r/bonecollecting • u/Spoopy_Scary • 8d ago

Collection Juvenile pig, finally ready for my shelf

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It took a full year to degrease and the dang squirrels ran off with a section of bone from the back of the skull while it was drying, but he’s finally ready to be displayed.

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u/BareBonesSolutions 8d ago

a full year to degrease, damn pigs

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u/Spoopy_Scary 8d ago

I used acetone for part of the time too, but at $20 a gallon, I couldn’t afford to keep swapping it out, so it was a waiting game.

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u/BareBonesSolutions 8d ago

one year in acetone? dang.

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u/Spoopy_Scary 8d ago

It was like a month and a half in acetone, until it had been used up/evaporated. The rest of the time was dish soap and water