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What all did you end up doing with the emu skin and all?

Nothing with the skin, it was imply too much of a pain trying to get those feathers out. They don't come out like goose or duck- I tried, and literally had to pull each one with a pair of needlenose pliers to get it out. That lasted about 31 seconds. The feet are in the freezer. I'm still thinking about having one bronzed at a 90 degree angle, and using it as the handle of a walking stick. Have the guy epoxy a double-threaded wood screw in the end, and add my own piece of hickory. There's not much doubt in my mind that something like that could easily kill a man, a la Conan the Barbarian. We'll see, though- lot of money for something so ridiculous.

If your going that far you have to put a blade on the foot that goes down in the hickory as a sheath.

Never thought of that. Hmmmm.....

I say have them both bronzed and use them as book ends or door stops. If you're real white trash use one as a shifter knob

Olly wrote:I say have them both bronzed and use them as book ends or door stops. If you're real white trash use one as a shifter knob :lol:

That's exactly what I would do on the old Sierra

assateague wrote:Nothing with the skin, it was imply too much of a pain trying to get those feathers out. They don't come out like goose or duck- I tried, and literally had to pull each one with a pair of needlenose pliers to get it out. That lasted about 31 seconds. The feet are in the freezer. I'm still thinking about having one bronzed at a 90 degree angle, and using it as the handle of a walking stick. Have the guy epoxy a double-threaded wood screw in the end, and add my own piece of hickory. There's not much doubt in my mind that something like that could easily kill a man, a la Conan the Barbarian. We'll see, though- lot of money for something so ridiculous.

Do you want me to talk to Brock about a price on getting one bronzed?

TNAL sent me a link to a guy in his neck of the woods a couple weeks ago. The guy had never done one, but figured between 100 and 150, including the epoxy and the bronzing. Still thinking it over. Thanks though!

assateague wrote:TNAL sent me a link to a guy in his neck of the woods a couple weeks ago. The guy had never done one, but figured between 100 and 150, including the epoxy and the bronzing. Still thinking it over. Thanks though!

I'll text the guy I know and get a price. Its not actually a true bronzing, but a metalized paint process. Did you ever see the pics that DUXRUS posted of the turkey legs and skull that he got done?

pm sent assa.

Olly wrote:I say have them both bronzed and use them as book ends or door stops. If you're real white trash use one as a shifter knob

I have an uncle that had hip replacement surgery and has the ball of his hip bone as a shifter knob.

Are you going to inscribe "Emu Slayer" on your gravestone as your epitaph?

vincentpa wrote:Are you going to inscribe "Emu Slayer" on your gravestone as your epitaph?

No grave stone for this guy. I'm making my own wooden urn, and the rest of my ashes are gonna be mixed with powder and reloaded into a bunch of shotgun shells. If I can't kill a pintail in life, someone will, by God, kill one with me in death.

assateague wrote:

vincentpa wrote:Are you going to inscribe "Emu Slayer" on your gravestone as your epitaph?

No grave stone for this guy. I'm making my own wooden urn, and the rest of my ashes are gonna be mixed with powder and reloaded into a bunch of shotgun shells. If I can't kill a pintail in life, someone will, by God, kill one with me in death.

Put me on the list for 3 of those shells. Make sure you are mixed with hevi-shot though, it'd surprise everybody that it was the spendy stuff.

hehehe

3legged_lab wrote:

assateague wrote:TNAL sent me a link to a guy in his neck of the woods a couple weeks ago. The guy had never done one, but figured between 100 and 150, including the epoxy and the bronzing. Still thinking it over. Thanks though!

I'll text the guy I know and get a price. Its not actually a true bronzing, but a metalized paint process. Did you ever see the pics that DUXRUS posted of the turkey legs and skull that he got done?

DUXRUS was the guy I sent him to. I think they would make badass doorstops, but a walking cane is ok too I suppose. :lol3:

assateague wrote:

vincentpa wrote:Are you going to inscribe "Emu Slayer" on your gravestone as your epitaph?

No grave stone for this guy. I'm making my own wooden urn, and the rest of my ashes are gonna be mixed with powder and reloaded into a bunch of shotgun shells. If I can't kill a pintail in life, someone will, by God, kill one with me in death.

I can't decide whether I want a full sized statue of myself in a toga wearing a crown of olive branches chin slightly held high holding a scepter in one hand and a rolled up parchment in the other. Or, I will be mounted on top of a horse that is neighing standing on its back two legs., front hooves in the air. I have to decide before I finalize my will.

vincentpa wrote:

assateague wrote:

vincentpa wrote:Are you going to inscribe "Emu Slayer" on your gravestone as your epitaph?

No grave stone for this guy. I'm making my own wooden urn, and the rest of my ashes are gonna be mixed with powder and reloaded into a bunch of shotgun shells. If I can't kill a pintail in life, someone will, by God, kill one with me in death.

I can't decide whether I want a full sized statue of myself in a toga wearing a crown of olive branches chin slightly held high holding a scepter in one hand and a rolled up parchment in the other. Or, I will be mounted on top of a horse that is neighing standing on its back two legs., front hooves in the air. I have to decide before I finalize my will.

In a Toga on the horse FTW!

x2

My wife is against the whole thing. However, if I set aside money in my estate, there is nothing she can do about it.

I really think she is just jealous because I told her she should do a replica with her face of the famous statue of the woman with her arms gone and her breasts hanging out. The only thing is I told her the statue has big breasts so it would be a good representation.

Wives are all against super cool, awesome ideas. If Columbus had been married, we'd all still be European.

assateague wrote:Wives are all against super cool, awesome ideas. If Columbus had been married, we'd all still be European.

Somebody better sig this.

3legged_lab wrote:

assateague wrote:Wives are all against super cool, awesome ideas. If Columbus had been married, we'd all still be European.

Somebody better sig this.

It's going on my DHC account.

Haha

3legged_lab wrote:

assateague wrote:Wives are all against super cool, awesome ideas. If Columbus had been married, we'd all still be European.

Somebody better sig this.

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