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Post by korde on Feb 9, 2015 21:24:03 GMT -6
Just wanted to share a pic of my Maine black bear skull that I just finished up this evening with a finish after the peroxide process. This a younger boar that I took the first week of September this last year.  |
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Post by bigjohn on Feb 10, 2015 6:33:02 GMT -6
Looks great
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Post by jiml on Feb 11, 2015 7:54:22 GMT -6
Looks real nice almost plastic. Was that a skull kit you used? I can't seem to get my deer skulls that white.
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Post by korde on Feb 11, 2015 8:29:09 GMT -6
No I just kept brushing on a $5 bottle of volume 40 peroxide cream from Sally's.. The lady at the counter looked at me and said, "skulls?" Haha
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Post by jiml on Feb 11, 2015 17:51:35 GMT -6
Thanks ill have to try that. There's a Sally's in town I'll see if I can find some. Did you boil it first.
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Post by Walleye Joe on Feb 11, 2015 18:14:33 GMT -6
It's awesome! Great job!
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Post by korde on Feb 11, 2015 21:56:45 GMT -6
Yes I simmered it for a day in soda ash. You can find it on taxidermy websites. Pretty cheap. Though I isually use baking soda and dawn soap on most of my skulls in boiling water and get the same results.
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Post by jiml on Feb 12, 2015 7:44:16 GMT -6
Thanks Korde I'll definitely give that a try. I've done several deer skulls but none have ever gotten that bleach white look, they all turned a bit tan. Great job and congrats on your bear, I bet those steaks are great.
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Post by bigjohn on Feb 12, 2015 8:00:36 GMT -6
That tanned look is the grease still in the skull.
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Post by login on Feb 13, 2015 12:40:39 GMT -6
To get rid of that grease in the skull it helps to soak it in Acetone for a week or 2, or till it extracts the grease out of the skull. How ever long it takes...
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Post by login on Feb 13, 2015 12:41:55 GMT -6
Your bear skull looks good... Here is a few I put up last year... Bad lighting...  |
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