A while ago I made a set of claws for my possum paws, but ended up not installing them at the time, because I wasn't sure my plan was going to work out. The fingers are made of fleece, with three darts on each tip - one in the middle, one on each side. They have removable foam inserts, pictured below along with the first set of claws I made.
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My original intention was to just attach the claws with E-6000, but I got worried that it wouldn't adhere them well enough. I also wasn't sure how to handle the fact that the E-6000 might seep through the fleece and make it adhere to the foam inserts, or whatever else I put inside the finger to push against the claw while the glue dried. Maybe a different adhesive would be preferable?
It seems like my other option is to make a new set of claws with bases, along the same lines as what DVC does. However, the middle dart is pretty much right where I'd be pushing the claws through. I can't really make a new hole there, but I could maybe undo the seam of the middle dart, and put them through there. But entirely removing the dart would create too large of a hole, so I suppose I'd have to find a way to sew it up around the claw. I feel like it'd be too difficult to do it from the inside with the base in the way, but maybe from the outside with a puppet stitch? Another concern I have with this method is the outline of the base of the claw being too visible underneath the fleece once I put in the foam inserts.
I'm open to pretty much any solutions here, including making the claws from entirely different material (they're Primo Sculpey at present). I just feel like any claws will be better than no claws at all!
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My original intention was to just attach the claws with E-6000, but I got worried that it wouldn't adhere them well enough. I also wasn't sure how to handle the fact that the E-6000 might seep through the fleece and make it adhere to the foam inserts, or whatever else I put inside the finger to push against the claw while the glue dried. Maybe a different adhesive would be preferable?
It seems like my other option is to make a new set of claws with bases, along the same lines as what DVC does. However, the middle dart is pretty much right where I'd be pushing the claws through. I can't really make a new hole there, but I could maybe undo the seam of the middle dart, and put them through there. But entirely removing the dart would create too large of a hole, so I suppose I'd have to find a way to sew it up around the claw. I feel like it'd be too difficult to do it from the inside with the base in the way, but maybe from the outside with a puppet stitch? Another concern I have with this method is the outline of the base of the claw being too visible underneath the fleece once I put in the foam inserts.
I'm open to pretty much any solutions here, including making the claws from entirely different material (they're Primo Sculpey at present). I just feel like any claws will be better than no claws at all!