First livejounal post ever, so bear with me if this winds up in the completely wrong spot. Recently, I recovered a nice, small pair of antlers from a buck that was sadly made roadkill near my house. It was kinda gross, but I digress. I was wondering if it would be at all possible to make a mold of them using paper mache. I've seen people cast resin with plain old printer paper before, provided it was watertight. If I cut the paper off of the horns and attach it back together with duct tape, will it withold casting? What method of casting would be sturdiest and lightest? Should I consider a material other than resin? I have no idea what I'm doing, but the antlers themselves are too heavy to use on a head, so clearly I need to make some kind of cast if I want any use out of them whatsoever. Paper mache would be the most affordable solution for a poor college student such as myself.
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