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<blockquote data-quote="makeithappen" data-source="post: 1983044" data-attributes="member: 24464"><p>Update:</p><p>Last night I boiled the skull for another 4 hours, again with some dish soap. I picked away quite a bit after the two hour mark. Here are some pictures after the second boil.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i107.photobucket.com_albums_m300_smootherthanbutter_Hunting_Buck_20121108_194645.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i107.photobucket.com_albums_m300_smootherthanbutter_Hunting_Buck_20121108_194652.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i107.photobucket.com_albums_m300_smootherthanbutter_Hunting_Buck_20121108_194700.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I picked away for about 10 minutes with needle-nose pliers and those mini-screwdrivers you need all of once a year if you don't wear glasses. I hooked up the garden hose and use the "jet" setting on the nozzle. I proceeded to bathe myself and the skull as the contours would redirect water right at me, but it was warm last night, so no big deal. While spraying, focus on the brain cavity and hold the nose up. This will allow you to pull out the remaining parts of the brain with the needle-nose pliers. I probably sprayed the skull down for 15 minutes making sure I caught every part. The most difficult area to clean out was the nasal cavity like I expected. The cartilage and meat go so far back that it's impossible to get out with tools. This is why I started spraying the skull within 15 minutes of pulling it out of the boiling water, the cartilage and meat were still very pliable. Spraying into the nasal cavity from below the skull (the opening in the roof of the mouth) while loosening what I could through the entrance of the nasal cavity where the nose was with pliers. Eventually the bits should slide out of the nose intact. </p><p></p><p>After spraying, I spent another 20 or so minutes picking at the skull to remove any remnants that could eventually rot/smell/etc. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i107.photobucket.com_albums_m300_smootherthanbutter_Hunting_Buck_20121108_210550.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i107.photobucket.com_albums_m300_smootherthanbutter_Hunting_Buck_20121108_210559.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i107.photobucket.com_albums_m300_smootherthanbutter_Hunting_Buck_20121108_210614.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Ready for the peroxide bath which I hope to complete this weekend.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i107.photobucket.com_albums_m300_smootherthanbutter_Hunting_Buck_20121108_210524.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="makeithappen, post: 1983044, member: 24464"] Update: Last night I boiled the skull for another 4 hours, again with some dish soap. I picked away quite a bit after the two hour mark. Here are some pictures after the second boil. [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i107.photobucket.com_albums_m300_smootherthanbutter_Hunting_Buck_20121108_194645.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i107.photobucket.com_albums_m300_smootherthanbutter_Hunting_Buck_20121108_194652.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i107.photobucket.com_albums_m300_smootherthanbutter_Hunting_Buck_20121108_194700.jpg[/IMG] I picked away for about 10 minutes with needle-nose pliers and those mini-screwdrivers you need all of once a year if you don't wear glasses. I hooked up the garden hose and use the "jet" setting on the nozzle. I proceeded to bathe myself and the skull as the contours would redirect water right at me, but it was warm last night, so no big deal. While spraying, focus on the brain cavity and hold the nose up. This will allow you to pull out the remaining parts of the brain with the needle-nose pliers. I probably sprayed the skull down for 15 minutes making sure I caught every part. The most difficult area to clean out was the nasal cavity like I expected. The cartilage and meat go so far back that it's impossible to get out with tools. This is why I started spraying the skull within 15 minutes of pulling it out of the boiling water, the cartilage and meat were still very pliable. Spraying into the nasal cavity from below the skull (the opening in the roof of the mouth) while loosening what I could through the entrance of the nasal cavity where the nose was with pliers. Eventually the bits should slide out of the nose intact. After spraying, I spent another 20 or so minutes picking at the skull to remove any remnants that could eventually rot/smell/etc. [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i107.photobucket.com_albums_m300_smootherthanbutter_Hunting_Buck_20121108_210550.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i107.photobucket.com_albums_m300_smootherthanbutter_Hunting_Buck_20121108_210559.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i107.photobucket.com_albums_m300_smootherthanbutter_Hunting_Buck_20121108_210614.jpg[/IMG] Ready for the peroxide bath which I hope to complete this weekend. [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i107.photobucket.com_albums_m300_smootherthanbutter_Hunting_Buck_20121108_210524.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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