<![CDATA[The work begins]]>2 heads I’ve had in the freezer, the one on the left is the one that I harvested during bow season. I’m kicking myself for laying him to rest but nonetheless I will do a European mount in his honor. The one on the right is my brothers car kill. Just doing him as a bit of a gag gift. I got the meat out of it and sharing with him so it’s all good. Thankfully my brother was ok with no injuries, car was replaced. First time trying euros on my own, we shall see how this goes. 65968BF7-BF42-43B7-A0C0-D08307AAFAA9.jpeg

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/topic/5394/the-work-beginsRSS for NodeThu, 10 Sep 2026 21:26:36 GMTSat, 04 Jun 2022 18:58:53 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Sat, 02 Jul 2022 07:41:06 GMT]]>Deepwoodsbutcher looks like a nice harvest hole right between the eyes. Lol.I also like the natural look. Nice trophy.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82396https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82396Sat, 02 Jul 2022 07:41:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Sat, 02 Jul 2022 07:32:44 GMT]]>twilliams it turned out great. Congrats 👍

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82395https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82395Sat, 02 Jul 2022 07:32:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Thu, 30 Jun 2022 04:26:53 GMT]]>twilliams this looks so good! I have a skull from my first home beef harvest. I buried it and dig it up after a couple of months. The critters did the cleaning, but you don’t end up with that nice white color. I think both ways look cool though. I’ve still got to put a finish on mine, but I like the natural look ok.
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]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82160https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82160Thu, 30 Jun 2022 04:26:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Thu, 30 Jun 2022 02:14:28 GMT]]>twilliams I believe you and I are the same caliber when it comes to the descriptions, at least according to my wife. Too fussy and critical of my own work, that I am not happy unless it turns out perfect.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82154https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82154Thu, 30 Jun 2022 02:14:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:47:43 GMT]]>twilliams said in The work begins:

PapaSop unfortunately, some call it particular, some call it attention to detail, I call it a n a l and a perfectionist. Some times a good trait sometimes very bad….lol

Nothing wrong with any of those descriptions. Do your thing! Awesome!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82034https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82034Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:47:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:44:27 GMT]]>PapaSop unfortunately, some call it particular, some call it attention to detail, I call it a n a l and a perfectionist. Some times a good trait sometimes very bad….lol

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82032https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82032Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:44:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:07:17 GMT]]>twilliams
You’re being very meticulous. Looks outstanding.👍

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82027https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82027Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:07:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Tue, 28 Jun 2022 01:55:41 GMT]]>twilliams Sure is looking good.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81928https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81928Tue, 28 Jun 2022 01:55:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:43:48 GMT]]>Very happy with the skull so I am considering it complete. Upper nose bone at this point is closed up nicely and holding. Now to get started on the back drop to set it all off and make a complete piece of art……stay tuned4C663DAD-964F-4B12-8C50-5EB3F37FD0A7.jpeg 9EDA5BFE-DDD4-44E5-912B-3B963DDFE046.jpeg 9B1102B4-A1AD-4EF9-B3A9-0EB284E48436.jpeg

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81921https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81921Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:43:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:36:33 GMT]]>twilliams nice job

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81794https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81794Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:36:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Mon, 27 Jun 2022 04:14:21 GMT]]>twilliams Very nice job.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81791https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81791Mon, 27 Jun 2022 04:14:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Mon, 27 Jun 2022 02:29:18 GMT]]>twilliams Looks good, Tim. Personally, I think too bleached white looks kind of unnatural.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81780https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81780Mon, 27 Jun 2022 02:29:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Mon, 27 Jun 2022 02:07:39 GMT]]>The two lower nose bones went back on nicely. Now taped the upper nose bones that split and super gluing inside to see if they will stay closed, if not that is ok as they did not split as wide as others I have seen, they did come back together a bit from the last photo I posted. The whitening is pretty decent, it’s not a super bright white that you would have with a soak bleaching and has some darker spots on it. I’m kinda digging it as it makes it look realistic in my opinion, I also left the teeth alone and did not bleach them a second time like the skull to remain it’s life like tarter line.8F06FF00-9896-469D-990A-09E2C53457D3.jpeg73F30D72-A883-459A-B0E8-3ED0D6CAAAC1.jpeg

