Making a turkey spur necklace
 

Does anyone have any pics, tips,or suggestions on making a spur necklace. I have several legs and spurs saved up over the years. thanks

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Try here..
http://www.wildturkeyzone.com/articles/spur.htm

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my dads got a necklace that has 2 different types of beads andabout 60 spurs on it, and hes got one that has about 40 spurs on it
i like his with beads, its got an indian looking pattern to it

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I made a hat band. All I did was dry the spurs in borax - I left skin scale on - there is way to take it off and make the bone white - but that was too much trouble.

The leg it self is hollow and you can thread a length of rawhide through it. I then use simple Hobby Lobby Plastic beads to separate spurs.

Worked great - I post a pic soon

JW

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Well here is my rendition of a spur necklace, it would hang down to your belt line though. LOL

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it looks like a couple MO tags in there?
anyway my dad would like the goose band on there

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I did this one a few years ago. It's a wee bit bigger now but not quite as big as bullshooter's....yet:)

I prefer the bone look. A coat of nail polish for the gloss look. A jake beard fit better than a long one in the shell. I liked the idea of seeing the top of the shell instead of putting the beard in the usual way. I just cut out a slot and hot glued the beard in.

Once the leg is dried it's pretty easy to cut off the skin. Marrow in the center of the bone pushes right out or if it's dried up just screw through it and it will all crumble out.Soak the bone part only in bleach overnight and coat with clear gloss nail polish.

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Very cool Ontario...[8D]

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Okay as promised here are some ideas for you to ponder.

Now all I did was cut the spur from the leg using a modelers band saw - covered them in Borax in a plastic cup and let them dry for a few months. The bone it self is hollow to allow you to thread a good piece of raw hide through it.

This is my NAVHDA dog judgin' hat for NA test! :)


The next one here are pictures of birds fans I have put on the wall. I do make a wingbone call - add the spurs - and add the beard inside the shell casing I used.
here is my 1st Rio:


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and an Eastern upon making the wingbone this bird had a bad day at some point in its life. It lived through a broken wing. Notice the Radius bone - it borke - it healed - this bird became a nice long beard!



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Just some idea for you tp ponder - maybe you have a better one or other ideas - let's here 'em!

JW

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Nice necklaces guys....i would love to make a hat band for my cowboy hat....cool ideas.

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Great stuff JW...[8D]

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here are some more spurs tho not in a neckalce.

these boys have and do kill turkeys - just scroll down

http://www.customcalls.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1200320181

JW

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OntElk, I like how you even used the small spurs.

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Thanks a lot to all who replied.
I'mThinking about a skin off, bleached bone look, seperated with beads. Gonna have to find the beads later I guess, unless anyone has a site to order them.
Awesome pics!

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Goose band, LOl now why would I have a goose band with my turkey spurs??
That is from one of the first stocked Pa turkeys...

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Okay if you like the bleached bone look DO NOT USE BLEACH.

Bones will whiten in 3% Hydrogen Peroxide whihc can be purchased at any ole pharmacy. I know I have it some where as you need to take the spur cap off before you whiten the bone. Once white you just glue it back on.....

I need my other puter dang it - think it is on there.

JW

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I found this - good reading

http://www.wildturkeyzone.com/articles/spur.htm

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The bleach as you can see worked fine for me. It will "flake" if you don't coat it with the nail polish however. I just never have any peroxide handy but there is always bleach so that's why, but I guess Peroxide is fine.

Taking the spur cap off and gluing would be a real pain in the butt if you ask me. I don't do this. I put a strip of duct tape down and put the spurs in a row down the strip with the bone sticking out. Then another strip of tape covering the spur the other side. You end up with the spurs covered with the tape in this strip with the bone part hanging out. You can do a whole bunch of spurs at once this way. I then put the solution in a shallow bowl just deep enough to cover the bone and not get the spurs. Hang the tape strip above the bowl ( I put two nails sticking up on either side of the bowl and tape the strip to this) with the bone hanging in the solution. Next morning they are white. Let them dry and polish them.

The first 2 jake's I ever shot is on there and the first bird I ever shot in the US was a jake so it's on there now as well. I have been passing on jakes but that is not to say I wouldn't shoot one again. If I do they go on as well. All are memories of great times regardless of thier length.:)