Re: Just finished cleaning this bear skull
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Looks great Jurassic. Well done. Trophy for sure!!
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Re: Just finished cleaning this bear skull
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07/08/20 07:21 AM
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The skull looks awesome. How did you cleaned the skull?
I boiled mine, big mistake I was told. I missed B&C by 3/8", probably shrinkage from boiling the skull? I saw a bear skull on a plaque and wanted to do the same. The rug is 7'-2" from nose to tail, bearly fits on the wall. Pardon the pun... Bear was taken spring of 1986.
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Re: Just finished cleaning this bear skull
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07/08/20 10:51 AM
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Well done...looks Great !....Did you use beetles ? I didn’t read also the posts
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Re: Just finished cleaning this bear skull
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The skull looks awesome. How did you cleaned the skull?
I boiled mine, big mistake I was told. I missed B&C by 3/8", probably shrinkage from boiling the skull? I saw a bear skull on a plaque and wanted to do the same. The rug is 7'-2" from nose to tail, bearly fits on the wall. Pardon the pun... Bear was taken spring of 1986. The hunter that shot him cleaned the skull himself a few years ago, but he never degreased it or whitened it. So he brought it to me to do that. I always macerate any skull I get in fresh. Here’s what the skull looked like when I got it. Very nice work, JP. Teeth look pretty good, for the size of that bear. Is that an extra small tooth in front of lower canine, or one out of line? Thanks You can see that tooth better in these photos I just posted. That tooth is worn down like that.
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Re: Just finished cleaning this bear skull
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07/08/20 11:09 AM
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Well done...looks Great !....Did you use beetles ? I didn’t read also the posts No, I’ve never used beetles.
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Re: Just finished cleaning this bear skull
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07/08/20 11:47 AM
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Jurassic Park, My skull is cleaner that how you received that skull but about the same color, how did you get it so white? Poor picture, appears much whiter than it is. Rug, 34 years old.
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Re: Just finished cleaning this bear skull
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Rendezvous, first step to a white skull is it needs to be degreased. So I degrease in hot water with dawn detergent, then I whiten with peroxide.
That rug looks good!
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Re: Just finished cleaning this bear skull
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07/16/20 08:18 AM
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Thanks your bear skull looks awesome!
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Re: Just finished cleaning this bear skull
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07/16/20 08:38 AM
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Very nice JP!! I just pulled a few deer skulls and as well as a few fur bearing critters from their masceration tubs, it’s definitely stinky stuff and I’m glad I live in the country so I can use that method. Do you use a combination of commercial strength hair dresser powder and peroxide to whiten or just peroxide?
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Re: Just finished cleaning this bear skull
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Very nice JP!! I just pulled a few deer skulls and as well as a few fur bearing critters from their masceration tubs, it’s definitely stinky stuff and I’m glad I live in the country so I can use that method. Do you use a combination of commercial strength hair dresser powder and peroxide to whiten or just peroxide? Just peroxide. 35% peroxide. The kind that will burn your house down if you’re not careful.
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Re: Just finished cleaning this bear skull
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07/18/20 05:02 PM
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ebsurveyor, awesome collection of skulls, you did a great job on them too. Any story on the bottom right skull?
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Re: Just finished cleaning this bear skull
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07/20/20 08:27 PM
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ebsurveyor, awesome collection of skulls, you did a great job on them too. Any story on the bottom right skull? Thanks. Coyote, red fox, m fisher, f fisher, beaver, muskrat, 'coon b bear, m marten, f marten, b bear 556 pound almost 21" 15 year old b bear, bottom right from Kodiak Island I also have skunks & weasels not shown in this photo.
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