Spur necklace
11-17-2002, 08:19 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Spur necklace
I have a box of turkey spurs that I want to make into a necklace. The spurs are attached to complete leg sections that have been cut off just above and below the spur. How can I remove the old skin, and polish the spur and piece of bone it's attached to without destroying the spur? I hope I explained this well enough for you to understand my question. Thanks in advance for you response.
11-18-2002, 05:21 AM
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RE: Spur necklace
I use a small pocket knife and work very slooooow and easy.just scrap from the spur to the bone,you can ring around the spur with th knife,("don't cut hard or deep"
then you can use fine steel wool to polish.clean out the holes in the bone to run your,leather or small chain through.I saw a some spurs the had put Gold leaf on the bone(not the spru,just the bone) it looke real good.
I am not a hunter I am a whitetail population reduction specialest
remember keep your back to the sun, your knife sharp, and your powder dry.
then you can use fine steel wool to polish.clean out the holes in the bone to run your,leather or small chain through.I saw a some spurs the had put Gold leaf on the bone(not the spru,just the bone) it looke real good.I am not a hunter I am a whitetail population reduction specialest
remember keep your back to the sun, your knife sharp, and your powder dry.
11-20-2002, 03:08 PM
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RE: Spur necklace
Brokenbucket,
I don't know if you have had any problems with this, but I didn't cut the skin off mine for the first few years of hunting turkeys. I began to notice them decaying over time. I actually lost a couple of sets of spurs because of decay. I have heard if you spray them with some sort of clear enamel(sp) paint that it helps to prevent this from happening.
Ryan Tucker
I don't know if you have had any problems with this, but I didn't cut the skin off mine for the first few years of hunting turkeys. I began to notice them decaying over time. I actually lost a couple of sets of spurs because of decay. I have heard if you spray them with some sort of clear enamel(sp) paint that it helps to prevent this from happening.
Ryan Tucker
11-21-2002, 11:50 AM
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RE: Spur necklace
I'm not quit sure how you will need to do these spurs you have if they have already dried out, but for future reference I always just freeze all my turkey legs until I get time to thaw them, cut them like you have above and below the spur, then use a razor blade or knife to get the skin from the bone, and finally use q-tips to clean the marrow from the center of the bone. Usually I push several q-tips all the way through to get it clean. But do be careful around the spur cap because it will come off. I leave about 1/8 inch of skin at the base of the spur so it will dry and keep the spur cap on. After this you can leave the leg bone part natural or paint it, whatever you like. Hope this helps you at some point.
11-22-2002, 01:38 AM
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Spike
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RE: Spur necklace
I usually take the skin off right after I clean the bird. I find that the bone yellows the longer the skin is left on. A rotary tool ( Dremel ect )would probably work to get the old skin off. I then coat them with 3 - 4 layers of clear nail polics.
Paul
Paul