adudeuknow said:
....i was actually looking into a genuine leather cover for a mount that i would love to look exactly like yours. not quite the same plaque though.
Dude,
I used leather on the Texas mount. I bought several swatches at a craft store, one was thin and fairly stretchy which I used on the Texas mount, the other piece was thicker. I tried that piece on the archery mount but didn't have any luck as it wouldn't stretch enough so I ended up using felt. That worked out ok.
I usually use real velvet cloth, it works extremely well. I glue thin foam over the skull plate first, then stretch the velvet over and tack down the edges with Rick-rack and upholstery tacks. I sew the seams in back of the horns with thread.
Here are a few examples; the ones with the tacks are velvet.
