Preserving tusks
 

I got a nice 250-300# hog the other day w/ my bow and am wondering how to preserve the tusks. Previous ones I've pulled have dried and split and these are nice enough I want to keep them around. They measure about 7 inches along the outside of the curve from point to hollow end. Any ideas would be appreciated

RE: Preserving tusks
 

I have a great way to do it. I make necklaces all the time. Go to the hobby store and get regular air drying clay(they make it in the clay pot color and white, use the white if possible) Fill the tusks(after they've been bleached overnight of course) with the clay. Pack it in good. Let it dry and buff the whole thing the next day with a Dremel or sandpaper.Cover with clear nail polish. A day or two later, when the inside has had a good couple days to dry, you can drill through it to make holes for the string to make necklaces.Add a couple beads on each side....they come out real nice. I wear mine all the time when I'm hog huntin"

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good luck....that's a nice hog

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that pic in the first post shows my belt lying on the ground next to him for a bit of perspective. Here's another pic of just his ivorys

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big boar that's a really cool idea.

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Good Job! Congrats! What I have always done is cut the bottom jaw with a hack saw and clean all flesh and hair off and let dry out good! I only do it to the ones Iwant to keep, they have to be good ones.
After they are dried good, go over them with some clear varnish to hold the teeth and tusks in place. You can then mount the whole jaw or jaws on a Plaque to hang on the wall.:)