Thread: turtle shell clocks

Poor guy got tortured before he died....

true its a good thing im a member of PETA People Eating Tasty Animals

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

he said "extra snapping turtle shells"

so that means the turtle wasn't using it anyway

Do you mean like the extra pair of pants that go with your jacket?

i love the conversation in this thread..

and i love the turtle stew as well.. havn't had any in years..

great looking clocks as well.

Originally Posted by gugi

I have a question - what do you do with the turtle?

Soup.
Snappers are astounding. You tease them with
a broom handle and when they snap you lop their head
off with an ax. A half hour later it still wants to snap...

And they get big. The last one I caught in New Jersey
was eating all the bait out of the neighbors bait pond
and may have been +40 pounds.

As kids we alway had the old guy down the road
clean them. He got a third of the meat for the
effort... Better to eat cat fish I think....

I love snappers there a really tought animal, Right now one of the guys i get my shells from has one that s shell is almost as big around as a 55 gal drum I really want that shell once its occupent is dead. That will make the best turtle shell clock yet.

Originally Posted by Deerhunter1995

I love snappers there a really tought animal, Right now one of the guys i get my shells from has one that s shell is almost as big around as a 55 gal drum I really want that shell once its occupent is dead. That will make the best turtle shell clock yet.

That turtle is probably 100 or more years old... do you really think a clock is the best way to preserve its legacy? I'd just bury the old snapper with a De Profundis and figure I'd save $5 on self adhesive decals...

I like how you think but i really want to see him go one somebodys wall, I wonder if i could make a razor handle out of him , that would be cool.

Originally Posted by BKratchmer

That turtle is probably 100 or more years old... do you really think a clock is the best way to preserve its legacy? I'd just bury the old snapper with a De Profundis and figure I'd save $5 on self adhesive decals...

really? i would make a lather bowl.

I like your idea but we would need a really cuped shell to do that so there is very little shapping since most shells arnt too thick but that would look awsom .