realistically as well even though its purple 😂 use to get it @ work .
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Yep that works pretty well. Looks good!
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Tea will work as well..
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