I like the beginning of your video. I'm getting ready to make a snakeskin guitar strap so your video was helpful. I do a lot of tooling but first snakeskin.
I didnt know anything about Leather work .. but just after watching your video I can tell the difference between some of the commercial products I've bought. You learn something new everyday. Thank you sir for your knowledge and well done video. Shit was Dope👍
There was this guy that used to do Repticon shows named phil kelton. He had a lot of so called custom handmade leather. Then Ronnie of Cold Blood Creations started doing Repticon and phil got mad. The Ronnie exposed phil as a fraud when it was discovered that phil lies about making his leather helmets. Even Repticon pulled down phil kelton video because they would not represent the liar on their page. So phil sells on eBay under the store name somethinguneek.
@@Omah50 Omah50 You know. I never understood that. People will get upset when others find the hustle and try get mad over the fact that someone else has found a way. It I uste to go to High end bully shows and saw a bunch of different vendors who would make dog collars and I mean a bunch of vendors each stand had maybe a few products the same but pretty much they each had a little something special of their own . No shame competition yes but shame wasn't really noticable I never heard them say oh don't go to them their shit is not good shit or something. And honestly I believe if Mr. Kelton wouldn't have had that type of attitude Mr. Ronnie would have never exposed him. You can't try to shame someone when your shit is knowingly fucked up....and the other person's your shaming isn't. They WILL pull your card. Sometimes out of defense.. sometimes just because you had the nerve. I like this guy tho I've learned a lot.
I was wondering the same so I went through the comments and found this comment "Tear mender's bish's original tear mender instant fabric and leather adhesive"
Great video on making your rattlesnake belt. It was very interesting on how you did it. You said you got your glue when you use to make prosthetics for our Military Personnel. What's the name of it or what is a brand I can buy to use? Thanks again for your tutorial. God Bless you and your family. Mike Brady
Question, I have two long beautiful rattlesnake skins all pinned up and dried out and stiff to the touch, is there anything I can use to make them soft and pliable again, or do you think it's probably too late ?
I have a couple questions. Did you glue the snake skin to the flesh side or skin side of the leather? Do you only skive the corner the inside corner of belt? Do you thin the leather at the buckle fold?
Either one will work but if you use the skin side rough it up with sandpaper before gluing. I only bevel the inside edge that will be against the wearers body. We do not thin the buckle fold, but we use a leather conditioner on it so that it does not crack when it is folded that sharply. Hope that will help you out. Good luck!
The belt looks amazing as a reptile enthusiast I love the idea of doing this. This would be a good memorial piece if one of my snakes pass away. Is the cost less if we supply the snake skin? Regardless it wouldn't matter I would love this. Do you have a website?
Prices vary depending on many factors. Best to contact us through our Facebook page here: facebook.com/Hurst-Exotic-Leather-and-Jewelry-106813777493661/?ref=settings
So after seeing this video my brother decided to get a belt from you guys. He had an old timber rattlesnake skin and was wanting to make a belt out of it for years. You guys did an amazing job. Not sure of your process, but the belt looks even better that we expected. Nothing but amazing quality and service. Highly recommended. Do you do belts from other type of snakes?
We're very glad to hear it! Yes, we do belts from other types of snakes. Boas are probably the most popular, but we also do pythons, gators, etc. We can also make matching hat bands.
Do you do all custom leather work? Is there anything you won’t/can’t do? I just had a couple of leather items in mind that I don’t know how or where to get them replaced.
No. We tan it. That is, the skin is chemically transformed into a leather. The alcohol/glycerin method so popular on RUclips is NOT A TAN. It only preserves the skin. When the skin is tanned into leather, it becomes a much more durable product. The snakeskin belt that I currently wear is over 7 years old with little if any signs of wear on it.
Most of the videos I see on tanning are on the alcohol/glycerin method, which is not an actual tan. Tanning is 50% technique, and 50% materials. Even using the best tanning agents will require much practice to fine tune it. We are constantly fine tuning our methods even after 20 years. I would start by looking at some tanning videos from a taxidermy supply company. From there, try different methods to see what you prefer for your applications. Then practice, practice, practice.
