How to boil boar tusks? Powerful boar tusk amulet How to remove tusks from a boar's jaw

At your request, Podorov’s taxidermy workshop will produce various trophy craft products from boar tusks. A large assortment, high quality, aesthetics appearance – distinctive features our works of taxidermy art.

Boar - animal symbolism

The wild boar has long been considered a powerful symbolic animal. He has strength, pressure, intelligence, cunning, perseverance. Another name for wild boar is boar. Not every hunter was ready to take on him alone, and only the most courageous, dexterous, and successful were able to defeat such a powerful enemy. Since then, the wild boar has been considered a symbol of military valor. It is also a sign of perseverance in achieving a goal. All these meanings are carried by amulets made from boar tusks.

Quality plus attractiveness

Products made from boar tusks can become interior decorations and a nice gift for both men and women. We will design the craft according to your wishes. This can be either a client’s hunting trophy or a product made from raw materials that we select ourselves. We pay great attention to raw materials and use the highest quality. Today it is not a problem to buy plastic imitation of fangs, animal claws, or “homemade” - real teeth, claws, filled with resin or varnish. However, such inexpensive trinkets are not durable. We use it in the manufacture of products modern technologies. The raw materials are carefully processed and high-quality materials are used.

Range of offers

In addition to the durability and attractiveness of the trophy, we seriously work on the design. In this regard, boar tusks are very convenient and profitable: a huge number of different products can be made from them.

Thus, we offer boar tusks in the form of:

• amulet - the fang is placed in a frame equipped with a loop for a chain or cord; can be used as a pendant, a pendant around the neck, as a keychain or in another suitable capacity;
• wall decoration - a pair or two pairs of animal fangs are used, this is especially suitable for immortalizing hunting trophies; a wooden or plastic medallion base is made, onto which the fangs themselves are attached, and decorated with appropriate decor.

We decorate products depending on their purpose. Thus, a wall decoration made from fangs will differ depending on the interior in some details that help the product fit more successfully into a particular style of the room. And the design of the amulet is chosen taking into account whether it is made for a man or a woman, the age of the future owner, and in what capacity it will be used. Silver, plastic, wood, leather and other materials can make completely different interesting jewelry from the same blank.

Good to know: Sometimes clients want to order the largest possible fangs, believing that they carry the most powerful energy of a seasoned animal. And simply according to the principle, more means better. In fact, it is worth knowing that boar tusks of 20-22 cm with a width of approximately 25 mm are ideal for trophies. They are characteristic of boars 4-5 years old. Of course, with age, fangs still grow, but broken or worn-down elements are often found. If you need miniature, elegant, sharp fangs, for example, for feminine decoration, then these correspond to the age of a two-year-old pig.

It is important not only to make a high-quality product, which Podorov’s workshop guarantees, but also to store it correctly. Sudden changes in temperature, mechanical damage, excessive humidity, and for wall decorations - direct contact with sun rays. It is necessary to remove dirt and grease in a timely manner without using strong chemicals.
If handled correctly, our taxidermy product will delight its owners for a long time.

ALEX55555 05-03-2010 20:11

fellow hunters, the jaw of a cleaver is lying there from last year, teach me how to boil the fangs...

Petr...sh 05-03-2010 20:55

I’m not an expert on wild boars at all, more so on tusks.
I know quite well about bear tusks. I’ll tell you that when I took the deer trophy from the master, I saw boar tusks being restored. To the question, what are they cracking? Yes. And very strongly. Everything seems to be correct, everything is done according to science and everything is expensive and the best, but they crack. And they burst, and with a screw, and for everything.
And therefore. It's better to contact a specialist. Or simply fill it with epoxy and push it into place.

