Bear Claw question

[Butts2]

Friend of mines brother shot a nice Bear and gave him one of the Bears Claws as a gift for Christmas. He is thinking of making a neckless or something similar out of it. Is there anything he should do to the Claw prior to drilling a hole in it or preserving it somehow?  

[Larry247]

I did one, i let it dry out and i poured hot melt glue inside it and attached some string.