What type of glue, epoxy or what ever works best for glueing shull bones together, any suggestions are appreciated. I have a Eauropean mount that a client wants me to repair.
Thanks
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You shouldn't need anything more than superglue, I've repaired several with it. If you get a little to much on the show side you can lightly sand it off with 220 sandpaper.
Some might trust superglue. But my experience with cyanoacrylates are they can come loose easily. But I personally would not want a customer piece to go out with superglue and him have to return the piece to a competetitior to be fixed again. Just my opinion.
For bonding jawbones to skulls, I just use hot glue. To repair, it depends on the damage. White glue with tissue paper works. Sally's Beauty Supply has fingernail repair powder that you mix with water to make a hard paste that works well.
I glue my skull bones together (teeth in, etc) with superglue. Should be able to get some at any general store.
I did a skull mount of a road-killed B&C class buck that had some serious nasal damage.
I used expoxy for the basic gluing and powdered tile grout mixed with a 50/50 solution of white glue and water for a filler.
When it sets up, it will finish so that even you cannot find it.
You might like to take a look at the results at http://web.stn.net/beach/Deer_Mount/
Bill