I've got a box of turkey legs and am just getting around to trying to make a display for the spurs. Some of the really old spurs are starting to crack and decay. Does anyone know of a good way of preserving them (varnish, paint, polyurethane, etc) ? Thanks.

Once they have dried enough, the cap of the spur will sometimes come loose from the bone core. I have had luck supergluing the cap back on the bone. You can put a little glue around the base to seal the deal as there will likely be a crack between the two. I usually cut the spurs off right above and below the base within a week of killing him. I then cut off the scales and meat from the waxy line at the base of the spur cap and push a wire through the hollow part of the legbone to remove the marrow. If you let it dry after doing this for a day or two, it's pretty easy to take a dull knive and scrape all the meat that remains from the bone. I used to paint the white part glossy brown and when the paint dried I would give them a clear coat to make them look shiny and wet. Put them on a leather string with beads between and it looks fine:) Although I haven't taken the time to paint the last several I've killed.
Browtine

Browtine ,

I love your qoute at the bottom of your posts. Is that original?

Borax

Get a spur display board from Maytom, he makes the best I've seen.
Keep em Gobblin!
Struttinbird

BC
The "I've seen the top of the mountain, and it is good" I heard somewhere but not sure where. The rest is mine
Browtine

Hey rel, are you aka TNWhitetail on another turkey site?

Yep, that is me. Thanks for the tips everyone.

Thanks for posting that Browtine....I tried it on a few and they look great.