No idea what to make

[Frodo]

I have a snapping turtle hide am at a complete brain block on what to make

 

 

 

[fredk]

oh, man, that not like you ! you must be having an off-day. Go have an ice cold beer or iced tea and do sum thunking

Inserts on; knife sheath, gun holster, man's wallet, woman's purse.

A strip or two of it for hat bands

Archery bracer or cowboy cuffs

[Tugadude]

Use it as an accent inlay, not an entire article.

For example: (taken at random from the web)

[Frodo]

Agree I think an inlay would be the way to go 

 

Fred,? you are trying to get me in trouble lol

[Mulesaw]

A set of suspenders would look great I think 

To me it looks kind of like the Y shape on a military basis carry system (probably another name in America).

 

[Gezzer]

4 hours ago, Frodo said:

I have a snapping turtle hide am at a complete brain block on what to make

 

 

 

 

Ya could " make " a gift of it to a old man to the north of ya 

Looking forward to seeing whatever you come up with !!!

[fredk]

How big is this hide?

[chuck123wapati]

age it a little bit something will come up and it will be perfect.

[Doc Reaper]

It looks like overies 

[sheathmaker]

one word, INLAY.  Probably best on a knife sheath

 

[Handstitched]

 .... and this and  that    An inlaid wallet  perhaps ? or maybe a mobile phone case with inlay? 

HS

[Doc Reaper]

I have been with “Leather Worker”for quite some time now. How is it some of y’all get the oddest hard to find, rare to hear of skins????

    And what kind of mind turns a turtle or a stingray hide into a useful article?? I’m out here barely able to think of the choirs that need to be done and some of ya are getting snapper skins or roo hides, I just gotta asks how does one find these? 
 

that turtle hide would make a great inlay for a holster or a sheath, but don’t use it as an article of clothing (belt buckle or wrist band). Because of its uniqueness make it an item that will last about a century or more

Edited September 9, 2022 by Doc Reaper

[Handstitched]

54 minutes ago, Doc Reaper said:

some of ya are getting snapper skins or roo hides, I just gotta asks how does one find these? 

Australia ??     

Cane Toad skins make good stuff too .No shortage of skins, we only have about 1.3 billion + of the damn things.  The texture of the snapper skin reminds me of them . 

HS

[Garyak]