03/09/2025
Why is boiling bad?
1. Time. A boiled skull will turn white when whitened, that's a given, they all do. So will a macerated/beetled skull.
2. High temp water damages bones, pushes grease deeper into the pores of bones, yes bone has pores like a sponge. Over time it will make it's way to the surface.
3. Damaged nasals, broke ear buds. Try to think of getting a shoulder mount. If your cape has a big hole in it your gonna notice it, and everyone knows what a deer looks like. Try to imagine getting back a one eared deer from your taxidermist. They are the professionals in charge of preserving that animal for your for a lifetime. By breaking nose bones it's just facts that your not familiar enough with the structure of that animal and how delicate those areas are. I'm not calling anyone out because we have all at one time been guilty of this. We're here to help everyone understand there are simple ways to deflesh an animal and save those delicate bones. Boiling makes it very hard to save those.
4. We've all seen YouTube heating peroxide after boiling skulls. Peroxide is dangerous and becomes unstable at high temps. Too much heat and peroxide will make a skull fall apart. Maceration or beetles, you won't have to worry.
Deer on the left was macerated, degreased and whitened. The one on the right was boiled, pressure washed and whitened. One year apart, time shows the quality of what you can produce if you ditch the pot and give the correct methods a shot.