@@nickbrito7134 So if I can I will take the teeth out just because I think the contrast of the white teeth looks good. But if you leave them it they may or may not get stained as it kinda depends on the particular animal. It might have to do with how much plaque the animal has, more plaque equals more stain on the teeth.
@@usskullhunter oh that’s cool ! My daughter has lived in Oaxaca for 12 years now and she loves it there. I’m about 4 hrs away by car. My daughter went to Carleton, and never left ! Does your wife miss the city ? Are you in the US now ? I absolutely loved & appreciated all of the knowledge that you so graciously shared ! I saved it to refer back to when I need it. There isn’t many video’s on this topic, and yours is jam packed with quality information ! Keep them coming ! Hello to your “Ottawa Girl” wife ! 🇨🇦🥰🇨🇦 Julie
Hi Hunter. I'm about to get my hands on my first deer skull. Up till now I was carving small stuff like pendants and key chains. I was wondering can I use drawing ink to stain my carvings. What do you think about it? And I would like to use two colours near to each other. What should I do to prevent from merging together. Thanks. Love your channel.
Heyya, wondering if you know if there is any difference between using regular and decaf coffee for staining? Many thanks for your videos, I appreciate ya.
Hi there! I know this came out a year ago but I'm hoping I could still get some tips! I have a clean coyote skull currently soaking in water to remove teeth (and left over borax from a failed attempt at crystalizing lol), and I was watching these videos and wondering about using wood stain. I really like that super dark shade you got from the walnut, but I don't have any around and am fairly impatient. Would a wood stain work in a similar way to the leather stain? Thank you so much!
Hey Cory! Thanks for watching! So a wood stain put on the skull will turn out pretty blotchy. I would highly recommend getting some leather dye (most craft stores have it) as the browns soak into the bone and give a fairly similar result to the walnut.
Hey! So I will put the skull in after the solution has come to a boil (and after the burner is off) while it is still hot but not bailing and then just leave it in there overnight.
Hey Nick! Sorry for the delay. So it really just depends on what you want the final result to be. I take out the teeth out if I want the contrast to be more noticeable between the teeth and the skull.
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I just found your channel and its already been super useful! I'm worried about getting the horns off of some Bison skulls before I give them a peroxide bath, do you have any videos where you talk about that? I also have quite a few skulls with bullet holes in them do you have any tricks for covering those up?
@@usskullhunter It's actually a mix I have quite a few that have been sitting on ant hills for a couple years and I'm going to have a steady supply of fresh skulls in the future, I'm working on a bison ranch that hasn't been doing anything with the skulls and I'm hoping to change that.
@@justinlarson3044 ok. So as you know there is a thin membrane between the horn sheath and the horn core. So if its old and dried up you need to soak in warm water so that everything softens up and you can slip them off. If they are fresh skulls you have to sweat them off by putting the horns in black trash bags. Basically you are just breaking down that membrane so the sheaths can come off.
Thanks for putting this out. I’ve been wanting to try staining a wild boar skull dark like that walnut stain with out getting the teeth. I’m having a hard time getting all the oils out of it. I boiled it and whitened in peroxide about 5 months ago and it’s still leaching oil. Any tips or a stain that won’t be affected by the oil as bad. I’m wanting it pretty dark.
Hey Aaron! Yeah hogs are notorious for grease as you know. The only real best way is to finish degrease the skull. Have you given acetone or ammonia a try for degreasing?
U.S. Skull Hunter I haven’t tried acetone yet. I will when I can find it local in gallon jugs. I’ve watched whitebone’s video on it. It seems to work but not 100% still. Pigs are just greasy it seems. That’s why I was looking into stains, I don’t like the look of a yellowed skull.
so can i get a more step by step on how to do the skull at 10:30??? I am just starting craving and I have my first boar that I killed and I want to carve a design and then achieve the look of the skull at 10:30 ty
Ok Zippy. So once the carving is done add a generous matte clear coat to the skull. This clear coat will help prevent the stain from soaking into the bone. Then add the Minwax Gunstock 231. Let this dry and they ad several light layers of glossy clear coat (spray on). This will help the next step from mixing with the Minwax stain. After the clear coat is dry add Verathane Ebony wood stain to the carved areas and immediately wipe off the excess. At that point you can always add a glossy or matte finish just to lock everything in.
