"Finished Beaver Skull"

[mike g]

OK Gang....
Heres some pictures of my first attemp at Finishing a Skull....
   
 
 

[Dano]

Looks great Mike, dang those teeth are big.  

[Tim Schoenborn]

Looks great.......

Care to share your process?

Tim ;-)

[buckracks7]

Looks Good! I'm surprised you finished it so fast!

[9 Mile Archer]

Great job Mike, can you sew it on an armguard?      

[IB]

Looks GREAT Mike    Good job

Now where ya going to display it  

[Stone Knife]

Mike,
That's a nice looking job, are you going to mount it on something or just let it set the way it is?

[mcgroundstalker]

WOW!...That Looks Cool Mike!...Glad bunnies don't have choppers like that... ...

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[robtattoo]

Very cool! It'd look great on a turntable plinth  :D

[mike g]

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....

[Tim Schoenborn]

Thanks Mike..........

Nice job........

TIm ;-)

[ber643]

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.

[String Tracker]

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:

[Yellow Owl]

Hey you did a great job!!! Looks very cool.

[Golden Hawk]

Lookin good Mike!

[OconeeDan]

Nice!
Did you have to pick out the brains after boiling, how hard was that.  Nasal cavities?

[fireman_3311]

Looks good...makes me want to get my traps out!!!!

[mike g]

Dan....
Theres a good size hole where the vertabrae connected to the skull, once removed theres room to remove the Brains.

[OconeeDan]

Thanks, Mike.  I'll have to try that sometime.  Outside.
Dan