Wearable Deer Talisman from www.igatherthedead.com

Ribs with a purpose 🙏🏻 • Special cook for my guys at The Starting Lineup on WNML The Sports Animal 99.1 FM in Knoxville celebrating @willwestwnml and his amazing career in the sports talk radio industry • Three racks of baby back ribs, mustard binder, heavily rubbed with Reload Rub Double Action, smoked for hours on my Traeger Grills Ironwood 885 using Apple Wood Pellets, two racks sauced with Bone Cleaner BBQ Peach Habanero Sauce at the end of the smoke • This was a cook of love and gratitude. These guys, Will West, @tylerivens , @joshjward and the entire crew at WNML have been a lifeline over the years, lifting me up thru tough times and creating a normal in my life • @sportsanimal @reloadrub @traegergrills @bonecleaner_bbqsauce @rosewoodblock • 🎙️💨🍑🌶️🐖🧡 • #BBQLou #traegeron #traegerbbq #traegergrills #traegerhood #traegernation #bonecleaner #reloadrub #865Life #ribs (at Oak Ridge House of Blues) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci2XI65OFqd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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On Thursday morning several volunteers were the first people to experience Detroit's new experimental new public transportation system known as "DBUB". A group of 17 commuters were handcuffed and trapped inside a giant soap bubble blown by a child who still believed in magic, while scientists monitored their brainwaves from a safe distance. After floating up up and away, over the tallest mountain and the lowest valley, beyond the tranquil meadow and the boundless plain that comes after, into untouched lands of ancient wilderness, passengers arrived at a strange and whimsical section of forest inhabited by the Hungry Tree Gnomes. According to the scientist's analysis, the commuter's brain patterns corresponded at first to wonder, followed by an adjustment period of profound terror, before finally settling into a calm so serene that it could only be compared to an unimaginably deep sleep. In an official statement released this morning, the department of transportation called the experiment a "resounding success", with mayor Figleaf Bonecleaner adding that "The full implementation of this project should result in pedestrian traffic reductions upwards of ninety percent". The city hopes to fully implement the new system by 2024, with a predicted cost of only seven dollars allocated for buying the children some sweets and treats. The mayor could not be reached for comment. The scientists could not be reached for comment. The passengers could not be reached for comment (sleeping). The Hungry Tree Gnomes could not be reached for comment. The bubble could not be reached for comment (it popped).

Let's talk about our bone processing.

Everyone has a different method for bone cleaning and through the years of trial and error, we have found we prefer 3% peroxide over bleach .

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Bleach breaks down the structure of bones, so can leave them chalky, brittle, porous and even result on bones eventually deteriorating over time.

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Diluted peroxide is much more gentle, keep the bones integrity in tact and you can still achieve that bleached white appearance if that is your desired outcome.

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How do we clean with peroxide?

It's easy!

We just soak our flesh free cleaned bones in a jar/old Tupperware container or bucket anywhere from over night to a few days.

The longer you leave bone to soak, the lighter and whiter they will become.

So if you like that natural look over 'bleach white' don't soak your bones for more than a day.

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* everyone has different methods and preferences for bone processing. This is just what I prefer and why*

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#bonecleaning #bones #vultureculture #animalbones

so disco rice are good n all until they squueze in EVERY little crevice of a skull and pupate >:(((

I've been pretty silent on social media so far this year as I've been working mostly on pet memorializations. It was such an honor working with this 155 pound Mastiff, the largest dog I've worked with to date. His cleaned skull is quite heavier and denser than an average deer skull with antlers. I'd like to thank his owner/companion for allowing me to share his photos. Every companion animal I have the honor of working with starts to feel like a family member and I miss them a bit when they go home 🖤 . . . #dogskull #petpreservation #petmemorialization #mastiff #petaftercare #petaftercarekc #petaftercarekcmo #skullcleaning #bonecleaning #halfembalmed #alternativeaftercare #alternativepetaftercare #taxidermy #oddities #dermestidbeetles #dermestidcleaned (at Kansas City, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7XfYcDJPKA/?igshid=4y3z4m9wc7km

What happens when you drop a dirty doe skull into a hydrogen peroxide bath? BUBBLES!!!!! #bonecleaning #vultureculture #bonecollector #animalbone #skull #skulls #whitetaildeer #whitening #bone https://www.instagram.com/p/B0PjTVKA0BF/?igshid=1n11beqcnznx5

Who can guess the task at hand today? I don’t savor this activity... 😆

Shop update Friday (tomorrow) ☠️ www.igatherthedead.com

All bones we offer are found long after death by us; along rivers, roadsides & trails.

🚫 No bulk skulls. No mink. No taxidermy Bats. No coyote teeth.

Cleaned a roe deer skull and mandibles. Just need to recolour the antlers and they’re ready to go. This one was a road collision so there was a couple of superglue surgeries I had to do. But luckily the damage was fixable and relatively minor in comparison to other ones I’ve seen in my experience. . . . #roedeer #skull #skulls #roedeerskull #roadkill #rta #bones #bonecleaning #taxidermy #taxidermist #taxidermyart #curios #vultureculture #ethicallysourced (at Taxtiles) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Lbeg6JSPx/?igshid=1u9cirui494g6

Dermestid beetles cleaning the skull of the Alpaca I recently got. They're doing really well for a such a small colony. Sorry for the crap quality, next one will be better!

Bone cleaning a found otter that an eagle had dropped off in the meadow. Got excited when I saw that the cartilage was still attached! Many times when bone collecting you only find the rib bones and forget that we also have cartilage attached at the ends😳 The cartilage ( which you see me bending around in the video) is called 'costal cartilage' and that then attaches to your sternum ❤️ Get exited, had to share. . . . . . #vultureculture #bonejewelry #bonecleaning #behindthescenes #boneprocessing #bonecollecting. #bonejewellery #adayinthelife #etsyshopowner #forestlife #pnwartists #pnwbonecollectors

Got some teeth there? Snek skull work from this weekend🐍

Working on making some great stuff with this new batch of naturally cleaned mink skulls. How do you spend your Friday night? #animalbones #taxidermyart #naturecleanedskulls #taxidermyjewelry #fridaynightvibes #bonecleaning #gothicweekend #gothicfashion #weekendgoth #modernwitch #minkskull https://www.instagram.com/p/BtXTeWaBLRR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tjldauxclmn