21 April 2009, 00:39
woodsieOpen mouth on a bear mount?
If you have an open mouth on a bear mount, do they use the real teeth?
Thanks in advace,
W.
21 April 2009, 00:49
PalmerMy bear mounts have false teeth. I have the skulls with the real teeth in my reloading room along with skulls from other animals.
21 April 2009, 06:08
J P Bakerquote:
Originally posted by woodsie:
If you have an open mouth on a bear mount, do they use the real teeth?
Thanks in advace,
W.
I Never use the real teeth in any of the open mouth mounts that I do in my shop.
23 April 2009, 07:42
george roofThough we used real teeth years ago, it's almost never done today. Real teeth become brittle and discolor with age (look at some old ivory and see the spiderwebs that form on them). That's what happens with real teeth and bumping them or jarring the mount can leave you with a snagglepuss very quickly. The initial plastic teeth were almost as bad as $100 dentures, but the processes have refined a great deal today and the better jaw sets look exceptionally good.
23 April 2009, 17:46
Jerry Huffakerquote:
Originally posted by george roof:
Though we used real teeth years ago, it's almost never done today. Real teeth become brittle and discolor with age (look at some old ivory and see the spiderwebs that form on them). That's what happens with real teeth and bumping them or jarring the mount can leave you with a snagglepuss very quickly. The initial plastic teeth were almost as bad as $100 dentures, but the processes have refined a great deal today and the better jaw sets look exceptionally good.
+1
25 April 2009, 17:47
Bob in TXBesides, the skulls can be trophies on their own.
This guy wasn't big enough for a full body mount, so Bob Wilkins of Wildlife Artistry did this offset shoulder mount for me.
Bob
