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Title: Split B-Bear Tooth repair method?
Post by: Trad-Man on August 03, 2011, 10:11:00 AM
Gents...

I have some black bear canines that have split in the traditional way...the gap is ~1/32 of an inch at the business end of eath tooth.

Does anybody have a method for either filling the gap or pulling the gap back closer together that looks good...and not "repaired"?

Many thanks in advance!
Title: Re: Split B-Bear Tooth repair method?
Post by: amicus on August 03, 2011, 10:50:00 AM
Trad,

Im not sure how to fix. i would guess you can fill with epoxy and maybe paint them. I do know that you can get some black bear canines through one of the taxidermy supplers, like Mckinzies.

Gilbert
Title: Re: Split B-Bear Tooth repair method?
Post by: TheBigRedArcher on August 03, 2011, 12:45:00 PM
you can get epoxy dyes from places like woodcraft. Play with color (it doesn't take much). A little patients and a piece of blue painter tape on the outside will go far. lightly sand the exposed epoxy with a fine emery sponge (also a woodcraft thing) then dip them in some sort of sealer. this is what i did on a wart hog tusk i made into a knife handle for a buddy.

TBRA
Title: Re: Split B-Bear Tooth repair method?
Post by: Trad-Man on August 03, 2011, 02:52:00 PM
Thanks fellas...!!

good luck this fall!!