Thank you. I have become very interested in this. I skinned my first rattlesnake last year. I have more skins this year and now looking foward to making some awesome things with them. I am so glad I watched your video. I haven't seen much info on making snakeskin stuff...so again THANK YOU!
You're welcome. We will do more and more videos on the leather craft side of our business. We breed reptiles for a living, and the snakeskin is just a result of the many years in the business. When we (or many other) reptile breeders have animals that die naturally, we preserve the beauty of the specimen with tanning and crafting them into works of art. Thanks for the comment and for subscribing to our channel.
I’ve got a question? I’ve got a rattlesnake skin that I’m looking at trying to do my first belt with is how I ran across your video. I noticed in the video that the snake skin that the customer sent you was very soft and ply able when you got it and even mentioned it in the video as mine is as well but when you went to glue it down to the belt blank it was kind of stiff and dry. How did you get it to do that? As one of the concerns Ive had is being the snake skin I have is so soft and ply able almost like a tee shirt material is making sure there’s no wrinkles in it when I glue it down. And I’m not wanting to do the entire belt I’m wanting to do an inlay on just the back.
I had a rattler turned into a belt and it has been a nightmare, the guy kept lying about how it was being made after I payed (what he said was half) up front. The belt is flaking and I haven’t even worn it yet, the skin is loose on the belt and the stitching is all over the road. My question to you is, should I coat the skin in something to preserve it? I’ve paid a lot of my for this belt, I tried to have a conversation with a sat phone to the guy because I’m deployed and he was yelling at my pregnant wife. I would rather just get professional advice on how to fix my belt then burning the guys house down when I get back. Thank you in advance.
Was the guy out of Florida by chance? Ocala, Silver Springs area? In all honesty, this sounds like a case of "if you starts bad it usually ends bad" to me. I would suggest start over with a craftsman that knows what they are doing. They're alot of fakes and cons out there. Putting something on the belt will not keep the loose skin from coming off, or the crooked stitching.
The way it looks from the plyability of the skin he used a 50/50 blend of glycerin and 70% or higher alcohol for the tan. Mix equal parts and shake well , and then put your skin inside a mason jar or any jar and cover it with the mixture and close the lid. Then twice a day shake the jar to keep it mixed for 14 days. Take the skin out and air dry. It will be perfect to mount on a belt or ect.
Actually you are correct. That is the way the skin arrived at our shop. However, we recommended to our customer us doing a complete tan on the skin. Our customer agreed, and though we didn't show it in this video, we did tan the skin. The problem with the 50/50 glycerin & alcohol mixture is that the alcohol will pull moisture out of the air. (kind of like the ethanol fuel does to lawn equipment) That is a big deal when you live in the southeast as the skin seems to never fully dry. And it only preserves the skin and does not actually make it into a leather. Since we want our customer to have a long lasting product, we did tan his hide into leather for him.
What type of tan would you recomend for someone (myself) to use other than the glyerine tan? I take pride in keeping my serpents, and when they die, i want to preserve them as much as possible and sometimes i do some homemade crafts with them. I AM NOT a professional , but i do like to do as much as possible myself. And i want to say, i really enjoy watching your episodes, it is very informative and educational. Im just trying to see if there is a better way to preserve my reptile skins. I would appreciate any help you could give me but i understand if ypu do not want to give away any trade secretes. Thanks for any and all adbice.
There are many different tans that one can use depending on the need. Whether the skin will be displayed or worn. All have their pluses or minuses. For general all around tanning purposes, there is one tan that I would recommend and it is the Rittels brand snake tanning kit. We used it for many years with great success. It works well especially on rattlesnake skins.
I have always wanted to turn a skin into wallet and belt and this video has really been informative. I think i give it a try when i find a tangerine western diamandback skin. Thankyou so much.
