DIY Oryx pedestal

[ItsLeo]

Pedestals are expensive. I had the taxidermist do my mount pedestal style with the understanding that I would build my own pedestal.

Hear are the pieces I cut out to join and glue together.



Lots of gluing and clamping!





Top and offset block finished.



Glue on some quarter round.



Stain and attach the Oryx.

[DPElite]

Looks very very nice

[salth2o]

well done.

[ldoyle]

That turned out very nice . Looks great !
My son made this one for me out of mesquite flooring .

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[ItsLeo]

Looks very very nice

Thanks! I'm very pleased with how it turned out.

It was much more work than it appears but very satisfying.

[FattLip]

Looks good!

[ItsLeo]

That turned out very nice . Looks great !
My son made this one for me out of mesquite flooring .

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Looks great! I used maple for mine. The whole thing is biscuit joined. There isn't a nail or screw in it. Took me longer but I have no concerns about it's strength.

[Fla Hunter]

That looks great.

[Aggie_bowtech]

Awesome!

[Georaider]

Great work!

[NotJose]

Good work! U should b proud

[tradtiger]

Nice work. Looks solid. Good looking mount as well.

[GulfCoastRaider]

Looks great! I used maple for mine. The whole thing is biscuit joined. There isn't a nail or screw in it. Took me longer but I have no concerns about it's strength.

Both oryx pedestals in this thread are remarkable. Nice Axis to boot, man cave deluxe! Or an overfilled living room, like mine is!

[ItsLeo]

The horns were shipped to me loose so I had to epoxy them on. I filled in the cracks with epoxy putty and painted to match. Another way to save money on the mount and shipping cost. I had never done this before so I was a little nervous about texturing the putty and mixing the paint to match. I'm as proud at how this turned out as I am of the pedestal.

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After

[TexasCanesFan]

Pedestal turned out very nice. Great work.