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Re: Photo Phriday 28 [Re: Gulo] #7468459
01/21/22 08:32 PM
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Sharon you are an amazing young lady. We all are proud to have you among us. Thanks you.......jk


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Re: Photo Phriday 28 [Re: Gulo] #7468518
01/21/22 09:00 PM
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Sorry no skull photos of all the museum specimens that i have done over the years. Not even a 12 foot croc skull that was in ND
come to think of it there was a bowhead whale skull that was east of Muskrat 411 place in NWT that is still there, glacial rebound puts it 30 miles inland

Re: Photo Phriday 28 [Re: Gulo] #7468594
01/21/22 09:55 PM
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Done a few critters. Wolf, yotes, porky and otters in this batch.

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The meanest animal I’ve ever done. All teeth.

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Re: Photo Phriday 28 [Re: Gulo] #7468659
01/21/22 10:56 PM
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Did this one for customer I have the skulls cleaned with beetles. Notice the copperhead crawling from under it.[Linked Image]

Last edited by bandy; 01/21/22 10:59 PM.

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Re: Photo Phriday 28 [Re: Gulo] #7468664
01/21/22 11:03 PM
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Shrew skulls with a BB gun bb for scale. The mandibles are to the right of the bb. I cast them in resin and gave them away.


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Re: Photo Phriday 28 [Re: Gulo] #7468705
01/21/22 11:47 PM
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Such exquisite delicate work, drasselt , in resin to admire .

Wonderful talent from all , here.

Question for anyone…..over time I notice bone tends to yellow just a bit. I dust them, and have even lightly washed them a couple of times . I burn wood for heat , but am as careful as possible about any soot from smoke not being allowed in the house.

They are in a corner, not near a window with direct light on them.

Is it possible to give them a whitening touch up ? Or does time in open air just make them tinge to ivory tones ?

Re: Photo Phriday 28 [Re: Gulo] #7468719
01/22/22 12:00 AM
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Re: Photo Phriday 28 [Re: Sharon] #7468748
01/22/22 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Sharon
Such exquisite delicate work, drasselt , in resin to admire .

Wonderful talent from all , here.

Question for anyone…..over time I notice bone tends to yellow just a bit. I dust them, and have even lightly washed them a couple of times . I burn wood for heat , but am as careful as possible about any soot from smoke not being allowed in the house.

They are in a corner, not near a window with direct light on them.

Is it possible to give them a whitening touch up ? Or does time in open air just make them tinge to ivory tones ?


Hey Sharon, the yellowing is caused from the grease/oils in the bone leaching out. You absolutely can re-whiten them and make them “fresh” again.
It’s a small process but can be done by you or I’m sure your taximan would do it for you.

I like to seal the skull with a Krylon matte finish. Just spray it on and it dries real quick. Future dustings are a breeze on a sealed skull.

Dust really really sticks to bone that isn’t sealed and begins leaching out grease.


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Re: Photo Phriday 28 [Re: Gulo] #7469006
01/22/22 11:55 AM
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JP, many thanks for your thoughts . I do like the ease of upkeep on anything sealed with a matte finish. Logs in a cabin are especially good to do that with, and I need clean , organized living space. I also received some nice thoughts via pm also , similar to yours. The taximan has a friend who does the beetle work , he won't allow a chance for them to get loose in his shop with all the mounts he works on at risk, so I can't recall what that man's procedure was after his bug teams finished with it.

The two guys work as partners, when it comes to Euro mounts.

I am familiar with Krylon finish , I have used it on resin models . Thank you again for your shared thoughts. I will look into that .

Re: Photo Phriday 28 [Re: Gulo] #7471652
01/24/22 07:47 PM
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I wonder if your methods would work on this skull I found today?

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Re: Photo Phriday 28 [Re: Gulo] #7471696
01/24/22 08:21 PM
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Looks like a deer mouse or kin (Peromyscus). They are so fragile that I would go the maceration route (Biz detergent in water and soak the skull for a couple weeks), then maybe degrease in Acetone and finish with 3% OTC hydrogen peroxide for 24 hours. Rinse well, and dry. On the other hand, I suspect you could probably skip the degreasing and go straight to the hydrogen peroxide.

Jack


Re: Photo Phriday 28 [Re: Gulo] #7471839
01/24/22 09:52 PM
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Yes, deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) or white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus), Pennsylvania's only two native mice. Impossible for me to tell from just the skull.


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Re: Photo Phriday 28 [Re: Gulo] #7492918
02/11/22 09:48 PM
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Back in the day when I had time I would always finish the skull with 50/50 white Elmers glue and water. Sure have been enlighten with all the info I've read on this post.


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