In a house that old you re asking for trouble.
How to hang deer skull on the wall without nails.
Use screws measuring approximately two inches longer than the depth of the wooden plague.
I prefer level right hangers and drill out the plywood behind the hanger so the scew head can be any distance from the wall and still allow the mount to hang tight against the wall.
The fourth and final step to a european mount is to actually mount display the deer skull.
I am using a standard utility or clothing hook to mount the skull.
Drill carefully into the skull at those points with a power drill.
Insert your bolt through the panel place the wing on the bolt and insert that into the hole in the back of the skull.
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All you need is 1 2 5 x 5 8 corner brace 2 1 4 20 hex jam nut and 1 1 4 x 1 5 carriage bolt.
You ll need to attach a decorative rope wire to the rafter cap on the wall.
A mount will hang much more secure when it is tight to the wall too and they also look better too.
Drive a minimum of two drywall screws through the wooden plaque and into the back of the deer skull.
In this case you use a skull hanger to position the skull to the angle of your liking.
My wife remembered that our son had found a cow sku.
Place one screw at the top of the skull and drill slowly to prevent cracking and splitting the skull.
Drill a small hole into your panel so the skull would be centered on the panel.
Then tighten down the bolt.
We decided that our pump house looked a little plain and we needed to find something to decorate it with.
One method i have seen taxidermists use on rugs that are ment to hang on the wall sew on small rings to each point where it would need to be supported.
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Use a drill bit slightly smaller than the screws so that the screws do not slip or shift after the skull is mounted on the wall.
Works really good on all kind of skulls.
Run a 3 inch screw horizontally at the ceiling and attach your rope wire there.
Hang your deer skull with an adjustable skull hanging bracket stepping it up a level displaying a european deer mount on the wall gets a little more interesting when you have freedom of the angle you display the skull at.
By hand bend the corner brace about 10 30 degrees to get the desired angle.
You could use a ring from a key ring or even.