How To: Skull Cleaning

[skullclnr]

Yep, fill it up to cover, if you have antlers try not to submerge them too bad. I also throw in a aquarium heater to help with the process.

Here is cnelks son's turkey from this year, you can see all the shot holes in the skull. Also a few canada's one is done the other needs whitening.
turk.jpg turk2.jpg canada.jpg canada2.jpg canada3.jpg

[tmrschessie]

Yep, cut the bill area off and ya have an alien.....LOL You do an excellent job cleaning the skulls. Tom

[HAMMER]

Those are pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.

[WarPig]

Those are cool Skull. I'll bet you have the biggest fattest beatles around!

[NECoyoteHunter]

I have two bobcat skulls that I am getting ready to degrease and then whiten. I have left them outside all spring/summer long and the bugs have cleaned them up. Some teeth are loose and/or falling out. Also, one of the bottom jaws have broke where the two halves come together. Is there special glue I can use to glue the two halves of the bottom jaw back together and also set the teeth?

[tmrschessie]

Until the pro get back to you....i used to use elmers white glue to put the teeth in and then water down some to feather it into the jaw bone....just a thought. Tom

[skullclnr]

Yep like Tom said elmers is the way for the teeth, it wont yellow and bonds good. I have also used super glue and hot glue. For the jaw I would get a little clear epoxy, mix it up and put a little in there(be sure to check that it is non-yellowing). Make sure when you are degreasing not to use real hot water or put a cold skull into hot or a hot one into cold when you rinse. The teeth on those cats are real prone to cracking up the middle and this will make it worse.