Along came a turtle

[Kentucky point]

I have been gone all morning, so I haven't got to posting this yet. I came along a few days ago, and found the bones of an old snapping turtle. His shell was smashed, but I decided to not let him go to waste. I have made about fifteen pendants out of his shell, and I can make about five-seven more. These are the best ones - the others are just plain. My favorite is the snake head effigy pendant on the bottom.

[Sugaree]

Love them KP!

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Ethan, Now that is a way cool material to use for pendants. Nice work.

[Kentucky point]

Thanks!

[OnewiththewilD]

Look for the claws too, they make for a cool necklace

[Kentucky point]

I found three of them, stuck to some "mummified" flesh. I yanked them out, and now I gotta figure out something to do with them. Ha, I am not shy! If I see a diseased animal, with claws or teeth, I yank them right out! I did this way before the primitive stuff too.

[OnewiththewilD]

Ethan, I was a bit younger than you when I first started making primitive stuff too, you keep at it like you are and your gonna be really good and really experienced by the time you get older, I’m glad to see you trying your hand at all these projects, good for you bud!

[Kentucky point]

Thanks Jay!

[Scorpion68]

That really an ingenious way to recycle turtle parts KP. Way to think out of the box.

[Kentucky point]

The Native Americans were the first recylclers. Now that I am making primitive stuff, I see a lot in nature that can be used for something. Nothing can go to waste. I think it's cool that I see that now. My mom thinks differently when she see's hacksaws, bone fragments, flakes and wood shavings in her garage...

[Scorpion68]

Yea - my wife would be the same way. She's not into dead stuff. I brought a set of rattles off a Timber Rattler home from a walk and she says "I hope you're not planning on keeping those in the house." Go figure.

[redrocks]

Cool idea keep on making things I enjoy your post Ethan

[2ndoldman]

Now that is ingenuity at its finest.👏👏👏

[Hoss]

Very nice work Ethan. If it were me I would make a turtle effigy one and wear it to honor the spirit of the creature.

[Kentucky point]

You got it!

[Kentucky point]

Very nice work Ethan. If it were me I would make a turtle effigy one and wear it to honor the spirit of the creature.

Here it is! I guess it looks turtley enough.

By the way, I only use a hacksaw, a drill and sanding paper for these. Nothing else.