I repeat, I am new to this. And my opinion is stupid. (I do this myself, and cover the cracks with auto sealant)

SHULGA 07-03-2010 13:09

I do this: immerse it in water (with a large supply of water) and, over low heat, simmer for several hours. After this, after cooling in a natural way, I take out my fangs. There are moments when the fangs in the boiled jaw dangle freely, but cannot be removed even with force, then the jaw is carefully destroyed using improvised means (it is convenient to “pinch off” a piece with pliers). You need to be MAXIMUM careful with the edges of the fangs (those in the jaw) - they are very delicate and fragile.
Next, I treat the extracted fangs with a degreaser (you can use good gasoline for lighters) and dry them well NATURALLY. Ready.
Storage: I fill it STEP by STAGE with the oxide (maximum possible liquid consistency), let it harden thoroughly. I treat the outer side very thinly with ordinary superglue (it fills microcracks well and does not shine). I place it on a medallion - I attach it using thin ring straps made of genuine leather. Preservation is ETERNAL, if once every 3-5 years you thinly cover the outside with superglue again. Appearance- NATURAL.

ALEX55555 09-03-2010 10:19

Thank you friends... I boiled it, pulled it out, now according to the recommendations and I think they will go for a medallion...

Bylbash 20-04-2010 19:39

I cook for no more than 30 minutes so as not to become brittle.
They have been hanging in the apartment for 4 years now and have not cracked.
at the dacha everything is also excellent, but there is more humidity there

Sergey outfitter 24-04-2010 03:48

Why, rather than boil it down in 40 minutes so that you can pull it out?

Tracker 10-08-2010 20:27

GREAT TROPHIES! Where did you get it?

Bylbash 12-08-2010 18:09

Why, rather than boil it down in 40 minutes so that you can pull it out?

Believe me!
I put it in water and after 20 minutes I try to press it in and loosen it a little
Sometimes they even go like this
After about 20 minutes I try again and in 90% of cases everything is ok!

I gave Nemansky’s fangs for evaluation and said that the medal, although weak, was there
boiled it in 15-20 minutes

Sergey outfitter 16-08-2010 09:17

All of them, the largest ones, are found exactly in the Far Eastern taiga and mainly around Khabarovsk! Here no one feeds them, so they plow with their fangs to get the tops of the roots! And as you know, clicks grow from this!

Nemansky 16-08-2010 11:08

quote: Originally posted by Bylbash:

I stir it with rotational movements and pull it out.

You didn't say you filled it with white "sanitary" silicone. Looks like this is also an option for cracking.
But enamel, as a rule, with cracks during life, should be covered with special mixtures. Advanced taxidermy workshops have the product.

quote: Originally posted by Sergey outfitter:

Here no one feeds them, so they plow with their fangs to get the tops of the roots! And as you know, clicks grow from this!

Well, they don’t feed not only Far East.
However, the more often a boar has to shovel FROZEN soil, the greater the likelihood that it will break off its tusks.
And the fangs grow on their own, and not at all because they receive a load in the form of ground “silicium” or stones.
It all depends on physiological characteristics a specific individual and the grip-lack of minerals.

Nemansky 16-08-2010 11:10

quote: Originally posted by Sergey outfitter:

This one had 31 cm clicks!

Sergey outfitter 17-08-2010 08:10

Is it possible to see these fangs? Or at least look at the trophy sheet? Or a measurement protocol? As a last resort - a photo of the extracted ones against the background of the ruler?

It’s possible, but only in Italy now, Antonio and Alfonso probably have them hanging in the most prominent places!

Sergey outfitter 17-08-2010 08:12

quote: Originally posted by Sergey outfitter:

Is it possible to see these fangs? Or at least look at the trophy sheet? Or a measurement protocol? As a last resort - a photo of the extracted ones against the background of the ruler?