You're welcome. Also if we can ever be of service to ya, please let us know. We make all sorts of handmade leather items including wallets, money clips, holsters, knife sheaths, etc. Also be sure to check out our new video series called Shop Talk Sunday. We will feature a new video on Sundays of projects that we have going on in our shop. We are gonna try to do it weekly, at least for awhile. Some of those videos will also include tips and tricks of both taxidermy and leather crafting.
Cold Blood Creations has somewhat taken on an identity of itself, we have decided to separate the 3 aspects of our business into different entities. Cold Blood Creations will continue to be the business name of everything that pertains to our reptile breeding operation. Reptile Adventure parties will continue to be the name of our birthday party division. But we have decided to put our family name of the exotic leather and jewelry. Hurst Exotic Leather and Jewelry a division of Cold Blood Creations. Brand new name, same great products. Like our brand new Facebook page here: facebook.com/Hurst-Exotic-Leather-and-Jewelry-106813777493661/
cool video. i just killed a snake in my house and lookn for how to use the hide. by the way....knkw where you got that background music. lol ive used it myself for a leather wallet video.
Don't you think you should have inlaid the snakeskin? It is too fragile for everyday use, I never made a snakeskin belt, but if I did I would inlay it under strips of 4 oz leather along the edges like I do my knife sheaths.
Maybe, but we made a promise to our customers that ALL of our products are made from naturally deceased wildlife, as did one of our competitors. Then the python hunts were started and we were offered those skins for free. It would have been good for us financially to make product out of these free skins, but would have required us to go back on our word. So when faced with a decision that involves character vs. profit, we chose to decline the offer for these skins in order to remain true to ourselves and our supporters.
She can dance with two moroccos in her hand, hand, hand Used to play in a mariachi band, band, band She can fit her 20 cousins in the van, van, van What’d you expect? She Mexican... Like if you know this song...
Awesome job man, very professional and great to listen to. Thanks for the craftsmanship.
You are so very welcome. And thank you for the awesome comment.
I like the beginning of your video. I'm getting ready to make a snakeskin guitar strap so your video was helpful. I do a lot of tooling but first snakeskin.
A list of the tools used in the description would be extremely appreciated! Love this video and would love to attempt this on my own.
Very useful video. I've been considering making myself one. What's the name of that glue? Or what other glues would be equivalent to it?
Wow!! A work of art!! Beautiful product!!
Thank you. I appreciate your comment.
Great video and awesome work! thanks for sharinG! would love to see more items!
Thank you. Check out the other leather videos here on our channel as well.
Beautiful Craftmanship!!
Beautiful craftsmanship!
Thank you.
Man alot of work goes into that belt, but you can tell it's gana be quality!! 10 points!!
That’s probably the best belt I’ve ever seen.
Wow, thank you so much!
I love the video. I'm definitely gonna try it. Thanks.
I got a rattlesnake and a moccasin skin. Planning on making belts. Where do I best look for quality leather and buckles for this?
This was awesome and seems like it will be very helpful. I hope I can do as good as job on my belt. Very impressive
Glad it was helpful!
I didnt know anything about Leather work
.. but just after watching your video I can tell the difference between some of the commercial products I've bought. You learn something new everyday. Thank you sir for your knowledge and well done video. Shit was Dope👍
There was this guy that used to do Repticon shows named phil kelton. He had a lot of so called custom handmade leather. Then Ronnie of Cold Blood Creations started doing Repticon and phil got mad. The Ronnie exposed phil as a fraud when it was discovered that phil lies about making his leather helmets. Even Repticon pulled down phil kelton video because they would not represent the liar on their page. So phil sells on eBay under the store name somethinguneek.
@@Omah50 Omah50 You know. I never understood that. People will get upset when others find the hustle and try get mad over the fact that someone else has found a way. It I uste to go to High end bully shows and saw a bunch of different vendors who would make dog collars and I mean a bunch of vendors each stand had maybe a few products the same but pretty much they each had a little something special of their own . No shame competition yes but shame wasn't really noticable I never heard them say oh don't go to them their shit is not good shit or something. And honestly I believe if Mr. Kelton wouldn't have had that type of attitude Mr. Ronnie would have never exposed him. You can't try to shame someone when your shit is knowingly fucked up....and the other person's your shaming isn't. They WILL pull your card. Sometimes out of defense.. sometimes just because you had the nerve. I like this guy tho I've learned a lot.
