Skeletons.

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Originally Posted by CatandDiallo

I've recently been working with foetal skeletal remains, and thought this was cool:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...0d36dfd945.jpg

Here's the right half of a mandible and a scapula, all in the palm of my hand!

This is from a foetus in the second trimester.

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Wow. How are you getting to work with that?

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Originally Posted by OsirisRa32

Carlson...sounds like you need a lot of space, land, rooms and man cave-iness in general dude!! lol

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Haha yes I do! All my girl friends (the just friend kinds and the gf kinds) tell me that my trailer is like the man house of man house. I'm always building so my kitchen and dining room are a wood working area so that drives girls nuts too. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/07/8udejupy.jpg here's my entertainment wall haha

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Originally Posted by CatandDiallo

I've recently been working with foetal skeletal remains, and thought this was cool:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...0d36dfd945.jpg

Here's the right half of a mandible and a scapula, all in the palm of my hand!

This is from a foetus in the second trimester.

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Wow that's cool what's your job? The structure of the human body is cool as crap ever since I started medical field I've wanted a full size human skeleton

I'm actually a student (and I've worked in Archaeology).

I'm taking a class right now called Bioarchaeology of Children, which is essentially Subadult Osteology.

I had to get my head around touching children and fetuses (especially since infant skulls look like aliens), but it's turned out to be really cool so far.

That sounds like a fun class I almost went the science route but not enough funds with my student loans

I ordered two paintings the other day. First one is an already done painting its a small 4x4 it'll come framed up nice gonna put it among the skull collection once I get them in their final spot. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/16/y4ejepe3.jpg the other one is a 16x20( both are inches) it is one i had him paint for me not sure what itll look like its fire fighter themed with a skull that's all I told him and let him have control he's got a cool darker style good at skulls and that so excited to see my other one

It's great to see other bone/skull collectors :) I have a pretty good collection going of skulls and bones. Some skulls I have are opossum, raccoon, deer, feral cat, coyote, and more. Our house is full of tanned hides and bones everywhere; I use them for crafting. I also tan hides at home for family/friends who hunt, and for myself, and am teaching myself taxidermy.

Be sure to check out your state and federal laws on certain species parts. It's pretty nitpicky and specific, what laws are out there.

Degreasing is a pretty important step that a lot of people leave out when cleaning skulls and bones. If you just take a beetled skull and paint it, it might look good, but there's trapped grease inside of the skull that can seep out. Even with a coating of paint, it's better to get rid of that grease instead of having it around your house. Degreasing involves a long Dawn dish soap/water soak in heated water.

Bones and skulls are fun! I will close with a few pics of my environment :)

This is my second taxidermy squirrel. I had to sculpt the form for its head and left arm, because the ones attached to the original premade mannikin were too small. Skin was harvested by my cousin and tanned by me.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...551e692804f392

Here is a pure white piebald deer backhide that I tanned for a friend. The human skeleton is a cast replica, as they are not legal to own here in NY without medical permits of some kind. You can also see the first taxidermy squirrel mount that I did, on the doorway :) My goldfish tank is also visible; I love those guys. And my kitchen, which luckily as cleaned when I took the pic; lol.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...52e4e6d53354cd

Here's the face of an oddball raccoon piece that I am working on. It was harvested by my cousin and I tanned it at home. I used a real coon skull and glass beads for the head mannikin, and may either make the body stuffed, or into a rug.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...17272756_n.jpg

And this is my favorite piece. It is mostly made of feral cat bones, but has a few red fox and raccoon bones in it as well. It is Not anatomically correct, and I sculpted it more to be decorative. You can see a great example of a bone with left-in grease in the cat's leg; see the discoloration? I know; practice what I preach; I bought this skeleton already-cleaned, though, and it is art, so oh well; lol!

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...95725070_n.jpg

That first squirrel pic is awesome! :gj:

Nice! One day I want to learn how to mount a skin, when I got more time ha. I've been thinking about running a trap line again if Im aloud to have one by my place. Lot of big coons, some mink and martins in the woods behind me

Thanks Mike!

I would love to live in a spot again where we could hunt, and trap. I have my cousin to get me stuff, for now. Hide tanning is a very rewarding hobby. It took me awhile to get a good soft tan, but through trial and error, it happened. I still hate degreasing raccoons though; greasy critters!

My best works to date are a whole fox, and almost-whole deer blanket (no feet or tail, although I have the tail separate; it was just accidentally severed.) I am still learning how to mount a deer head; have most of the supplies here, but I have to get a few more before I begin. :))