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Offline fishfinder401

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quahog shells
« on: June 27, 2011, 02:21:36 pm »
im just curious, would anybody be interested in some quahog shells, most have a nice piece of dark purple
i don't have any at the moment but if anybody wants any, i can get them easily, here's a picture of one like the ones i get
thanks
noel
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: quahog shells
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2011, 02:24:51 pm »
Those look pretty cool...i wonder if you sanded/filed from the outside if you could get down to the nice purple and use that shape as an arrow pass.
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Offline mullet

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Re: quahog shells
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2011, 03:05:16 pm »
Thats what Wampum beads were made from.
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: quahog shells
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2011, 04:48:32 pm »
Thats what Wampum beads were made from.

awe, no way!  Didn't know that...since a kid I've always thought wampum beads were the Cat's Meow!  Very cool!
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Offline fishfinder401

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Re: quahog shells
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2011, 10:39:48 pm »

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awe, no way!  Didn't know that...since a kid I've always thought wampum beads were the Cat's Meow!  Very cool!
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so.... wana make your own ;D
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: quahog shells
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2011, 12:11:00 am »
hmmmm...what do you gotta have for some?
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Offline fishfinder401

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Re: quahog shells
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2011, 01:37:46 am »
anything you got, throw out some examples
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Offline RidgeRunner

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Re: quahog shells
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2011, 10:30:06 am »
How big are the shells???

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Re: quahog shells
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2011, 10:51:59 am »
in the range of 2-3 inches wide mostly, sometime bigger though
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