Staining Elk Antlers with Potassium Permanganate | DIY
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- I've been meaning to do this for awhile, so my son and I decided to show how we restored this elk antler back to its original glory. I have done this once in the past with a larger antler that I have on display, and this is the same process, just on a much smaller elk spike. Here are some lessons I've learned from doing this:
1. Potassium Permanganate stains!
2. Wear rubber gloves.
3. Do this somewhere you can't ruin anything. Outside might be the best place if you can.
4. Watch for drips and have rags/paper towels ready to wipe them up or off. Drips on your workspace can lead to this stuff getting places where you don't want it, so keep it clean. Also, drips on the antlers will concentrate the color wherever that drip is sitting, so do your best to spread any drips you see or dab them up.
5. It is very difficult to eyeball the color, so start light if you're guessing. Otherwise, start with 1/2 tsp mixed with 1 cup of water or rubbing alcohol and work your way up to 1 tsp if needed. The benefit to rubbing alcohol is quick evaporation and drying, but water is just fine though, I live in a dry climate, so take that into consideration.
6. If you're doing this on antlers attached to a skull, you will want to tape/wrap the skull to prevent any of this stuff from getting anywhere near the skull. Also, in this situation, alcohol might be the best agent to mix the potassium permanganate with because it will reduce the risk of the solution running down to your skull.
7. Skip the end of the tines. You don't want to dye the tips of the antlers because it will look less natural, and this is especially true for elk antlers.
8. You can always apply another coat if you're not happy with the final color. It's much easier to go lighter and give it a second coat than to go too dark, so just take your time.
I'm not an expert at this stuff or claiming to be one, but thought it would be fun to show I used this well known process. I'm happy with the results, and if I can do it, I'm sure you can too. Thanks for stopping by!
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Those turned out looking really good. I think it's so cool when you see a big bull and they have the darker antlers with the really light tips. It kind of gives them some character. Cool video. Learned something new
Very nicely done.
That’s a pretty long antler for a spike bull. The 6 point came out nice, love those ivory tips. A guy I know used regular min wax wood stain, but this definitely looks more natural. Thanks for the demonstration Ryan !
I tried one approach with old English that didn't go well. Antlers just soaked it up, but it didn't darken naturally. I think the proof is in the end result in this one. Appreciate the visit👍
Super amazing thanks for sharing good luck 👍
Thank you🙏
Great video and nice job too, thumbs up and greetings, Tony.
Thanks Tony👍
Very cool process i've never done anything like that. The finished product looks great!
@@bigmouthbrice They even toned down a bit since then. They're looking pretty good now👍
Very interesting
Thanks Dave 👍
That's pretty neat.
Time to find some antler sheds 😁
That turned out real nice. I've got a few sheds I found that could use it
It's kinda fun. I think it returns them to their former glory👍
Nice project, Ryan. The finished product looks great. "Please use this.." Haha. I remember using thia stuff to darken slides for microscope work in biology class. Hope healing is going well. Take it easy!
@@DCOutdoors That's awesome! I don't remember that, but it's quite possible I had a run in with it in that context. Yeah, so I guess my son wants to be a chemical salesman 😂 Thanks for checking it out 👍 Let me know if you ever give this a try!
Very cool video brother👍
Appreciate it Ted!
that's very cool my friend
Thank you John 👍
Very interesting Ryan! What a difference in appearance. Good stuff 💪🏻
Thanks Chris... I hear you were breaking records yesterday... Anxious to see that!
@@JumbleTronChannel yeah man!!! Had a great morning drift on the river for this one bait challenge I’m doing. Got into a beast of a snakehead👍
@@bogolyskeepingitreel Aaah yes, I saw that then. Jon from swc was talking about it. I wasn't sure if it was something else, but that's awesome!
Interesting video and was that the elk you shot last year?
Last year was a moose, and he's at the taxidermist still. These are just sheds, meaning they are dropped antlers. Appreciate the question Dave👍