i haven't been on the site for years, and only recently got back to work after health issues, the house and studio burning down - but the key words here are BACK to WORK . my studio is rebuilt and re supplied and getting re-tooled and i am SO HAPPY.
among other things i am interested in restocking are small claws and since i am in an area sadly rich in roadkill, i wonder about claw harvest.
can small claws be taken off with a plier or do they need to be cut at the joint. i suppose i aught to just dive in and find out for myself, but i thought i might save myself a lot of time by asking somebody who has done it!
i'm seriously busy trying to make some bucks at the moment, have (temporarily at least) refocused my production from scabbards and sheaths, masks, rattles and the like, to women's hand bags and jewelry. but i can't stay away from native infuenced things completely and am going to make pouches with claws included iin the beading and add them to my new Etsy shop.
i like the new Leather Worker site and am happy to see it is doing well and still around for me to lurk !
thank you, kate
