Originally Posted by Mule Deer
I was shown a very easy and quick method of getting the ivories out by a guy here in Montana a couple of years ago. You just hold one end of a short piece of 2x4 against the tooth, then whack the other end of the 2x4 with a hammer. Lifts them right out without any markings.

A little slicing is necessary for the final freeing, but it's a LOT easier than digging around the roots with a knife point.


Learned that same trick last year. Whack 'em too hard and you have to go fishing around the tonsils to find them. LOL.

Very little cleaning needed with that method, basically a little scraping and they're good to go.

Last edited by MattMan; 10/18/10.
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