Wanted ideas/pics for kudu skull plate

[dustyvarmint]

A snafu led to my receiving a kudu skull plate rather than the entire skull that was supposed to be used as a european skull mount.

Anyone have any ideas what to do with it? Just simply mounting it on a plaque won't work - it would stick straight out from the wall!

I would even like ideas other than a traditional wall mount as long as I didn't have to cut or drill the horns.



happy hunting, dv

 

[Bert the Turtle]

You could make or have made for you a wooden plaque with a shelf or block of sorts that sticks out from the plaque. Make the shelf/block at the right angle such that when you attach the skull plate to the top of the shelf/block, the horns go up parallel to the wall and don't stick out.

I'd make a pair of wall sconces out of them, but you'd have to drill some.

 

[dustyvarmint]

Yeah, I'd like to see pictures of the wall sconces. I'd seen them before, but couldn't remember where...

thanks and happy hunting, dv

 

[Bert the Turtle]

Here's some sconces and a table display.

 

[dustyvarmint]

Better than what I found searching....

thanks, dv

 

[Bert the Turtle]

Most welcome, I hope it helps.

 

[nkjonas]

Here is an option from McKenzie taxidermy web site. Artificial Kudu skull. Hope this helps.
www.mckenziesp.com

 

[enysse]

You could make or have made for you a wooden plaque with a shelf or block of sorts that sticks out from the plaque. Make the shelf/block at the right angle such that when you attach the skull plate to the top of the shelf/block, the horns go up parallel to the wall and don't stick out.

I'd make a pair of wall sconces out of them, but you'd have to drill some.

I really like this idea! I think I'll do some of my future mounts this way!