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Title: Skull & Osage pic
Post by: Wapiti Chaser on September 27, 2012, 06:18:00 PM
I just finished last years skull mount and put it on some Osage that was bound for the wood stove. I thought the Osage was fitting because I shot him with my Osage bow. This is the first time I did a skull mount by just leaving it in a bucket of water. It was so easy I could do it. No more boiling,beatles or burying in the garden for me.


 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/1966kodiak/Osage.jpg)
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Post by: JJB on September 27, 2012, 06:24:00 PM
That turned out really nice.  I love the look of the osage and very appropriate since you got it with an osage bow.
-Jay
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Post by: Flingblade on September 27, 2012, 06:34:00 PM
Great looking mount!  I'd like to know more about the cleaning by leaving in bucket of water technique.?
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Post by: ron w on September 27, 2012, 07:36:00 PM
Perfect........   :thumbsup:
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Post by: tex-archer on September 27, 2012, 07:44:00 PM
Looks good!!
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Post by: Wapiti Chaser on September 27, 2012, 07:50:00 PM
I just caped out the head and put the skull in a 5 gallon bucket of water for two months ( really stinks). When done hose it off and put some of hair bleach stuff on it to make it white.
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Post by: DannyBows on September 27, 2012, 07:53:00 PM
That is really sharp, well done!    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Shinken on September 27, 2012, 07:53:00 PM
That turned out really nice!  Good work!

Keep the wind in your face!

Shoot straight, Shinken

  :archer2:
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Post by: ChristopherO on September 27, 2012, 08:33:00 PM
It does look very nice.  Since building a few bows with osage I've grown very fond to that yellow wood.
A suggestion, though, only use peroxide to bleach the skull/bones as bleach will continue to erode the bone over time whereas peroxide will not.
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Post by: Wapiti Chaser on September 27, 2012, 08:38:00 PM
I used stuff that hair dressers use. Its a powder you mix with peroxide haven't had any problems yet but have only done three or four that way.
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Post by: Alexander Traditional on September 27, 2012, 08:45:00 PM
That's pretty neat looking!
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Post by: iohkus on September 27, 2012, 09:50:00 PM
Oooooooo, THAT'S gotta STINK. How far from the house did you leave it?
      Looks very good however!
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on September 27, 2012, 09:57:00 PM
Looks great Bob. i still have to bleach last years skull!

This is the motivation I needed.
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Post by: Mike Mongelli on September 27, 2012, 10:04:00 PM
Great idea!
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Post by: Dave Bowers on September 28, 2012, 07:32:00 AM
very cool
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Post by: kcbrown on September 28, 2012, 07:42:00 AM
That looks great but I get that bucket of water did stink.
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Post by: PA Bones on September 28, 2012, 08:17:00 AM
That looks great.  I am going to try your method on my next skull mount
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Post by: fmscan on September 28, 2012, 09:56:00 AM
Thanks for the post, I learned something and liked the osage as much as the rack...
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Post by: LookMomNoSights on September 28, 2012, 10:08:00 AM
Very nice!
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Post by: drewsbow on September 28, 2012, 08:27:00 PM
very nice Bob    :clapper:
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Post by: hnt2mch on September 30, 2012, 05:31:00 AM
:thumbsup:  good job.