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 Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:20 pm |
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| rsterne |
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I thought you might like to see what I did with the feet from my first Snowshoe Hare....
The bell caps are made from spent CO2 cartridges, shortened appropriately, drilled to 1/8", fitted with a cotter pin, and epoxied in place.... To prepare the feet, cut off at the wrist/ankle, wash in warm soapy water (dishwashing liquid), rinse thoroughly, squeeze dry, trim the nails (I cut them back just into the quick), soak them in alcohol (denatured, 75%, or methanol, I used the latter) for at least 48 hours, completely submerged.... Remove from the alcohol, squeeze the excess back into the jar, and wash in a solution of Borax (the supplement) in warm water (1 cup per gallon).... Rinse thoroughly, set on a wire rack for good air circulation and dry thoroughly.... Once dry, dip the cut end in dry Borax and epoxy into the bell cap....
May they be luckier for you than they were for the rabbit....
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| Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 7:26 pm |
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| redlock |
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| They look very good. The colour looks good too. Did they lose any colour or change at all? |
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| Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:24 pm |
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| rsterne |
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As near as I can tell there was no colour change....
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| Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 1:25 am |
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| oddtodd |
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| Those are some damned big feet to fill the end of a CO2 cart like that! lol I would have to use a .44 cartridge for the ones I have around here. lol |
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| Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 10:27 am |
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| rsterne |
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Yeah, the back feet are aptly named "snowshoes".... The winter coat is all white....
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