I make my claws like the ones LF showed. The only difference is that I dip mine in Dave's Flexament. Choose a feather like the one in the picture. Strip the "waste" off the feather. Dip the feather down in the bottle of fleximent. As the flex. drips off the tip of the feather. A gap in the tip of the claw appears. It adds strength to the claws as well. Scott