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Deer legs for pouches

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BowEd:
That's a creative idea.Do you mean the dew claws?Sometimes I feel I was born in the wrong century...ha ha.
To get them pliable enough for use pickling them or aluminum sulphate mixture soak will cure them good.You can do that while green or after they've dried and the hair is set.
While they are drying work them till dry while massaging in neats foot oil.They'll be piliable enough then for a bag.
I would'nt use oil if your going to glue them onto the handle of a bow though.

blindarcher:
Hi Ed. I am not familiar with the term dew claws but guess that they are what I am probably incorrectly calling the "back toes".  I imagine that Reindeer would use them to scratch through the dew to get to vegetation.  Being partly Finnish, I should know this.

BowEd:
That's the way I've always heard them described.
I make wind chimes out of them too.I used these in my tipi.
I keep extra around for other projects.



Here's other deer legs used as pouches.A muzzle loaders' shooting pouch and a draw closure possibles bag pouch.

Again with more beadwork.


I've got some elk legs I'll make into a pouch also which will naturally make a bigger pouch.

The good thing about these items is it can be shown there is value in parts many throw away.I am guilty myself for not utilizing everything I can off a deer.

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