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Gameskeeper
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EUROPEAN SKULL MOUNT PROCESS
>Skin the skull clean removing all the skin, hair, meat, and eyes. You can try getting some of the brain matter out before boiling, but not necessary.
>ANIMALS WITH ANTLERS ~ Wrap the antler bases and up the antler for a couple inches with Electrical tape. If you have bark and stuff on the bases and want to keep it there, then just put some plastic wrap on the antlers before taping them down. Taping prevents the water and/or bleach from messing them up/changing their color!
>Simmer skull at a SLOW boil (not rapid boil, it will make thin skull sections too brittle and it can crack the skull and make the teeth fall out) for a couple hours with alot of Dawn dishwashing liquid. The Dawn helps remove the meat and keeps grease from cooking back into the bone. Pick skull clean of meat etc. Use a metal coat hanger to tear up the brain matter and use a water hose to force the brain pieces out of the skull........... Start with more fresh water and Dawn and simmer again until you have skull completely clean.
The "bleaching" part can and has been done many different ways. All I know is that I have done 3 different skulls now and all have turned out pretty good (no complaints at all with any). And this is how I've done mine........
~Pour a big bottle of regular household Peroxide into whatever you'll be soaking the skull in,
~Now pour in a cup of bleach into the pot/pan (it will fizz a little while pouring but doesn't hurt anything),
~Fill remainder of pot/pan with water (enough to cover skull up to antler base)
~Let the skull soak over night (apprx 12hrs),
~Then soak skull in WATER ONLY over night (apprx 12hrs),
~Then if you're not happy with whiteness of skull, start with fresh peroxide/bleach/water, only soaking it up to 6hrs at a time until desired whiteness is achieved.
~REMEMBER to soak skull in WATER ONLY inbetween each bleaching process! This ensures no bleach residue is left on/in the bone!
This is MY simple, easy, cheap, and very effective way of doing a nice Euro mount.
Key things:
*Don't over boil it, and use lots of Dishwashing liquid! I like Dawn the best for keeping the skull from having a greasy feeling afterwards.
*Don't over-do the bleach! That can make it way too chalky looking.
*Soak with water ONLY, after each bleaching process! If you don't, the skull can turn back to a yellow-ish color over time.
It's an easy way to make something unique for saving a lifetime...... and it's really fun doing it, and quite satisfying once you have it displayed.
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