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Accidentally bought 1lb of shark teeth


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7 minutes ago, Le Guignon said:

Why are they "alleged"...?

Did I buy something awful that contributes to the brutalization of sharkers? Oh no...

I'm super skeptical that someone has somewhere in the octillions of shark teeth sitting around to support their business.  It would be a finite business...Which I guess all businesses are, but I've always felt these things are being manufactured.

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3 minutes ago, BlackNoir said:

I'm super skeptical that someone has somewhere in the octillions of shark teeth sitting around to support their business.  It would be a finite business...Which I guess all businesses are, but I've always felt these things are being manufactured.

Hm.  Good point.  Manufactured from what though?  These are definitely not plastic and feel very toothy.  Some are broken and you can see the inside where it also looks real so idk.

As long as they didn't hard living sharks to make them I'm whatevs.

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8 minutes ago, Le Guignon said:

Hm.  Good point.  Manufactured from what though?  These are definitely not plastic and feel very toothy.  Some are broken and you can see the inside where it also looks real so idk.

As long as they didn't hard living sharks to make them I'm whatevs.

I assume any kind of bone...chicken or otherwise.

I mean, don't jump on the wagon with me...Honestly didnt think anyone would care to question my legitimacy issues, but I have doubts on plenty of other less stupid shit.

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10 hours ago, Le Guignon said:

Hm.  Good point.  Manufactured from what though?  These are definitely not plastic and feel very toothy.  Some are broken and you can see the inside where it also looks real so idk.

As long as they didn't hard living sharks to make them I'm whatevs.

It's actually not that hard to get a bajillion shark teeth [ modern ] since most sharks have multiple rows of teeth and plenty just regrow any that fall out. And depending on the shark, some hunting is legal so there's another source of bags of teeth. 

 

That said, for the curious, you can make your own light-weight shark teeth from just a single real tooth. Get a brick of clay that doesn't harden when left out. Carefully stick the tooth in the clay, remove and then continue to do so spaced out across the rest of the brick for your tooth template. Next, pour plaster into the holes going slowly so that air has a chance to escape properly. Let set a day to ensure maximum hardening. Pull the clay apart and remove the plaster 'teeth' . You can then use a nail clipper to slowly clip away the rough edges, round out the tops and lightly sand away the 'plaster feel' . Seal them by painting carpenters wood glue on them - when it dries, it will dry a vaguely yellow color that is much more realistic than regular glue and it will be sealed enough to use in things like latex facial pieces for cosplays without chipping. 

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11 hours ago, Poof said:

can I ask what u wanted the teeth for in the first place?

I love paleontology and archeology and this was a random find after watching various docs earlier in the day.  It was supposed to go on my "obscurities and oddities" wish list.

I also considered using them with porcupine quills/seed beads in some of the regalia beadwork I'm learning to do.

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1 hour ago, katt_goddess said:

It's actually not that hard to get a bajillion shark teeth [ modern ] since most sharks have multiple rows of teeth and plenty just regrow any that fall out. And depending on the shark, some hunting is legal so there's another source of bags of teeth. 

 

That said, for the curious, you can make your own light-weight shark teeth from just a single real tooth. Get a brick of clay that doesn't harden when left out. Carefully stick the tooth in the clay, remove and then continue to do so spaced out across the rest of the brick for your tooth template. Next, pour plaster into the holes going slowly so that air has a chance to escape properly. Let set a day to ensure maximum hardening. Pull the clay apart and remove the plaster 'teeth' . You can then use a nail clipper to slowly clip away the rough edges, round out the tops and lightly sand away the 'plaster feel' . Seal them by painting carpenters wood glue on them - when it dries, it will dry a vaguely yellow color that is much more realistic than regular glue and it will be sealed enough to use in things like latex facial pieces for cosplays without chipping. 

That's a fantastic tutorial and despite having no use for shark teeth I want to try it out now.

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11 hours ago, BlackNoir said:

I assume any kind of bone...chicken or otherwise.

I mean, don't jump on the wagon with me...Honestly didnt think anyone would care to question my legitimacy issues, but I have doubts on plenty of other less stupid shit.

The only thing is shark shed teeth like crazy and some of those ancient sharks were tooth monsters.

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47 minutes ago, Le Guignon said:

I love paleontology and archeology and this was a random find after watching various docs earlier in the day.  It was supposed to go on my "obscurities and oddities" wish list.

I also considered using them with porcupine quills/seed beads in some of the regalia beadwork I'm learning to do.

obscurities and oddities xD

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