Preserving fish teeth and skulls - #9

Having dried the bones in the sun for another 2-3 days, it's time for the final cleaning of the bones after Hydrogen Peroxide solution process.

There might still be some fatty deposits(white stuff) stuck to the nooks and crannies of the bones so it's best to try to remove as much of these stuff as you can. This will prevent smell or insect 'visiting' your bone collection.

Then place all the bones in pairs to ensure you have all your pieces. Sometimes, some larger pieces may break off to become smaller pieces during the acetone and H2O2 process.

I start off by gluing back some of the teeth that have fallen out.

Luckily for these set of teeth, most of the bigger teeth stayed on but its the little teeth that are most difficult! You just have to put them back where you think they fit!

I'm laying the bones out to see what fits where. Luckily I took some photos as I was removing the flesh from the bones. Hopefully with those pictures, I can slowly reconstruct the skull.

Check back to see the progress!