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81778https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81778Mon, 27 Jun 2022 02:07:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:28:27 GMT]]>twilliams the cream still does a good job. You’ll do fine and it will turn out great 👍. I know how much attention you pay to detail 😉. You’ve got it looking good so far. Can’t wait to see the end product. Nice buck by the way. Congrats.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81189https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81189Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:28:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:14:18 GMT]]>cdavis ya I just seen that on another video I watched after I bought the cream….ugh

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81185https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81185Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:14:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Tue, 21 Jun 2022 11:19:36 GMT]]>twilliams I use the 40 volume clear liquid. That way it also bleaches inside the brain and nasal cavities.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81162https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81162Tue, 21 Jun 2022 11:19:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Mon, 20 Jun 2022 22:43:15 GMT]]>The hardest part behind you now.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81093https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/81093Mon, 20 Jun 2022 22:43:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:03 GMT]]>twilliams It is coming along nicely.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/80896https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/80896Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Sun, 19 Jun 2022 22:29:28 GMT]]>The inevitable happened, the main upper snout bones separated, don’t be alarmed I took off the lower snout bones. Glad I did, there was a lot of cartilage and meat between where they sit. It’s just a simple super glue to reinstall. I will also try to super glue where the upper snout separated to get them back together. Out sun drying right now and hopefully will get the peroxide applied before bedtime.9329C368-19D7-4A77-958B-25803390E88E.jpeg

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/80886https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/80886Sun, 19 Jun 2022 22:29:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Sun, 19 Jun 2022 18:45:45 GMT]]>I think you know this. Whichever whitener you use, be sure it doesn’t get on the antlers unless you want to get rid of their natural color. One time when i was practicing on a nothing special skull I had some bleach in the boil kettle and it got on the bases of the antlers.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/80851https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/80851Sun, 19 Jun 2022 18:45:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Sun, 19 Jun 2022 18:14:56 GMT]]>After having to work a couple Saturdays in a row I am back to the skull today. Today is just merely a heated soak in a degreasing detergent. I am using an absolute clear Palmolive dishwashing detergent. I am gonna stay around 160* to not heat it back up too bad. Maybe keep it in for two hours. I watched videos on where they say they put the degreasing in at time of boiling to get flesh off and others say to soak it for three weeks in the detergent after the boiling and meat removal. The end results I seen from the videos gets it to the same point. The one video I am following mostly is using a 40% by volume cream peroxide developer by lightly brushing the peroxide on to whiten. Others are using regular peroxide and putting it in the original boiling water then soaking skull for 10-15 minutes. Not sure which is better, one step that is added by doing that method is it will bleach some of the antler so you need to stain it to match the antler color, maybe I will try the second skull the other way. I’m happy with results this far in the process.6922ADE5-0A45-434F-91D4-39C231D0D666.jpeg

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/80848https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/80848Sun, 19 Jun 2022 18:14:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Sun, 05 Jun 2022 22:41:06 GMT]]>processhead yep a lovely white cream with added chunks….lol

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/79430https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/79430Sun, 05 Jun 2022 22:41:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Sun, 05 Jun 2022 22:16:25 GMT]]>twilliams Looks like good progress.
Did you flush out the brains with the power washer yet? That’s always the fun part. 😒

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/79429https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/79429Sun, 05 Jun 2022 22:16:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The work begins on Sun, 05 Jun 2022 22:01:23 GMT]]>Going slower than anticipated, 6 hours in and first power wash. Gonna do another 2 hours and hopefully all meat will be loose. Only about 5% meat left.47E8C807-B2C2-4E73-A3FE-47A45504E662.jpeg

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/79428https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/79428Sun, 05 Jun 2022 22:01:23 GMT