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Offline mike g

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"Finished Beaver Skull"
« on: January 06, 2007, 11:58:00 AM »
OK Gang....
Heres some pictures of my first attemp at Finishing a Skull....
   
   
 
 
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Offline Dano

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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2007, 12:04:00 PM »
Looks great Mike, dang those teeth are big.   :bigsmyl:
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Offline Tim Schoenborn

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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2007, 12:07:00 PM »
Looks great.......

Care to share your process?

Tim ;-)
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Offline buckracks7

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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2007, 12:31:00 PM »
Looks Good! I'm surprised you finished it so fast!
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Offline 9 Mile Archer

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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2007, 12:39:00 PM »
Great job Mike, can you sew it on an armguard?  :bigsmyl:    :biglaugh:
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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2007, 12:39:00 PM »
Looks GREAT Mike  :thumbsup:  Good job

Now where ya going to display it  :biglaugh:
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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2007, 12:54:00 PM »
Mike,
That's a nice looking job, are you going to mount it on something or just let it set the way it is?
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Offline mcgroundstalker

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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2007, 12:58:00 PM »
WOW!...That Looks Cool Mike!...Glad bunnies don't have choppers like that... :scared: ...

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Offline robtattoo

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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2007, 01:25:00 PM »
Very cool! It'd look great on a turntable plinth  :D
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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2007, 01:25:00 PM »
Tim....
The process is quite simple ( I did it)
1) Skin out the skull and remove as much meat as you can.
2) Boil the head (Beaver skull soup) for a few Hrs.
3) Remove the Skull and pick it clean, Water hose with nosel works good....
4) Dump previous liquid (mother in law soup)
Buy a bottle of Peroxide 40-50 strength.
   Putt Skull back in can add Peroxide and water to just above Skull and leave it alone for a couple of hrs....
5) Remove and wash and check for tiny particles here and there....
6) You will have to glue back the bottom Jaw it will come apart, I used 5 Min epoxy....
   I also glued the Molars together to hold the Jaw to the Skull....Also with 5 Min Epoxy.

I havn't figure out how our where to mount it yet.
    For now I just set it there on a nice piece of fur....
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Offline Tim Schoenborn

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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2007, 02:39:00 PM »
Thanks Mike..........

Nice job........

TIm ;-)
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Offline ber643

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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2007, 04:59:00 PM »
Mike, if you didn't, you might want to soak it in A&H Baking Soda water solution over night to stop any further peroxide action (which over time makes the surface sort of powdery feeling/looking). Then after it fully dries again, spray it with Krylon Acryllic Crystal Clear (2 or 3 light coats is better than a heavey coat - so it doesn't run - dries quickly). That'll bring out the "colors" (including white) and protect it well.  Looks great but I think you will be pleased if you do these two extra steps.
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Offline String Tracker

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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2007, 05:58:00 PM »
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Originally posted by mike g:

2) Boil the head (Beaver skull soup) for a few Hrs.
I hope for your sake you didnt use the wifes favorite pot for this.    :eek:
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Offline Yellow Owl

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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2007, 12:29:00 AM »
Hey you did a great job!!! Looks very cool.
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Offline Golden Hawk

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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2007, 05:12:00 AM »
Lookin good Mike!
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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2007, 06:43:00 AM »
Nice!
Did you have to pick out the brains after boiling, how hard was that.  Nasal cavities?
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Offline fireman_3311

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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2007, 01:26:00 PM »
Looks good...makes me want to get my traps out!!!!
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Offline mike g

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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2007, 08:37:00 PM »
Dan....
Theres a good size hole where the vertabrae connected to the skull, once removed theres room to remove the Brains.
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Re: "Finished Beaver Skull"
« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2007, 09:13:00 PM »
Thanks, Mike.  I'll have to try that sometime.  Outside.
Dan
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