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Cleaning Badger nails etc. #7578613
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I have gotten some badger, bobcat and coyote toe nails that have not been cleaned. What is a good way to clean these for craft use?

Re: Cleaning Badger nails etc. [Re: Cascade Gina] #7578624
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Maybe WissMiss has a notion. Do you have pictures?


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Re: Cleaning Badger nails etc. [Re: Cascade Gina] #7578642
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I don't have any good info --- but it is nice to see another OR resident --- welcome. Wissmiss would have been my first choice for that sort of info also.

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No photos. I will see if I can get some. How can I contact Wissmiss?

Re: Cleaning Badger nails etc. [Re: Cascade Gina] #7578733
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You contact wissmiss right here on Trapperman. LOL

To have the most value, the bone needs to remain in the claw and it needs to have the complete joint.

Soak the entire claw in warm water for a short period of time. No set time just until the flesh loosens up and can be scraped off. If you over soak, the claw will slip off the bone. Scrape off the flesh and hair. Then dry the cleaned claw. And you are finished.

No need to put any coating on the finished product.

I will try to find some pictures of what cleaned claws should look like.

Claws with no bone inside or with incomplete joints are not worth as much as complete claws.

Any questions??


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Re: Cleaning Badger nails etc. [Re: Cascade Gina] #7578761
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^^^Yeah, that's what I was going to say!


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Re: Cleaning Badger nails etc. [Re: Cascade Gina] #7578778
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When polished with a dremel(when making jewellery) the annuli shows very nicely.
A word of caution-when polishing claws with a dremel,keep it on low speed.Too fast it can heat up and will leave burn marks on the claw.
You can use the different attachments to clean and polish the knucle also-dont have to soak it.

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Re: Cleaning Badger nails etc. [Re: Cascade Gina] #7578845
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A well handled set of bear claws, front and hind.


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Thanks for posting that picture. It is a fine example of what cleaned claws should look like.


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Re: Cleaning Badger nails etc. [Re: Cascade Gina] #7578882
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nice thanks guys

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Here you are. Thanks for the reply and info. Will put it to work. Thanks again.

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Thanks for this info. too.

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Wow these came out awesome. Thanks.

Re: Cleaning Badger nails etc. [Re: Cascade Gina] #7579200
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I generally do a couple thousand claws annually, including a few badgers. I crock-pot on low for several hours, then clean off hair and tissue under faucet with toothbrush. That's pretty much it. Many will say this method will slip the hull off the claw-bone. In this group of coyote claws, I had two slip out of about 900 cleaned.

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Hope this helps, Cascade Gina.

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Gulo, do you do beaver this way too?


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Wow that's awesome. Thanks

Re: Cleaning Badger nails etc. [Re: beaverpeeler] #7579251
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Originally Posted by beaverpeeler
Gulo, do you do beaver this way too?



Yes. Over he years I've done many beaver (I'm fascinated by the preening claws). Method works well, even with all the fleshy pads on beaver toes.

Jack


Re: Cleaning Badger nails etc. [Re: Cascade Gina] #7579285
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Slow cooking works. It removes soft material and leaves the hard parts. Over heating (boiling) and or to long in the cook is what can cause the seperation. Right heat and amount of time piece of cake as Gulo says.

This can be done with all critter claws. Smaller claws less time.

If they do separate and the two pieces are kept together super glue after drying.

I don't clean many but always a few as they make nice earrings. One of the better selling jewelry items for some of my venues.


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Re: Cleaning Badger nails etc. [Re: Cascade Gina] #7579304
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Interesting stuff. Glad the topic came up.


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Re: Cleaning Badger nails etc. [Re: Cascade Gina] #7579325
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So you roast those like cashews?

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