magnatecsteve Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Anyone ever tried or know anything about the "Buck Boiler"? Seen it in Cabelas catalog, runs off of 110 outlet, looks like a plastic bucket that boils the skull in 8 hours. I just wonder how well it would work on a big racked deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 I use a turkey fryer myself and it's done outside. I wouldn't plug that think in my house or shop for that matter. Too stinky and messy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Bucknasty Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Anyone ever tried or know anything about the "Buck Boiler"? Seen it in Cabelas catalog, runs off of 110 outlet, looks like a plastic bucket that boils the skull in 8 hours. I just wonder how well it would work on a big racked deer. It works great... a couple of times. The heating element is a piece of junk, but the good thing is, it pays for itself after just a few heads, and Cabela's is good about returns. I thought about replacing the element with one from a water heater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropTine49 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 I recently finished my first euro mount ( I plan to post pictures soon) and all I did was let the skull soak in a bucket of water for 3 weeks. It took a little longer than 8 hours but did not cost me that much money either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Droptine49, this method is still used widely today and most preferred by the professionals, but is most time consuming but can have much better results and less chance of one cooking the skull with is never good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Well from my limited experience doing it both ways (boiling and maceration) I still ended up boiling the skull after rotting in water to get all the fat out of the inside of the bone so now I just boil from the start and get done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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