Always done them with a turkey burner before. Always fought the temp as I never get above 195. This is so much easier. Once up to temp it stays constant. Much easier. Just wired up an alliance and lug in my shed and picked up a used electric stove.

Yep, that is how a taxidermist does it here. They turn out perfect.

Do mine with an electric plug in hot plate. Think it cost $12

Me too, I also use a hot plate for melting my pot of trap wax.

I would like to try to clean up a couple wolf skulls.
How long should I boil them to clean without damaging them?

Treager and some toothless friends?

I just did my first deer head a couple week's ago. 5 hours seemed to work. I stopped as soon as all the tissue was off the bone, or could be picked off easily.

Also, didn't boil, just simmered, right below boiling. I added oxi-clean powder every hour or so. Changed water after the first hour, it was really greasy with lots of floaties.

Boco remove the brain prior to simmering if possible. I never let mine boil. Ever. These deer are ready for their first wash in 2 hours. Back in the simmer for 30 to 45 min for final pressure wash. I simmer in a mixture of o I-clean and dawn. I’ve done one wolf and I think I did him in a large crock pot.
Then whiten in salon 20 volume peroxide. Bring it to a boil then shut off heat. Put head in for around 20 minutes.
Good luck.

I also remove everything I can off the skull prior to the simmer. Eyes, tongue etc.

Nice

Beauty skulls yoteguts
Thanks Snow and Yoteguts.

They look very good!

Electric roaster works well.

Boco,
There was a thread on here a while back with Gulo and some others discussing the procedures they used.

Maybe you can do a search. Some guys were using crock pots set on low.

Looks great yoteguts!!

Finally got all these out of the freezer a month or so back...