Andies Tack Report post Posted August 14, 2014 Hi everyone. ....I posted some of my rattle snake hides that I was tanning, and a few people wanted to see what I would make with them. I finally got a chance to work on a breastcollar demo and got it finished. I wanted to do something different than a normal "flat" colored stain. So I got creative with two different types of my stains, and came up with this. It's completely made by hand, and hand stitched also. I'll post the pictures of the headstall and wither strap when I get them made and finished. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
texback Report post Posted August 15, 2014 Very nice work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DuaneS Report post Posted August 15, 2014 Nice, VERY Nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glockanator Report post Posted August 16, 2014 How do you keep the scales on? There is a big discussion on this topic in the holster sub forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andies Tack Report post Posted August 17, 2014 How do you keep the scales on? There is a big discussion on this topic in the holster sub forum Do you have a link to the forum? I'm still new to this forum and still finding my way around. It's the way I tan the hides. I like my hides to have the natural scale look, and the hides are still flexible and soft when I'm done with them. I have a video of what the look like also after I'm finished with them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andies Tack Report post Posted August 17, 2014 Here's the video of what my hides look like when I finished tanning them. They are all nice soft when finished with the scales on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdgJfwGvDnc&list=UUEmtKbhO3V4uN9LJjVYWiRg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silverbullet Report post Posted August 17, 2014 Wow really nice , keep posting pictures I like them all . Do you sell any snake skins? Thanks Gary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glockanator Report post Posted August 18, 2014 http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=57603#entry370540 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andies Tack Report post Posted August 19, 2014 Wow really nice , keep posting pictures I like them all . Do you sell any snake skins? Thanks Gary No I don't sell just the skins....but they also don't stay long before they go into breastcollars, headstalls, Halters, etc. as inlays. lol They are selling fast Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HammerCustoms Report post Posted August 19, 2014 really cool. I like the stitching. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
papaw Report post Posted August 19, 2014 Do you use alcohol and glycerin to tan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barbedwireboutique Report post Posted July 29, 2016 How do you tan snake hides? I was wanting to learn how, because my husband kills western diamondback rattlesnakes sometimes when he is out fixing fence. He always skins them, but unfortunately we don't know what to do next, so the hides eventually go to ruin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
