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First try at cleaning skulls

What do you guys use for a power washing wand? A conventional 2'-3' power washer, or a handheld "power washer" nozzle on a garden hose?
 
Just started mine today. The triangle point knife I use for making the initial cuts when pelting furbearers really helped get the hide off from under the burrs.
 

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So far it turned out pretty good. At least its not stinking up my garage anymore. I kind of like the natural look too but not sure. What you dudes think??? There is still some junk on the back that needs to come out. Brain tissue all out. Going to take a nylon bristle brush to the back of the skull where some of the stubborn meat/is still. i don't want to keep boiling it though, I did it twice. Most of everything came out on the first boil then the second boil got the brain tissue. I took a broken narrow screwdriver up into the tissue after the first boil and scrambled it all up and then after the second boil let it fill up with the hot water, inverted the skull it and it all came outl really well. I just hosed it off with the garden hose .
 

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