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Title: Making Bear Claw Necklace, With picture of finished necklace
Post by: L. E. Carroll on July 29, 2011, 05:31:00 AM

I have two really nice bear claws left after giving the others away to friends here on TG...

I'm planning on making a basic necklace of a leather thong tied to a knapped head with a couple beads on either side and then a drilled bear claw [one on each side].... Problem is I don't have a "semi large" arrow head. It would need to be at least an inch wide and perhaps 2-2 1/2" long to look right with the bear claws and knapped in such a way that it would allow me to tie the leather securely to a notch of sorts where they would normally tie to the shaft of an arrow.

Does anyone have one or the skill to make me one for this purpose ??? :pray:

If so please send me a PM with the cost as I would love to procede with the plans I have in my head for this project.

Thanks'
Gene

Title: Re: Making Bear Claw Necklace, With picture of finished necklace
Post by: Jon Stewart on July 29, 2011, 06:49:00 AM

See Mike Cook's add on flintknappers.com

Title: Re: Making Bear Claw Necklace, With picture of finished necklace
Post by: bolong on July 29, 2011, 01:34:00 PM

I have probably a thousand that I have found here in SE Arkansas. Send me a PM with your mailing address and I will send you one. Probably won't be as perfect as a modern reproduction but should work.

Title: Re: Making Bear Claw Necklace, With picture of finished necklace
Post by: L. E. Carroll on July 29, 2011, 02:28:00 PM

bolong

Thanks so much!

PM sent with address.
I wold be happy to pay you for it and gladly reimburse shipping costs...

An "Origional" will be awesome! :thumbsup:

Thanks'
Gene :notworthy:

Title: Re: Making Bear Claw Necklace, With picture of finished necklace
Post by: L. E. Carroll on July 29, 2011, 02:31:00 PM

I would like to thank everyone for their PM's with solutuions and offers to help me get this project to completion.....

I'll be "Looking Good" at the next 3D shoot :goldtooth:

Well, as "Good" as 60 year old, bald, fat guy can hope to look :biglaugh:

Thanks'
Gene

Title: Re: Making Bear Claw Necklace, With picture of finished necklace
Post by: joe skipp on July 29, 2011, 02:53:00 PM

Have someone take one of the claws, grind it down and put it on your Kwyk Styk....lower limb...or imbed it in the riser. That would look neat...Like when Jack Kempf uses his trademark bone arrow head on all bows. :readit: :thumbsup: :jumper:

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/P7300005.jpg)

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/P2160006.jpg)

Title: Re: Making Bear Claw Necklace, With picture of finished necklace
Post by: L. E. Carroll on September 01, 2011, 04:57:00 AM

I should have posted this sooner with a big "Thank You" to David Watkins aka: "bolong" :wavey:

(http://i753.photobucket.com/albums/xx177/BrokenArrow-03/DSCF0009-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Making Bear Claw Necklace, With picture of finished necklace
Post by: longbowray on September 01, 2011, 07:46:00 AM

Cool , I like it !

Title: Re: Making Bear Claw Necklace, With picture of finished necklace
Post by: toppredator on September 01, 2011, 08:41:00 AM

Very cool looking necklace. TRW

Title: Re: Making Bear Claw Necklace, With picture of finished necklace
Post by: RkyMtn Joe on September 01, 2011, 10:02:00 AM

Yeah--I like it, but must confess I expected to see something with a bunch of claws on it. I do admire those of you who do this kind of craft work. This looks very nice and that "point" sets it off just right.

Joe

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