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What is the best/ easiest glue to repair skulls and rejoin split mandibles and loose teeth? Mostly for bear,that are naturally "cleaned" in the bush surrounding long time bear stands and favorite skinning areas. I hear about white Elmer's as a favorite. Is that the same stuff as Elmer's School glue? With a elementary school teacher wife there's always lots of that around and I have used it on loose teeth. I've also heard about 5 minute epoxy for bone repair but haven't tried it; but then I've also heard super glue suggested and as near as I can tell that doesn't work at all.

Any suggestions so I don't have to reinvent the wheel? I thought they might have some use/value as outside decorator/curiousity pieces, and I do have a lot of them.
 
Posts: 1928 | Location: Saskatchewan, Canada | Registered: 30 November 2006Reply With Quote
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Post your question on Taxidermy.net. in the skulls section. those guys are all taxidermists who have your answer
 
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When my Lion skull took a tumble in our last big earthquake a very renowned taxidermist advised me to use 5 minute epoxy. Worked like a charm putting the jigsaw puzzle back together.

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Posts: 7635 | Location: Alaska | Registered: 05 February 2008Reply With Quote
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Glued a head-shot black bear skull and some split mandibles back together with 5 minute epoxy this morning with seemingly good results except for some small missing bits. Got some Weldbond white glue that dries clear and did what loose teeth pulled easily.
 
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I use a hot glue gun with clear glue sticks.
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Originally posted by Hipshoot:
Glued an ostrich egg shell together with CRAZY GLUE over 20 yrs. ago----NO PROBLOMO.

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i just use clear super glue. i run a bead on the inside of all of the teeth of all of the euro's i do just in case. my wildebeest came back over-boiled and several bones were splitting. only so much i can do to get them back together, but superglue works well in holding it in place.
 
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