@@usskullhunter did u get the stains mixed up? Or is the numbers at 10:30 meant to be with 5 being the base coat and then it builds up? Cause the video makes it seem like 1. Is the base coat but then your instructions are the other way around? Also when I apply whichever stain is the last one, how did it not stain the word TOY for example ?
@@stealthnight452 So yes you are right. It can work either way though just as long as the first stain whether it be the black or the brown is locked in place with a clear coat over top. Because the word TOY is raised the black stain gets wiped off. The brown stain is not wiped off however giving a more uniform color for that one.
@@usskullhunter I was watching some of your videos and I found the wood carving channel that you shouted out and I've been watching his as well. So dark stain I just wipe off parts I don't want it on
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Did you remove the teeth when using the coffee and walnuts? I really like how those ones turned out
@@nickbrito7134 So if I can I will take the teeth out just because I think the contrast of the white teeth looks good. But if you leave them it they may or may not get stained as it kinda depends on the particular animal. It might have to do with how much plaque the animal has, more plaque equals more stain on the teeth.
Have you ever mixed coffee grinds with walnut husks and made a stain thats a combination of the 2?
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Will coffee stain teeth
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Thanks Julie! Glad you stopped by :) My wife is actually from Ottawa, Canada
@@usskullhunter oh that’s cool !
My daughter has lived in Oaxaca for 12 years now and she loves it there.
I’m about 4 hrs away by car.
My daughter went to Carleton, and never left !
Does your wife miss the city ?
Are you in the US now ?
I absolutely loved & appreciated all of the knowledge that you so graciously shared !
I saved it to refer back to when I need it.
There isn’t many video’s on this topic, and yours is jam packed with quality information !
Keep them coming !
Hello to your “Ottawa Girl” wife ! 🇨🇦🥰🇨🇦
Julie
How do I get wood stain off my deer skull?Some How it got past my tape & plastic job on one side😮
I would try acetone and see if that helps.
Have you ever used WINE GRAPES for staining. I live in Central 'Wine' Texas.
Hi Hunter. I'm about to get my hands on my first deer skull. Up till now I was carving small stuff like pendants and key chains. I was wondering can I use drawing ink to stain my carvings. What do you think about it? And I would like to use two colours near to each other. What should I do to prevent from merging together. Thanks. Love your channel.
Heyya, wondering if you know if there is any difference between using regular and decaf coffee for staining? Many thanks for your videos, I appreciate ya.
Searching the interwebs looking to find a way to stain the bone nuts I use on my bass. Thanks
What about the teeth. do they not take stain or do you remove the white teeth, stain the skull then glue teeth back in?
Great course Hunter, alot of info to take in however having your experience will short cut alot of potential mistakes, cheers.
Hi there! I know this came out a year ago but I'm hoping I could still get some tips! I have a clean coyote skull currently soaking in water to remove teeth (and left over borax from a failed attempt at crystalizing lol), and I was watching these videos and wondering about using wood stain. I really like that super dark shade you got from the walnut, but I don't have any around and am fairly impatient. Would a wood stain work in a similar way to the leather stain?
Thank you so much!
Hey Cory! Thanks for watching! So a wood stain put on the skull will turn out pretty blotchy. I would highly recommend getting some leather dye (most craft stores have it) as the browns soak into the bone and give a fairly similar result to the walnut.
How long would you put a skull in beet juice for? Thanks in advance
Hey! So I will put the skull in after the solution has come to a boil (and after the burner is off) while it is still hot but not bailing and then just leave it in there overnight.
I noticed on some of the stains you say to take the teeth out, do you take the teeth out when using the walnuts and coffee?
