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Impossible snakeskin application

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Mo_coon-catcher:
That’s looking awesome! I may have to steal your dye trick.
Do you find the sheds get a little soft and delicate feeling when the truoil is freshly applied? Atleast for me, the skins get a little soft feeling until t he truoil cures fully.

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Eric Krewson:
All in all I find sheds are like trying to glue bubble wrap to a bow, they don't stick like a real skin, I pulled the bow back a few times and a few scales popped loose that will have to be re-dyed. The bow looks really good but I wonder about the longevity of the skin application.

Mo_coon-catcher:
The last couple I’ve done have been holding up well to some pretty forceful rubbing and shooting. I’ve found that bigger scaled skins work better than smaller as it’s easier to be sure glue is under each scale well. And I spread tb3 over the top and wash it in with a sipping wet paper towel so it’ll soak into yhe Skin a bit. Thought i imagine it would stop the skin from being dyable. The first several I did wanted to flake apart bad over time as well. Here’s probably the best one I’ve had so far.

Kyle

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