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Re: Skull maceration 30338 #15330361 10/20/20
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,210 TX J Jeffrey Campfire Tracker
Jeffrey Campfire Tracker J Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,210 TX	I just soak in water like the OP. No Chemicals. Skulls come out with a natural color and very nice.

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Re: Skull maceration 30338 #15738633 02/03/21
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK C cwh2 Campfire Tracker
cwh2 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK	A couple from this falls wolf. He was just losing his baby teeth. These are right out of a hot soak in dawn and water using 30338's bucket heater, which rocks by the way.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #15739452 02/03/21
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Just finished this one up last week Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #15739709 02/03/21
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 OP Campfire Outfitter
OP 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver	Cool wolf and good looking muley buck. I need to buy a hanger or two I guess. That sure looks good.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #15739990 02/03/21
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,115 T Thegman Campfire Regular
Thegman Campfire Regular T Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,115	I didn't read all the posts, but does anyone have any experience "macerating" a skull in the ocean? I'm thinking that the crabs and other small invertebrates might help speed up the process and skip the rotting part. Haven't tried it yet but seems like it might work pretty well. I have a few skulls I'd like to try it with.

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Re: Skull maceration 30338 #15740013 02/03/21
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 OP Campfire Outfitter
OP 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver	Seems like you would lose the ability for the bacteria to clean out all the tight spots, but I know nothing about ocean cleaning. If you do it, post up some pics and let us know how it goes. Seems like a few years back I saw someone doing that off a pier. Just didn't see closeups of final product so I can't say for sure on it.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #15740029 02/03/21
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Finished my bull bout a month ago Finished product is a hellava lot better than boiling Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #15740049 02/03/21
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 29,851 Burns/Hines, Oregon, USA 1minute Campfire Ranger
1minute Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 29,851 Burns/Hines, Oregon, USA	Soaked an elk skull from May into last October, and then hit it with the car wash wand. About 75% effective. Will probably have to soak again through all of this coming summer. 1Minute

Re: Skull maceration Judman #15740253 02/03/21
Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 3,912 Beaver Nation! T Tide_Change Campfire Tracker
Tide_Change Campfire Tracker T Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 3,912 Beaver Nation!	Great looking mount Judman.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #15740274 02/03/21
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,648 Coues Country G GregW Campfire Ranger
GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,648 Coues Country	Originally Posted by 30338 I'd buy this one and turn it to 100 degrees to macerate, any above 100 and you kill bacteria. Then when cleaned of all rotten flesh, I'd wash bucket out good, pour in dawn soap, turn heat to 150 and degrease for a couple of days. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OYEABGQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I'd put this heater on the very bottom of a home depot bucket which is what I do. If you read through the thread, its going to smell like hell for 3 days. I am now swapping water at 3 days to cut odor down. Don't pour it out anywhere a dog could get it or you'll be doing a lot of baths. The best bucket heaters I've found are actually for heating up honey. They wrap around the bucket. Use a food grade bucket. - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

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Re: Skull maceration 1minute #15740286 02/03/21
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Originally Posted by 1minute Soaked an elk skull from May into last October, and then hit it with the car wash wand. About 75% effective. Will probably have to soak again through all of this coming summer. Gotta have some heat pard Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: Skull maceration Thegman #15740387 02/03/21
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK C cwh2 Campfire Tracker
cwh2 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK	Originally Posted by Thegman I didn't read all the posts, but does anyone have any experience "macerating" a skull in the ocean? I'm thinking that the crabs and other small invertebrates might help speed up the process and skip the rotting part. Haven't tried it yet but seems like it might work pretty well. I have a few skulls I'd like to try it with. It varies a lot, depending on what's down there. Have done lots of fish that way in a shrimp pot. If there are sand fleas, they will strip it clean, and in a hurry. They are the maggots of the ocean. Might want to wrap it in some sort of mesh if trying to keep the teeth. We tried a frozen bear skull, and all it got was wet. Found a goat skull (and the rest of the goat) on the beach once, and it was clean as a whistle.

Re: Skull maceration Judman #15740986 02/03/21
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 OP Campfire Outfitter
OP 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver	Originally Posted by Judman Finished my bull bout a month ago Finished product is a hellava lot better than boiling Damn those dark horns look nice with a white skull. Looks really good.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #15741040 02/03/21
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Thanks kurt, hard to beat the coloring of Roosevelt and blacktail bone. 👍 Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: Skull maceration Thegman #15741100 02/03/21
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,256 Columbia, South Carolina S Sasha_and_Abby Campfire Tracker
Sasha_and_Abby Campfire Tracker S Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,256 Columbia, South Carolina	Originally Posted by Thegman I didn't read all the posts, but does anyone have any experience "macerating" a skull in the ocean? I'm thinking that the crabs and other small invertebrates might help speed up the process and skip the rotting part. Haven't tried it yet but seems like it might work pretty well. I have a few skulls I'd like to try it with. Yes, I have done it ONCE... not impressed. Boil it and then use hydrogen peroxide and let dry in SUN... "If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went" Will Rogers

Re: Skull maceration Thegman #15741970 02/03/21
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,173 T TheKid Campfire Outfitter
TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,173	Originally Posted by Thegman I didn't read all the posts, but does anyone have any experience "macerating" a skull in the ocean? I'm thinking that the crabs and other small invertebrates might help speed up the process and skip the rotting part. Haven't tried it yet but seems like it might work pretty well. I have a few skulls I'd like to try it with. Like others I’ve done several bear skulls in shrimp pots. Sand fleas will clean them up quick, like overnight if there’s enough of them. They’ll still need degreasing but the ones I did were pretty well clean otherwise. We put them in onion sacks to retain the teeth that inevitably fell out.

Re: Skull maceration TheKid #15742677 02/03/21
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,115 T Thegman Campfire Regular
Thegman Campfire Regular T Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,115	Originally Posted by TheKid Originally Posted by Thegman I didn't read all the posts, but does anyone have any experience "macerating" a skull in the ocean? I'm thinking that the crabs and other small invertebrates might help speed up the process and skip the rotting part. Haven't tried it yet but seems like it might work pretty well. I have a few skulls I'd like to try it with. Like others I’ve done several bear skulls in shrimp pots. Sand fleas will clean them up quick, like overnight if there’s enough of them. They’ll still need degreasing but the ones I did were pretty well clean otherwise. We put them in onion sacks to retain the teeth that inevitably fell out. Yeah, shrimp pot conversations is what gave me the idea. Maybe take the bear skulls to Seward, I wouldn't think Cook Inlet would have as many "cleaners". I'll give it a try in Kodiak this fall too. Might be a good way to clean up a deer skull.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #15745006 02/04/21
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK C cwh2 Campfire Tracker
cwh2 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK	Here are some pictures of the goat skull we found. Ocean did a great job.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #15745976 02/04/21
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 OP Campfire Outfitter
OP 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver	How many growth rings on that critter? Amazed you got the horn sheaths too . Looks great.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #15750832 02/05/21
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK C cwh2 Campfire Tracker
cwh2 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK	Sheaths were and still are tight. Will count rings when I get back home. As i recall, it didn't miss the book by much.

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