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Offline ken75

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turtle points
« on: July 17, 2010, 11:05:01 pm »
i guess this is the place for this . i found an alligator snappin turtle shell couple years ago about 18 inch diameter . it fell apart and left me with the pieces of the shell. dont know what these sections are called but they just looked like points

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Offline ken75

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Re: turtle points
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2010, 11:07:01 pm »
need a little more cleanin up and sharpening but i think they would work for small game

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Re: turtle points
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2010, 11:07:44 pm »
 Cool. I've seen some beautiful hair combs made from the.
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Offline ken75

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Re: turtle points
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2010, 11:08:42 pm »
dang fuzzy pics, hey eddie never thought of that

Offline nugget

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Re: turtle points
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2010, 09:12:28 am »
Very cool.
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Re: turtle points
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2010, 10:01:02 am »
   Very cool looking



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Re: turtle points
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2010, 10:16:44 am »
Interesting!  How brittle are they?  Are they sharp enough?  Good job  ;)
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Re: turtle points
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2010, 10:58:38 am »
jeff i couldnt break them ,i tried ,i sharpen them and get back to you

Offline Postman

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Re: turtle points
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2010, 11:07:57 pm »
Cool points! those sections are his rib bones. They fuse with the spine to make his top shell.  His bottom shell is the same as your breastbone.
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