These are the ones immediately taken out of the jaws
http://www.welcome.khv.ru/hunting/WILDBOAR/wildboar%20hunt.JPG

Nemansky 17-08-2010 12:56

Weidmanns Heil 19-08-2010 03:33

Fangs crack from changes in humidity and temperature changes in the room. Therefore, boiled ones and immediately taken out into the air burst especially quickly; it is better for them, as has already been said here, to cool in a saucepan, then wrap them in a rag, paper and in a plastic bag on a shelf. I tried to extract fangs without cooking, using the rotting method. Afterwards they stink a little, and are dirtier than boiled ones, but they crack less, although they still crack. Now I have adapted to protect them with cyanoacrylate glue, as fluid as possible, it is less noticeable than epoxy. Then walk with fine steel wool. Glue like this http://shintop.ru/novokusnetsk/catalog_shop.php?action=item&id=1271300527 or similar. This is cotton wool http://www.sibglazier.ru/catalog.html/prods/tehnologija-nakladnogo-vitrazha/instrumenty-i-aksessuary/regalead/metallicheskaja-vata-20720

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However

Sergey outfitter 23-09-2010 03:49

quote: Originally posted by Nemansky:

The photo does not show 31 cm. Ordinary ordinary fangs.

Trust me! there are 31, but the fact that they are ordinary, who would argue, all the fangs are the same!

oos 22-02-2011 20:21

Probably off topic, but I couldn’t find a better place. They brought a boar’s head with these tusks (right 35 cm, left 38). The upper canines are underdeveloped. The reason is a hole in the palate (about 3 by 4 cm) right at the base of the upper canines They said the boar is regular, 120 kilograms.

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Of all the game that is usually hunted, the cohort of prestigious ones has long included boar, also called wild pig. IN old times he had a different name - boar. This is a solid, far from stupid and savvy animal. He never backs down and is ready to defend his life to the end, which often threatens the hunter with serious injuries. The brilliant writer A.A. Cherkasov, who described hunting with amazing talent, in his book “Notes of a Hunter of Eastern Siberia” describes the behavior of a wild boar during a hunt: “...look at cleaver, when the dogs catch up with him, stop him, hunters will fly up and surround him from all sides, and he, seeing trouble, will begin to defend himself. All the fur on it stands on end, its eyes burn with courage and throw terrible sparks, white foam pours out of its mouth in clouds, and the cleaver either stands motionless, waiting for an attack, puffs and furiously sharpens its huge white fangs, then rushes like an arrow at the enemies and bold, swift , with an elastic swoop knocks down brave fighters, crosses them in two like a gauntlet, throws them up with his snout, slashes with fangs like a knife, makes terrible mortal wounds, releases their intestines... One turn of his snout is enough to kill a careless hunter who decides to come too close to him and somehow make a mistake..."
The danger of hunting a boar is also reflected in a treasure trove of folk wisdom - in sayings, for example, one of them says: “If you are going to hunt a bear, take a straw, wild boar If you go, carry the coffin."
But, still knowing how dangerous this animal can be, you should not fall into a stupor from fear of such game. If you meet such a serious opponent, you need to be very careful and not lose your composure. And of course, you don’t need to move around hecticly, twitch, and you shouldn’t let fear guide your actions.

All appearance wild pig indicates that this animal is adapted for living in dense tangles of forest thickets and reed thickets. The head is large, wedge-shaped (in proportion, it is almost one third of the entire length), a powerful neck and a large body, as if compressed on the sides, enable the animal, when a threat arises, to escape through the forest wilds and rubble, breaking through any thickets with amazing speed .
Boar legs are hardy, short limbs covered with coarse hair. The tail is not too long, reaching approximately to the heel joint, and has a tassel at its end. When a wild boar runs away from danger, its speed can be about 40 km/h, and it will jump four meters in length and one and a half meters in height. And the wild boar is capable of maintaining such a pace, without stopping for a smoke break, at distances of 10 or even 15 km. This animal can quickly and without difficulty swim across water obstacles, even if in the river high speed currents, crosses swamps, and is able to overcome steep slopes.

