This all started by Dad taking my sister and I out hunting,
and we shot a big 11 pointer stag.
The head wasn't really a record for our farm but I thought it would be cool to have a mount in my room.
So, when we were cutting up the stag I decided to skin the stags head.Man I really thought that this was a privilege.
Firstly we boiled the head in a large pot, so there was no meat left on the head.
Then there was one last thing to do it was probably one of the hardest things, the shield.
We had three options of wood, I choose plywood because it is really easy to work with and you don't have to do as much sanding.
Lastly I stained the wood with a rimu coloured stain.
Below is the head, which I have to mount on a shield.
By Duncan
Hi Duncan
ReplyDeleteI have been looking forward to you sharing this blog post...I had wondered how this project was coming along. This is a process I see often at my house too!
That will be such a great addition to your bedroom...do you think you will use it to hang things from or will be be purely decoration?
What were your other two wood options?
What a brilliant lock down project, you are learning such great life skills at home Duncan!
Well done
Mrs Bennett
Hi Mrs Bennett
Deletemy other two woods were an old pine stump that we were going to shape and the other wood was some rimu.
Ma Te Wa
Duncan
Hi Duncan, I enjoyed reading your post and can connect with it as the Shaw boys also spent much time boiling stag and goat heads and making wooden mounts. Mr Shaw brought kudu horns home when he went on a trip to South Africa and that hung on the wall in the lounge! What did you use to cut and shape the plywood? How will you attach the head to the shield? Where will you hang your stag head?
ReplyDeleteHi Mrs Shaw,
ReplyDeleteWe use a jigsaw to cut the wood.
I am going to hang the mount on my wall in my room.
Ma Te Wa
Duncan