Porosus Crocodile

[sparctek]

I used light coats of edge paint with sanding and smoothing with electric crease in between coats. I think it was 3-4 coats IIRC. That was pure trial and error on my part since I had never done that.

[DieselTech]

43 minutes ago, sparctek said:

I used light coats of edge paint with sanding and smoothing with electric crease in between coats. I think it was 3-4 coats IIRC. That was pure trial and error on my part since I had never done that.

Ok thanks. Well it is official, I got a matte porosus Crocodile coming. It is 32cm wide in the belly. I hope I can get 4 wallet backs out of it. 

I also just got a electric creaser I need to be practicing on using. 

Thanks. 

[DieselTech]

Will just put this sucker here!!!

[sparctek]

Nice! Should be able to get a couple of wallets out of that.

[DieselTech]

3 hours ago, sparctek said:

Nice! Should be able to get a couple of wallets out of that.

Lmao I thought when you buy a whole hide, you get a whole hide. They robbed his head & the piece that is there has a dang hole right smack in the middle. Like a bullet hole. 

[sparctek]

That does seem odd. I bought a whole hide not long ago and it was the entire hide, including the head. The one I bought happened to be a Grade 1 hide and is very clean, no holes or major scratches in the usable part of the hide.

[DieselTech]

4 minutes ago, sparctek said:

That does seem odd. I bought a whole hide not long ago and it was the entire hide, including the head. The one I bought happened to be a Grade 1 hide and is very clean, no holes or major scratches in the usable part of the hide.

Yeah this was labelled as a grade 1 whole hide. 

Lmao but I think someone stole his head. 

If that hole would not have been there I could of got 5 nice wallet backs. 

I think I'll make me a wallet back from its glory hole part of the hide & have a eye looking thru it. 

I'm not to mad, I bought the hide cheap enough & think i could double my money on it. 

[sparctek]

The head is typically used for small goods, i.e. key chains, etc., since the scales are small and in odd patterns. But, depending on the size of the hide you can get enough usable area for a small card holder or two....