Members ericpetrosian Posted August 10, 2014 Members Report Posted August 10, 2014 I have an order for a holster with a snake skin inlay. Simple right, just buy some replica snake skin and make an inlay holster. Not so fast, during the meeting about the holster, I was giving a jar that contained a snake skin in formaldehyde. The customer wants the actual skin from the snake he killed with the gun in the holster. Hmm, that changes things. Has anyone taken on a task like this before? My main concern is cleaning and drying it in a way to not ruin it or have the scales fall out. Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted August 10, 2014 Contributing Member Report Posted August 10, 2014 No, I haven't tanned any snakes. But, I don't like snakeskin anyway ... it has to be done up with some type of top coating, or the scales like to flake ... Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members Dwight Posted August 10, 2014 Members Report Posted August 10, 2014 Goggle it my friend, . . . take the lesson you find there that sounds most logical. I have just about quit asking people, . . . I just do the Google, . . . asked a "people" a week ago about a feature on a sound mixing board he sold me, . . . when it didn't work, . . . Googled the right answer. You have a world at your fingertips, . . . use it. May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members ericpetrosian Posted August 10, 2014 Author Members Report Posted August 10, 2014 Why even converse at all, let's just Google everything. Ideas and thought processes are expanded upon when multiple minds think, not when search engines vomit. Quote
Russ Posted August 10, 2014 Report Posted August 10, 2014 Why even converse at all, let's just Google everything. Ideas and thought processes are expanded upon when multiple minds think, not when search engines vomit. Agreed, I think you will get a useful answer here pretty soon. The years of experience on this forum is amazing. Quote
Members TXAG Posted August 11, 2014 Members Report Posted August 11, 2014 Goggle it my friend, . . . take the lesson you find there that sounds most logical. I have just about quit asking people, . . . I just do the Google, . . . asked a "people" a week ago about a feature on a sound mixing board he sold me, . . . when it didn't work, . . . Googled the right answer. You have a world at your fingertips, . . . use it. May God bless, Dwight I agree with Dwight actually... Quote
Members Red Cent Posted August 11, 2014 Members Report Posted August 11, 2014 This a leather crafters "forum" guys and gals. This is the place where you should be able to ask questions. I would hope Dwight didn't mean for the OP to stop asking questions but that the Internet is really mindboggling when you want to search for something. Personally, I wish we could meet at the camp fire and partake of some adult libation and tell some good stories. Or Coca Cola. Quote https://www.facebook.com/redcentcustomleather?ref=bookmarks http://www.redcentcustomleather.com/
Members Dwight Posted August 11, 2014 Members Report Posted August 11, 2014 Red Cent, . . . bring your camp fire chair, . . . your root beer, . . . come on over, . . . I'll light the fire when you come in the driveway. Seriously, . . . I love a good conversation as well as the next guy, . . . but I've also learned that there are any number and/or percentage who feel they have to "defend" their way of doing something, their purchase, their ownership, . . . so depending on the subject, . . . sometimes I'll ask people (I have a question over on the purse section, . . . been there for a couple of weeks, . . . knowing someone on here has the answer), . . . but other times, . . . Google is my friend. I put something like "snake skin tanning" and got a couple of youtubes right out of the chute, . . . tough to beat that. But anyway, . . . I'm just glad we have both, . . . Google, . . . and this site, . . . May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members camano ridge Posted August 11, 2014 Members Report Posted August 11, 2014 I do not have a diffinative answer for you either however I think what was being said is not that we don't want you to ask the questions it's just that it might be days before the right person sees your question and you would get answers with in minutes through google. One other place that you might ask your question on the leathershop forum on cascity.com there are several on there that tan hides, also the muzzleloadingforum.com there are several there also that tan hydes. A few things i do know be careful handling something that has been soaked in formaldehyde many people have a sensitivity to formaldehyde. It can cause dermitits also prolonged exposure can cause other helath effects. How long has the skin been pickled in the formaldehyde, is it just the skin or the whole snake? Quote https://www.facebook.com/CamanoRidgeCustomLeather?fref=ts
Members Jumpout Posted August 11, 2014 Members Report Posted August 11, 2014 I have a buddy who has a rattlesnake hide he wants me to make a belt and holster with. It has been skinned and is in his freezer. I told him if he could tan it or find someone who could I would be happy to do it. I explained I didn't want my first tanning job to be his skin he killed himself. Better to let someone more experienced handle that part. Quote
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