The wild pig is a natural all-terrain vehicle, only impassable snow reduces its ability to maneuver. Only at the first inattentive glance can a boar be called a heavy and clumsy animal. In reality, it is a fast and playful animal. The boar can make a lightning-fast throw towards or at the enemy at any time. The size of an adult pig is quite significant. The height at the withers can be about 120 cm, and the length of the animal is often more than two meters. Such an animal weighs about three centners, or even more. With all this, it is also a well-armed enemy - the boar has well-developed tusks. They are clearly visible when looking at a wild boar - they do not fit in the oral cavity, and they turn menacingly white on the outside. On the upper jaw, the fangs are blunt and not too long, and at the exit from the gums they bend upward. On the lower jaw of a wild boar they are more serious - these are sharp triangular fangs, and they grow throughout their life and when the boar is already seven years old, their size is already ten centimeters. It must be said that the lower tusks of a boar are always sharply sharpened, they never become dull, the fact is that the upper tusks are closely adjacent to them and act as a grindstone. The lower tusks are a lifesaver for a boar - it is a digging stick, an “axe”, and a “knife”, and much more. It is the boar's impressive lower tusks that give another name to adult males - they are often called cleavers.

Female wild pigs also have fangs, although they certainly cannot boast the same size, they do not even protrude. Actually, this makes female wild boars less dangerous than adult loppers.
Boars have a well-developed coat. IN winter time Each bristle splits at the end, and itself becomes very strong and elongates. These bristles on the back of the animal tangle and create an original mane. In addition, during cold times a dense undercoat grows. The fur of a boar, its part consisting of bristles, is most often dark brown in color, lightened at the ends, maybe with a grayish tint, or even completely white. The undercoat is also brown with an admixture of chestnut color. Wild boars do not differ in the variety of skin colors; they can be brown or brown colors, almost always in darker shades, the limbs are always darker than the body, they can be completely black. On summer time The stubble is thinned out and shortened. The color changes and becomes lighter and moves to the “area gray", gray or even ashen colors begin to predominate in the color of the skin.
By nature, wild boars are cautious and wary animals, so they usually try to leave when a person approaches. However, when a boar is wounded or very angry from long-term persecution, it can turn all its forces against its pursuer, not caring about the sense of self-preservation. Boars have a remarkably pronounced sense of hearing and smell. But vision is much weaker. But this does not mean that a boar’s vision can be ignored when hunting it. Already from a distance of a hundred or one and a half meters, he can detect even small movements of the hunter and immediately goes in the other direction.

Having studied the skeleton of a pig, you can always notice problems in the development of piglets, injuries and provide first aid. Knowing the structure of pigs will help you take better care of your piglets. You will be able to recognize their strengths and weak sides, learn to protect kids from dangers and increase the “level of health” on a pig farm. Ultimately, this knowledge will be the key to increasing productivity on the farm, and therefore increasing profits.

Main branches of physiology

Pig anatomy (the science that studies the structure of living organisms) distinguishes 4 parts in the skeletal structure:

• head;
• cervical;
• limb;
• trunk

Thanks to research in this area, farmers received information about the structure of the body of domestic pigs and were able to use it for breeding.

The largest section is the trunk. True to its name, it includes this part of the pork carcass. Includes the sternum, vertebrae and ribs. The cervical part consists of the cervical vertebrae and the jugular groove. The head region is divided into the brain and facial parts. As for the limbs, they are divided into anterior (thoracic) and posterior (pelvic).

An interesting fact is that some anatomical characteristics piglets are similar to human body, allowing scientists to use pigs for medical experiments. All the details are in the article. It is also important that wild and domestic piglets have the same structure, so we will not consider them separately.

General information about the head department

The pig's skull is massive and heavy, but, most importantly, depending on the breed, the piglet's head has different shapes. A total of 19 bones form the face of piglets, 12 (paired) of which belong to the facial zone, and 7 (unpaired) to the brain part.

The bones that form the head have a lamellar structure. Some of them are mirrored, for example, parietal, temporal, frontal, maxillary, incisive, palatine, pterygoid, lacrimal, nasal, zygomatic, dorsal and turbinate. But the occipital, sphenoid, interparietal, ethmoid, vomer, hyoid and proboscis are unpaired ossicles.

The main task of the cranium is to protect the brain, as well as the systems of vision, hearing, coordination of movement and smell. It is noteworthy that in early age In piglets, the junctions of the bones are clearly visible, but over the years they become more and more fused with each other and the boundaries become practically invisible.

