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Information and Resources => Trading Post => Topic started by: fishfinder401 on June 27, 2011, 02:21:36 pm

Title: quahog shells
Post by: fishfinder401 on June 27, 2011, 02:21:36 pm

im just curious, would anybody be interested in some quahog shells, most have a nice piece of dark purple
i don't have any at the moment but if anybody wants any, i can get them easily, here's a picture of one like the ones i get
thanks
noel

Title: Re: quahog shells
Post by: Lee Slikkers on June 27, 2011, 02:24:51 pm

Those look pretty cool...i wonder if you sanded/filed from the outside if you could get down to the nice purple and use that shape as an arrow pass.

Title: Re: quahog shells
Post by: mullet on June 27, 2011, 03:05:16 pm

Thats what Wampum beads were made from.

Title: Re: quahog shells
Post by: Lee Slikkers on June 27, 2011, 04:48:32 pm

Quote from: mullet on June 27, 2011, 03:05:16 pm

Thats what Wampum beads were made from.

awe, no way!  Didn't know that...since a kid I've always thought wampum beads were the Cat's Meow!  Very cool!

Title: Re: quahog shells
Post by: fishfinder401 on June 27, 2011, 10:39:48 pm

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awe, no way!  Didn't know that...since a kid I've always thought wampum beads were the Cat's Meow!  Very cool!
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so.... wana make your own ;D

Title: Re: quahog shells
Post by: Lee Slikkers on June 28, 2011, 12:11:00 am

hmmmm...what do you gotta have for some?

Title: Re: quahog shells
Post by: fishfinder401 on June 28, 2011, 01:37:46 am

anything you got, throw out some examples

Title: Re: quahog shells
Post by: RidgeRunner on June 28, 2011, 10:30:06 am

How big are the shells???

David

Title: Re: quahog shells
Post by: fishfinder401 on June 28, 2011, 10:51:59 am

in the range of 2-3 inches wide mostly, sometime bigger though