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Roadkill
Posted by: Mark Brassett (---)
Date: April 07, 2023 09:46AM

I'm sure this has probably been done before. This is my version. Small banded water snake skin.







Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/07/2023 12:22PM by Mark Brassett.

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Re: Roadkill
Posted by: Travis W Thompson (163.116.133.---)
Date: April 07, 2023 11:24AM

Thumbs up!

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Re: Roadkill
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---)
Date: April 07, 2023 02:38PM

The title made me think the crazy cajun was on the loose again with his secret sauce and a spatula to pry a critter off the tarmac again.

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Re: Roadkill
Posted by: Mark Brassett (---)
Date: April 07, 2023 03:46PM

While I was skinning it I did wonder what it would taste like crispy fried. He was just a little too small.

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Re: Roadkill
Posted by: Ronald Atchley (96.125.236.---)
Date: April 07, 2023 04:55PM

Really very nice results . How did you "cure" the skin ?
Ron

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Re: Roadkill
Posted by: Mark Brassett (---)
Date: April 07, 2023 06:15PM

Thanks Ronald. I washed and scraped it while it was inverted. Next I chose a blank that would fit the skin in the correct place meaning it was installed where it would stay permanently. Then I put it in the Equinox 3000 oven (my car in the driveway) for a few days. Make sure to lay down some protection under the blank. It leached out some pretty nasty liquid. After it was dried I trimmed both ends.

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