What's the best way to get rid of pine cone spines/thorns?
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Joffler
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We picked up a lot of pine cones from the neighborhood park Sunday evening and have cleaned them (vinegar soak and low temp bake) for my daughter to craft with them nexst month. I still need to prep them further before letting her use them because they're rather thorny or spikey. I'm thinking I may use a nail clipper (mine or the dog's) to snip them off or maybe a needle-nose pliers to pull them off. Does anyone have any experience with these little suckers or a better suggestion for making them friendlier to little one's fingers?
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