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« on: January 05, 2012, 08:38:51 AM »
Here is skull and plaque I did for a friend of mine.  The plaque is supposed to represent the American Flag waving in the wind.  I hand burned all the stars in and used a light torch to burn in the stripes. The skull was dipped in Wood N Trail camo.

What do you think? I hope he will be pleased.
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« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2012, 10:21:29 AM »
I have to add another one.  This is the Whitenburg Bear.  Arrowehead plaque bear dipped in Lost Camo print.
I just love the white teeth on this one.
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« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2012, 10:54:53 AM »
Nice stuff Mr Clean.  These went back to a customer this week:
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« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2012, 11:29:35 AM »
Awesome! Really glad the skull of the week has returbed
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« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2012, 11:36:15 AM »


Smallest skull I've ever done - Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew. 
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« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2012, 12:09:37 PM »
Nice shrew, but you're missing the tympanic bullae, and some other bones of the skull floor/back as well Wink
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« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2012, 12:32:16 PM »
The little ones can be fun. This was done about 6 months ago I believe. It's a shrew as well.
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« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2012, 12:49:09 PM »
Quote from: Vkvz on January 05, 2012, 12:09:37 PM
Nice shrew, but you're missing the tympanic bullae, and some other bones of the skull floor/back as well Wink

That's what happens when you try to macerate a shrew I guess Smiley  I found it dead on my back porch so it wasn't an important skull, just one for my collection. 
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« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2012, 01:15:27 PM »
I macerated mine as well. I cold macerated mine though. Then into 3% over night, then in clean water over night. Finished up with 4 days in acetone before a final soak in 3% over night again. It never saw any kind of heat.
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« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2012, 02:14:12 PM »
CA Trapper, you cleaned a vole (or another rodent), not a shrew.
sunparakeet H2O2 don't remove the red colour of the teeth ? Maybe the soak it too short for this ?
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« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2012, 02:39:44 PM »
Yes! Thank you for clearing that up. I just remember it being a gray, short-tailed rat looking critter.
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« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2012, 02:41:29 PM »
Maybe I will try cold-water maceration next time.  I actually just had it in a jar of water sitting on top of another bucket that was heated - the residual head through the top of the bucket was enough to macerate the skull very quickly but as you see, it somewhat fell apart.

I only soaked it in 2% peroxide for maybe 2 hours.  I didn't know the effects of peroxide on such a delicate skull so I didn't want to leave it for too long.  It didn't have an effect on the red teeth which I am glad for.  
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« Reply #12 on: January 05, 2012, 04:58:07 PM »
This is one of the smaller bucks I got in this year but I dig the brow tines.



Velvet buck going home to California. His first archery dink.



The finish table today. Still have an elk and 4 deer whitening. Another nice elk went home this morning before I got pictures.
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« Reply #13 on: January 05, 2012, 05:21:06 PM »
Nice job RD!!
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« Reply #14 on: January 05, 2012, 06:32:42 PM »
dammmmm you get them white!  Beautiful!
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