Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: jturner on December 01, 2009, 09:58:04 pm
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How do i get them off? Can i cook em down for glue?
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Assuming that what you have are still attached to the lower legs, you can put a pot of water on the stove...(oops..better take it outside, your wife`ll appreciate that) over the fire, bring the water to a boil, stick the toes (& possibly the dewclaws as well) into the water for a couple minutes. Grab hold with a pair of pliers & try twisting them off the leg. They should come off pretty easily, but if not on the first try, give `em a couple more minutes in the water. Dewclaws & toes can be used for rattles, or pull tabs for the thongs on a pouch. You could cook them to make hoof glue, but you`d be better off going to the grocery store & picking up some Knox gelatin... it`s the same thing & easier to get consistant results with.
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i had asked this same question not long ago
got alot of responses,most said fresh ones should pull off with a pliers,others said to boil them
im getting legs this week end for the sinew,plan on keeping the toes for another guy on another site
ill let ya know how it works
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I did this very same thing just yesterday. First time. Put feet in a pot of water, heated up on the grill, don't really need to boil. 5 minutes or so and try to pry off with pliers. POP......came right off. Dew claws and hooves. I have also heard they will come off a freshly killed deer without heating up? haven't tried that though.
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now that I can take em off.......what do ya'll do with em. they are pretty cool looking, just need some ideas.
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wel i have done about 20 legs worth of toes now
the last batch,man did they stink :o and i mean stink to high heaven
i trade mine with a guy in s.d. from another web site
him and his wife make rattles from them
i get rock ;D
makes us both happy
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I wonder if you could wrap them around a bow tip for an overlay. Would they look like horn?
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Might be worth trying.... sounds interesting.
Steve