gunter Report post Posted February 8, 2012 howdy fellow crafters, I've got a snakeskin from my dad a while ago. Due to the fact the snakeskin was rolled up into a bundle for a while, the skin was like perchement. Is there a way to bring some life back into this skin, so I can use it for an inlay for a sheath for dad's knife? cheers, Gunter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Hatley Report post Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) Gunter, try this. the local shoe repair man should have this product, it is in a 4-oz bottle It is called Shoe Strech. dip the snake skin in it, let the skin absorb all it will, lay the skin out flat to dry. this is a mixture of glycren & alcahol...(pardon the spelling) Edited February 8, 2012 by Luke Hatley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gunter Report post Posted February 8, 2012 Gunter, try this. the local shoe repair man should have this product, it is in a 4-oz bottle It is called Shoe Strech. dip the snake skin in it, let the skin absorb all it will, lay the skin out flat to dry. this is a mixture of glycren & alcahol...(pardon the spelling) thanks Luke, will try this ;-). spelling,since english isn't my native tongue, I don't mind, lol;-). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kiscien Report post Posted February 16, 2012 (edited) Hello! this is a mixture of glycren & alcahol...(pardon the spelling) If it is like You say, will it not destroy the leather? After all glycerin is absorbing water, and alchochol is mixing with water and evaporating... so after everything we have leather which is dry and soak with glycerin - which without water will dry hide even more. And if it is a mixture for stretching it's not good for renovation the leather. Hope my english was good anough to understand Gunter: when I'm trying to restore some old skins, the most important thing is to soak it with water, than apply some fat/oil to keep it inside . You can also use such thing as a mix of glycerin or lanoline with water (both you should buy in a pharmacy). As I never make anything with snake skin, I would try to restore only a small part of it at the beggining. Edit: or you can use leather conditioner that you can buy in leather/equerstian shop . Usually this is compound of water, wax, lanoline, glycerine and some oils. Still check how the snake is react on it Hope it helped, Karol Edited February 16, 2012 by Kiscien Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
