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Offline cadet

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Re: Osage 'three toes' 57/28 (No. 91)
« Reply #45 on: September 08, 2017, 07:00:22 am »
I've seen plenty of emus, but never like that!: great work!

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Re: Osage 'three toes' 57/28 (No. 91)
« Reply #46 on: September 10, 2017, 04:33:21 pm »
If you have already answered this please forgive me.......what is that handle cover made of that you used? Very cool!!!

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Re: Osage 'three toes' 57/28 (No. 91)
« Reply #47 on: September 10, 2017, 10:18:17 pm »
If you have already answered this please forgive me.......what is that handle cover made of that you used? Very cool!!!

Just read the description:
"I got a foot from an emu donated from a friend. I saved the bone (for a atlatl), the sinew (for backing), and the skin (for handles). It was a lot of work to get the skin from the toes (one mayor, two minor) as I wanted to leave the claws on. So, here in this case the handle is made only from the three toes, the mayor is on the belly and the two minor are o the back. The skin is very hard and tough, it is hard to cut through the little horn plates."
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Thanks guys!
Simon
Bavaria, Germany