Ive made one from really long pheasant spurs so I would imagine the concept would be the same. What seemed to work for me was to let the legs dry out which seemed to dry out the meat on the inside of the spur. Then I took the smallest drill bit I had, dont know the size but Id say the smaller the better, you dont want too big of a hole. I would drill out a hole clear through the spur about halfway up to try to prevent cracking. After drilling the hole you will have to figure out a way to pry the spur off without damaging it. Using a pair of pliers I was able to kinda loosen up the spur around the base and pop it off with a knife. After I had my collection of spur beads I let them dry out again, then started threading them with fishing line and some beads made from stones I found in the basement. I'll get some pics of what mine with pheasant spurs looked like. Hope this helps. Ask if you have any questions and Ill try to answer them. BR