Has anyone cured or tanned a snake skin?
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elkassassin
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I have!
Might be an Ameteur at it?
Skin the Snake!(Duh!)
Get all the Meat/Membrane off the Skin!
Mix 50/50 Glycerin & Alcohol in a Pint/Quart Bottle!
Completely Submerge the Snake Skin in the Mixture with a lid on the Bottle for about 2-3 days!
Then take it out & Stretch & Pin the Skin on a piece of light paneling/wood and let dry for several days!
Keep it where other Critters can't destroy it while it's Drying!
***NOTE:You might wanna talk to a Real Taxidemist!
The Dew I had for Breakfast wasn't Bad so I had one more for Dessert!
Might be an Ameteur at it?
Skin the Snake!(Duh!)
Get all the Meat/Membrane off the Skin!
Mix 50/50 Glycerin & Alcohol in a Pint/Quart Bottle!
Completely Submerge the Snake Skin in the Mixture with a lid on the Bottle for about 2-3 days!
Then take it out & Stretch & Pin the Skin on a piece of light paneling/wood and let dry for several days!
Keep it where other Critters can't destroy it while it's Drying!
***NOTE:You might wanna talk to a Real Taxidemist!
The Dew I had for Breakfast wasn't Bad so I had one more for Dessert!
>I have!
>
>Might be an Ameteur at it?
>
>
>Skin the Snake!(Duh!)
>
>Get all the Meat/Membrane off the
>Skin!
>
>Mix 50/50 Glycerin & Alcohol
>in a Pint/Quart Bottle!
>
>Completely Submerge the Snake Skin in
>the Mixture with a lid
>on the Bottle for about
>2-3 days!
>
>Then take it out & Stretch
>& Pin the Skin on
>a piece of light paneling/wood
>and let dry for several
>days!
>
>Keep it where other Critters can't
>destroy it while it's Drying!
>
>
>***NOTE:You might wanna talk to a
>Real Taxidemist!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>The Dew I had for Breakfast
>wasn't Bad so I had
>one more for Dessert!
Thanks and that is exactly what I have done. So how is the finished product after it dries? Do you use it for inlay?
>
>Might be an Ameteur at it?
>
>
>Skin the Snake!(Duh!)
>
>Get all the Meat/Membrane off the
>Skin!
>
>Mix 50/50 Glycerin & Alcohol
>in a Pint/Quart Bottle!
>
>Completely Submerge the Snake Skin in
>the Mixture with a lid
>on the Bottle for about
>2-3 days!
>
>Then take it out & Stretch
>& Pin the Skin on
>a piece of light paneling/wood
>and let dry for several
>days!
>
>Keep it where other Critters can't
>destroy it while it's Drying!
>
>
>***NOTE:You might wanna talk to a
>Real Taxidemist!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>The Dew I had for Breakfast
>wasn't Bad so I had
>one more for Dessert!
Thanks and that is exactly what I have done. So how is the finished product after it dries? Do you use it for inlay?
SlinginLead
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The alcohol/glycerin mix is correct. That is how I used to treat the D-back's skin. The alcohol will kill the bacteria and the glycerin will make the skin supple. Good luck!
elkassassin
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>>I have!
>>
>>Might be an Ameteur at it?
>>
>>
>>Skin the Snake!(Duh!)
>>
>>Get all the Meat/Membrane off the
>>Skin!
>>
>>Mix 50/50 Glycerin & Alcohol
>>in a Pint/Quart Bottle!
>>
>>Completely Submerge the Snake Skin in
>>the Mixture with a lid
>>on the Bottle for about
>>2-3 days!
>>
>>Then take it out & Stretch
>>& Pin the Skin on
>>a piece of light paneling/wood
>>and let dry for several
>>days!
>>
>>Keep it where other Critters can't
>>destroy it while it's Drying!
>>
>>
>>***NOTE:You might wanna talk to a
>>Real Taxidemist!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>The Dew I had for Breakfast
>>wasn't Bad so I had
>>one more for Dessert!
>Thanks and that is exactly what
>I have done. So
>how is the finished product
>after it dries? Do
>you use it for inlay?
>
Hey nebo!
No,I haven't done any inlayed!
A Few Hat Bands for Western Hats for a Chosen Few Friends!
Now I'm sittin Back thinkin I'm gonna need to take My .357 & utahbigbull back to Dutton to get another Hat Band for myself!
My Huntin Hat was Stolen on SJ Last Fall & now I'm workin on puttin another one together!
The Snake Skin done with the Concauction I mentioned above turns out decent and Plyable!
What are you Buildin?
The Dew I had for Breakfast wasn't Bad so I had one more for Dessert!
>>
>>Might be an Ameteur at it?
>>
>>
>>Skin the Snake!(Duh!)
>>
>>Get all the Meat/Membrane off the
>>Skin!
>>
>>Mix 50/50 Glycerin & Alcohol
>>in a Pint/Quart Bottle!
>>
>>Completely Submerge the Snake Skin in
>>the Mixture with a lid
>>on the Bottle for about
>>2-3 days!
>>
>>Then take it out & Stretch
>>& Pin the Skin on
>>a piece of light paneling/wood
>>and let dry for several
>>days!
>>
>>Keep it where other Critters can't
>>destroy it while it's Drying!
>>
>>
>>***NOTE:You might wanna talk to a
>>Real Taxidemist!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>The Dew I had for Breakfast
>>wasn't Bad so I had
>>one more for Dessert!
>Thanks and that is exactly what
>I have done. So
>how is the finished product
>after it dries? Do
>you use it for inlay?
>
Hey nebo!
No,I haven't done any inlayed!
A Few Hat Bands for Western Hats for a Chosen Few Friends!
Now I'm sittin Back thinkin I'm gonna need to take My .357 & utahbigbull back to Dutton to get another Hat Band for myself!
My Huntin Hat was Stolen on SJ Last Fall & now I'm workin on puttin another one together!
The Snake Skin done with the Concauction I mentioned above turns out decent and Plyable!
What are you Buildin?
The Dew I had for Breakfast wasn't Bad so I had one more for Dessert!
Longun
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I killed a big Timber rattler once that was 52in minus the head...I immediately skinned it turned the skin inside out wrapped it in wax paper turned it right side out and filled with sand...let it dry for a couple days and then flattened it out and rubbed in mineral oil...made a hat band that lasted about ten years...the wax and sand got rid of the stink...
AZStickman
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Here's a link to a short tutorial I put together a while back
http://bowyersworkshop.com/snake.html
I have used them on a number of bows I've made over the years and prefer to use green skins as I glue them to the back of my bows. I skin the snake then take the skin and wrap it on a paper towel wetted with Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) and place in the freezer until ready to use. The IPA prevents the skin from freezing. When ready to glue I take it out ( and do my glue up using hide glue. You can scrape scales either before or after gluing. The hide glue is protein based and works better that other glues I have experimented with.
If you are going glue ups on your inlays I would recommend staying away from glycerin as the oils will make it impossible to get good adhesion....... Terry
http://bowyersworkshop.com/snake.html
I have used them on a number of bows I've made over the years and prefer to use green skins as I glue them to the back of my bows. I skin the snake then take the skin and wrap it on a paper towel wetted with Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) and place in the freezer until ready to use. The IPA prevents the skin from freezing. When ready to glue I take it out ( and do my glue up using hide glue. You can scrape scales either before or after gluing. The hide glue is protein based and works better that other glues I have experimented with.
If you are going glue ups on your inlays I would recommend staying away from glycerin as the oils will make it impossible to get good adhesion....... Terry
AZStickman
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Yes...
