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What to do with 7 bags of deer legs?

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bjrogg:
I use a lot of white tail leg bones for knife handles. I skin them. Save the sinew and then boil them and clean them up good. I usually cut them in half lengthwise and get two handles. This also helps to get the marrow out. Then when I use them I shape them to fit stone or glass blade right and fit my hand nice. I usually paint my Bjrogg markings on them and then give them a few coats of tru oil. I like the look and feel of them. If you boil them all up and clean em up good put em in a five gallon bucket. You might be surprised how many you use. If you don't get the marrow out they will get a oily look on the but you can remove it later and clean them up again.
Bjrogg

YosemiteBen:
Well Jeff -

We make gambling bones, bone awls and needles. If you dip the toes in boiling water (while they are attached to the leg) for a couple of minutes you can pop the black part of the toes off. We use those for the womens dance skirts. Freeze some pack em in a Styrofoam and send em on. PM me for a home address...

Ben

mullet:
Bone pile is looking for some to use as knife handles. He posted in the Knapping Thread.

jeffp51:
ben,

It doesn't seem to be working.  I have boiled them for quite a while and the nails (toenails?) don't seem to want to pop off.  How do you do that?

Stoker:
If I get a bunch of bones I can't use. I smoke them for the dog. Pearl then gives them to her doggy friends.
Thanks Leroy

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