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Title: Hog skull Post by: Peachcreek on October 08, 2013, 10:19:18 pm This is my first good hog skull to bring in to the house. Mike and I caught him a couple months ago. I just got around to glueing the teeth back in tonight. I am pretty proud of this pine donkey. My peewee dog caught him solo. :)
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Title: Re: Hog skull Post by: mod93dirt on October 08, 2013, 10:37:17 pm Good lookin skull. You got a pic to post up of the hog just for reference?
Title: Re: Re: Hog skull Post by: Peachcreek on October 08, 2013, 10:58:05 pm (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/09/ugyqy8a4.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/09/qy3aze2y.jpg)
Title: Re: Hog skull Post by: louisianahogdogger on October 08, 2013, 11:11:51 pm Did you do the skull yourself looks really good
Title: Re: Post by: Peachcreek on October 09, 2013, 06:34:56 am Yes i did it myself. Put the skinned head in a bucket of water for two weeks,dump the head out and spray all the creamy goodness away. Let it all dry in the sun for a few days. Glue the teeth back in and look at it for years to come. Lol
Title: Re: Hog skull Post by: Mike on October 09, 2013, 06:46:21 am That's purdy! ;D
Title: Re: Post by: Lacy man on October 09, 2013, 07:29:02 am Yea they came out nice
Title: Re: Hog skull Post by: MrsLouisianaHogDog on October 09, 2013, 10:54:36 am Looks GOOD!
Title: Re: Hog skull Post by: chipolariverman on October 09, 2013, 03:44:15 pm Was there anything "special" about the water you had it in? Just didn't think that letting it sit in water for a couple of weeks and you could just wash off the tissue and such? Got one I want to do but local taxidermy wants $200 to do it.
Title: Re: Post by: Peachcreek on October 09, 2013, 04:09:35 pm Just water.....
I didnt believe mike when he told me but it worked great. Just put a lid on the bucket and put in the sun for two to three weeks. Be careful when u dump the bucket not to loose the little teeth. Title: Re: Hog skull Post by: louisianahogdogger on October 10, 2013, 10:36:30 am I can't get mine white like that
Title: Re: Hog skull Post by: colecross on October 10, 2013, 02:07:45 pm Skull looks good! Nice job,louisianahogdoger put a lil bleach on it
Title: Re: Hog skull Post by: Mike on October 10, 2013, 03:05:08 pm Just set it in the sun for about a week, it will turn white... I never put bleach on them.
Title: Re: Hog skull Post by: dan on October 10, 2013, 06:06:43 pm You can boil for a short time with baking soda in the water also. The baking soda cuts down on the boiling time tremendously. Don't boil to long or the skull sutures will get loose. The teeth loosen up and can be pulled and reinserted. Then put hair bleach on like a paste. Wrap with plastic for 24 hours then wash the bleach off. Glue the teeth back in and glue any of the skull sutures that come loose. The whole process can be done in 1-1/2 days.
You can also "cheat" and leave more of the tooth out of the socket to make the mount look better. |