The maturation of pigs is also reflected in the proportions of the head: in piglets, the brain part is larger than the facial part, while in adult pigs the facial part predominates over the brain part.

Formation of the bone marrow part

In the occipital zone there is a large triangular-shaped hole, thanks to which the head is attached to the vertebra. The jugular processes extend from it, and in the upper part, where the scales are formed, the occipital crest is fixed. The wedge-shaped knuckle meets the occipital knuckle in the area of ​​the eyes and nose, forming these areas.

The temporal bones are attached to the occipital region. They are formed by 4 parts: petrous, tympanic, scaly, and mastoid. In the area of ​​the stony section, there are parts of the outer, middle and hidden ear. The parietal and interparietal plates are very dense and durable. At the early age of piglets, they are separated by a seam, but later the plates are connected by a stronger connection.

The bones of the parietal, nasal, lacrimal, palatine, sphenoid, temporal and ethmoidal plates grow into the frontal lobe. The ethmoid bone is adjacent to the nasal area, and the frontal and sphenoid plates diverge on either side of it. The older the pig gets, the stronger its skull is, but in babies it is poorly protected.

Formation of the bony-facial part

The muzzle of a pig is formed from the nasal, incisive, maxillary, mandibular, and palatine bones, and also includes the lacrimal, zygomatic, pterygoid, hyoid, proboscis plate and vomer. The structure of the head of piglets is significantly different from other animals due to the proboscis formation. It is located on the bones of the incisors, completing the stigma. The incisal plates are connected to the nose, thereby forming a “patch”.

The maxillary bone connects the areas of the nose and mouth. The formation of the latter is completed by the lower jaw, where the main masticatory muscle is attached. Among the branches of the lower jaw is the hyoid bone, which is formed by transverse plates, large and small horns and a lingual branch.

The upper jaw is adjacent to the zygomatic and lacrimal bones, forming a strong connection. At the junction of the pharynx and the nasal part, there are palatal plates of the horizontal and vertical type. Vertical formations connect the palate and the pterygoid bone, where the vomer is attached. All this makes up the piglets' jaw and their bony-facial part of the head.

Formation of the equilibrium-auditory organ

The sow's hearing is extremely acute. She perceives sounds inaccessible to humans, and all thanks to special structure this organ. The auditory system is formed from the outer, middle and hidden ear. Its outer part has no bones, but is formed by cartilage tissue and skin folds.

The structure of the middle ear is the most complex. It is represented by auditory ossicles, fastened in a chain, and a tympanic cavity hidden in the petrous bone. Between the middle and hidden ear there is a barrier - the eardrum - a septum, about 0.1 mm thick. The bony chain that forms the auditory canal includes the malleus, incus, stapes, and lentiform ossicles. All of them are held together by ligaments and joints.

The inner ear part is located in the temporal bone. It is formed by two labyrinths: bony and membranous, filled with perilymph. Damage to the equilibrium-auditory system is one of the most dangerous, as it contributes to loss of spatial orientation and hearing loss.

Bone tissue that forms the jaw

The structure of teeth in piglets is dictated by the need to capture and grind food. For this reason, their surface is lumpy, which allows them to crush hard food and grind it into smaller pieces.

The jaw of piglets consists of incisors (6 each on the upper and lower sides), canines, premolars (premolars) and molars (molars). The formation of the jaw begins from the 20th day of life and ends at 3 years.

Piglets are born with milk incisors. At the age of 20 days, their first hooks appear. After 10 days, the pigs erupt their first permanent tooth. All milk teeth appear only by the 90th day, and by the fifth month the permanent premolars grow.

By the end of 1 year of life, pigs lose all their baby teeth and molars grow in their place.

Renewal of the jaw in piglets occurs within one to two months. Full molars appear by 1.5 years. But, after only 6 months, the chewing tubercles are noticeably erased, and after another year the hooks are shortened. At the same time, the canines only increase in size, and by the age of three they reach 4-5 cm. The length of the canines in boars is longer than in sows.

