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Feathers over snake skin inlay
Posted by:
Paul Wood
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Date: January 23, 2018 06:41PM
I'm getting ready to do my first snake skin inlay, and would like to add a few feathers over part of the skin. For those of you who have done this, do you apply a coat of finish to the skin before inlaying the feathers?
Thanks in advance for any input! Re: Feathers over snake skin inlay
Posted by:
Lou Auret
(204.16.161.---)
Date: January 24, 2018 08:05AM
I normally stick snakes skin down with flexcoat color preserver. Then a coat or two of same over it. Then a coat of PG, Then Flexcoat color preserver for feathers over that when i do that (a small single guinea fowl inside a diamondback triangle looks good to me with Turquoise and black/silver trim).
When very dry(could take some days) i hit it with PG again a few coats. I seldom do epoxy(i have) but then you lose the 'texture'. But if that is what you want add epoxy over that lot but it will go yellow and dull. Blues look green etc after a few months. So that is why i stick to perma gloss(PG). Enjoy. Oh and if you like that also try out some grass seeds with feathers/skins/bark flakes/lichen flakes/dried insect buttcaps in epoxy. Nature provides some amazing items. In the split of a split grip it can add some weight but balances rod too. In front of the reel it will kill all but a deepwater jigging rod. Re: Feathers over snake skin inlay
Posted by:
Calver Skrien
(196.52.21.---)
Date: January 29, 2018 02:52AM
Thanks for the feedback, Lou! I was about to ask the same thing.
_________________________________________ Rod Enthusiast and Photographer at Petstreetmall. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/29/2018 02:54AM by Calver Skrien. Re: Feathers over snake skin inlay
Posted by:
Michael Danek
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Date: January 29, 2018 01:03PM
While it was not specifically mentioned, it is necessary to coat snakeskin with CP to prevent it from going black, or at least very dark. So if you don't go with feathers, keep the CP. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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