Ok I checked the archives allready I found nothing on this. I have a bear skull to attach to a panel, how do I go about doing this with the bottom jaw on it and everything. I know the way with the deer skulls but they dont have the lower jaw attached. Any help would be great thanks, Kevin
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Kevin, The way I have done it is drill a small hole through each jaw hindge and use a small white plastic zip tie strap to attatch the lower jaw. This is minimal damage to the skull and allows the jaw to move in the event anyone ever wants to remove the skull from the panel. Then using a small gauge wire fashion a hanger for each side of the skull. This is looped over each hinge joint and forms a small loop underneath the skull almost to the surface of the panel. Using a long screw bit in your drill run a short screw through each of the wire loops into the panel and you are done. Not really difficult and looks fine without doing damage to the skull.Also this all makes more sense if you are looking at the skull while you read it I guess.Enjoy, Aaron H.