I had bought the wolverine paw somewhere CHEAP.The pads of the paw and everything is removed with a knife only leaving the paw skinned out to the claw leaving the claws attatched.When sewing the rawhide insert and brain tan leather covering I pre-awled through the rawhide onto the paw and then used a speedy stitch sewing tool with no problems.The stitching showing on the other side of the hair side is hidden by pulling the hair out from underneath the stitch to cover up the stitch thus making it look like a natural looking paw minus the stitching.