Spinal structure

The frame formed by the skeletal (supporting) bones is called the spine. It performs several functions: protective - it protects the organs, and frame - it bears the main load of the pig’s entire body. The vertebrae that form this system are divided into two groups. The first ones are support ones, the second ones are channel ones. The spinal cord is located in the canal vertebrae.

The spine itself consists of 5 parts, uniting 52-55 vertebrae. The cervical region includes 7 bones. The thoracic is formed from 14-16, the lumbar consists of 6-7, the sacral has 4, and the caudal has from 20 to 22 vertebrae. Ribs extend from the central bone (14, less often 16 pairs). Together, they form the chest, where the heart and lungs are located.

Ribs are always paired arched bones. They are connected to the spine by a movable joint and are located on both sides of it. The upper pairs are less mobile, and towards the bottom of the spine the mobility of the ribs attached to it increases. The main feature of piglet vertebrae is that they are massive, but short.

Peripheral skeleton structure

The peripheral skeleton is the limbs of the piglet. It is formed by paired thoracic and pelvic parts. The function of this faction is intuitively clear - movement in space.

A curious fact is that, despite their short legs, pigs not only move well on land, but also move well in water.

The forelimbs are attached to the spine by means of shoulder blades connected to the frame in the area of ​​the first costal pairs. The legs of pigs are formed by the humerus, forearm, radius, ulna, carpal, metacarpal bones and phalanges of the fingers. Their limbs end with 4 fingers, 2 of which touch the ground.

The pelvic, or hind, limb of pigs is formed by the ilium, pubis, ischium, femur, tibia, fibula, tarsal, metatarsal bones, as well as the patella and phalanges of the fingers. The hooves of the hind limbs are similar to the front ones.

Hoof device

In piglets, the hoof is the third phalanx of the third and fourth toes. It serves to protect bones from injury when in contact with the surface of the earth.

From a physiological point of view, the claw is formed by keratinized skin, which varies in structure and constitution, depending on its location.

In total, there are 4 hoof parts: the border, the corolla, the wall and the sole. The border is the strip of skin that separates the hair on the legs of piglets. Next, there is the corolla part - a wide roller, half the size of a hoof. The corolla connects to the hoof wall through a tubular horn.

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Boar tusk in silver.

In our country, the most common species and the most valuable object of hunting are wild boars. They are very common and live both in the western part of Russia, for example, in the Tver, Smolensk, Pskov regions, and in the Primorsky and Khabarovsk territories, in the Far East. Behind Lately wild boars are spreading ever closer to the north, to the Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Kirov, Sverdlovsk, and Tyumen regions. This animal is valued by hunters for its bold, sometimes daring nature; it is very unpredictable and therefore the most dangerous beast. Due to its qualities, a mature boar is also called a cleaver, or boar at the moment when it reaches its full power. Even such large and dangerous animals as bears and tigers avoid this beast. There were cases during the hunt when about 30 dogs were released at the boar, baited by a wild boar, but he hid from pursuit, scattering them. Many paintings and stories are dedicated to boar hunting. If the hunt is successful, the trophy becomes more valuable.

And boar tusks are its main trophy value. Despite the fact that wild boars are hunted a lot, properly extracted and processed boar tusk is very rare. Most fangs have defects due to improper extraction from the mouth, improper processing, and this subsequently leads to the formation of cracks or complete splitting of the fang.

Boar tusk in silver filled from the inside special composition indistinguishable from bone cartilage, and thereby protected from possible splitting. The outer part of the fang does not have enamel that easily cracks like that of wolves and bears; the surface of the cleaver fang is very durable and therefore does not particularly require external coatings. But at the customer’s request, the outer surface of the fang can also be protected with a thin transparent coating, similar to lamination.

The fang itself is suspended using a 925 sterling silver cap molded to its shape, and has a soldered cast silver eye through which you can thread any leather cord or silver chain up to 7 cm thick.