Hey Nick! Sorry for the delay. So it really just depends on what you want the final result to be. I take out the teeth out if I want the contrast to be more noticeable between the teeth and the skull.
Awsome work! Was wondering where I can get the mesh bags?
Hey Mason! Here you go www.amazon.com/Reusable-Produce-Bags-Washable-Vegetable/dp/B012UBNQDE/ref=sr_1_18?crid=213B5G2S9H1ZS&keywords=produce+bags+grocery+reusable&qid=1577370322&sprefix=prod%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-18
I've used ink before, is that a thing?
Yup! You will just have to decide to use it as a surface stain (like scrimshaw) or a penetrating stain.
I just found your channel and its already been super useful! I'm worried about getting the horns off of some Bison skulls before I give them a peroxide bath, do you have any videos where you talk about that? I also have quite a few skulls with bullet holes in them do you have any tricks for covering those up?
Hey Justin! Thanks for watching! Are the bison skulls fresh or cleaned and the sheaths just attached?
@@usskullhunter It's actually a mix I have quite a few that have been sitting on ant hills for a couple years and I'm going to have a steady supply of fresh skulls in the future, I'm working on a bison ranch that hasn't been doing anything with the skulls and I'm hoping to change that.
@@justinlarson3044 ok. So as you know there is a thin membrane between the horn sheath and the horn core. So if its old and dried up you need to soak in warm water so that everything softens up and you can slip them off. If they are fresh skulls you have to sweat them off by putting the horns in black trash bags. Basically you are just breaking down that membrane so the sheaths can come off.
Every bone is for carving;
Haha you certainly can!
Thanks for putting this out. I’ve been wanting to try staining a wild boar skull dark like that walnut stain with out getting the teeth. I’m having a hard time getting all the oils out of it. I boiled it and whitened in peroxide about 5 months ago and it’s still leaching oil. Any tips or a stain that won’t be affected by the oil as bad. I’m wanting it pretty dark.
Hey Aaron! Yeah hogs are notorious for grease as you know. The only real best way is to finish degrease the skull. Have you given acetone or ammonia a try for degreasing?
U.S. Skull Hunter I haven’t tried acetone yet. I will when I can find it local in gallon jugs.
I’ve watched whitebone’s video on it. It seems to work but not 100% still. Pigs are just greasy it seems. That’s why I was looking into stains, I don’t like the look of a yellowed skull.
Where onli can I enable to purchase low cost skull for carving?
Take a look at this and let me know if it helps www.usskullhunter.com/where-to-find-animal-skulls-locally-for-skull-carving-for-free
Dont click on that link! It takes you to "your device has been infiltrated, needs immediate help.." type message.
so can i get a more step by step on how to do the skull at 10:30??? I am just starting craving and I have my first boar that I killed and I want to carve a design and then achieve the look of the skull at 10:30
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Ok Zippy. So once the carving is done add a generous matte clear coat to the skull. This clear coat will help prevent the stain from soaking into the bone. Then add the Minwax Gunstock 231. Let this dry and they ad several light layers of glossy clear coat (spray on). This will help the next step from mixing with the Minwax stain. After the clear coat is dry add Verathane Ebony wood stain to the carved areas and immediately wipe off the excess. At that point you can always add a glossy or matte finish just to lock everything in.
@@usskullhunter did u get the stains mixed up? Or is the numbers at 10:30 meant to be with 5 being the base coat and then it builds up? Cause the video makes it seem like 1. Is the base coat but then your instructions are the other way around?
Also when I apply whichever stain is the last one, how did it not stain the word TOY for example ?
@@stealthnight452 So yes you are right. It can work either way though just as long as the first stain whether it be the black or the brown is locked in place with a clear coat over top. Because the word TOY is raised the black stain gets wiped off. The brown stain is not wiped off however giving a more uniform color for that one.
@@usskullhunter ok. I think I might do the brown stain first just because it will go everywhere n soak in.
@@usskullhunter I was watching some of your videos and I found the wood carving channel that you shouted out and I've been watching his as well. So dark stain I just wipe off parts I don't want it on
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