Thanks I appreciate the info, keep the cool videos coming..
No problem! We will certainly try. :)
Hi... What type of glue did you use? Thank you...plus, you are funny!
Awesome I love it could you do a snakeskin hat band with head
We can...
@@ColdBloodCreations thank you
Where can you get that type of glue?
Wondering the same
I was wondering the same so I went through the comments and found this comment
"Tear mender's bish's original tear mender instant fabric and leather adhesive"
Great video on making your rattlesnake belt. It was very interesting on how you did it. You said you got your glue when you use to make prosthetics for our Military Personnel. What's the name of it or what is a brand I can buy to use? Thanks again for your tutorial. God Bless you and your family.
Mike Brady
Thanks so much! The brand is Tear Mendors leather glue.
Question, I have two long beautiful rattlesnake skins all pinned up and dried out and stiff to the touch, is there anything I can use to make them soft and pliable again, or do you think it's probably too late ?
Are you wanting something made from them?
@@ColdBloodCreations possibly, if indeed it can become pliable again. Just wondering if you think it could.
I would try to simply wet it with clean water. Just use lukewarm (not hot) water. Allow it to soak for about 15 minutes or until you can roll it up.
I have a couple questions. Did you glue the snake skin to the flesh side or skin side of the leather? Do you only skive the corner the inside corner of belt? Do you thin the leather at the buckle fold?
Either one will work but if you use the skin side rough it up with sandpaper before gluing.
I only bevel the inside edge that will be against the wearers body.
We do not thin the buckle fold, but we use a leather conditioner on it so that it does not crack when it is folded that sharply.
Hope that will help you out. Good luck!
Nice work man.
The belt looks amazing as a reptile enthusiast I love the idea of doing this. This would be a good memorial piece if one of my snakes pass away. Is the cost less if we supply the snake skin? Regardless it wouldn't matter I would love this. Do you have a website?
Thank you!
Yes, we do offer discounts if you provide the skin. Our website is: www.coldbloodcreations.net.
We're glad you enjoyed!
Brent Fisher making a snake belt after your snake dies... that’s actually really amazing. It shows that even after death, animals can still be useful
What glue do you use
Is there a top coat that goes on the snake skin side ? What keeps it from the scales not falling off?
The professionalism of the one tanning the skin. We guarantee you will not loose scales on our belts.
Cold Blood Creations
I have seen where some people remove all the scales during the tanning process. Which creates the longer lasting product?
Ver neat.. What can I expect to pay for a product like this bought privately?
Prices vary depending on many factors. Best to contact us through our Facebook page here:
facebook.com/Hurst-Exotic-Leather-and-Jewelry-106813777493661/?ref=settings
So after seeing this video my brother decided to get a belt from you guys. He had an old timber rattlesnake skin and was wanting to make a belt out of it for years. You guys did an amazing job. Not sure of your process, but the belt looks even better that we expected. Nothing but amazing quality and service. Highly recommended. Do you do belts from other type of snakes?
We're very glad to hear it!
Yes, we do belts from other types of snakes. Boas are probably the most popular, but we also do pythons, gators, etc. We can also make matching hat bands.
Do you do all custom leather work? Is there anything you won’t/can’t do? I just had a couple of leather items in mind that I don’t know how or where to get them replaced.
Yes we do. Call us. M-F 9-5 eastern time 229 219 8506
Looking to get a belt made. I have skin...
what was the brand of the glue you use?
Where do you get your belt blank?
What is the glue called?
Do you put anything on the snake skin to preserve it so it doesn't flake off?
No. We tan it. That is, the skin is chemically transformed into a leather. The alcohol/glycerin method so popular on RUclips is NOT A TAN. It only preserves the skin. When the skin is tanned into leather, it becomes a much more durable product. The snakeskin belt that I currently wear is over 7 years old with little if any signs of wear on it.
Cold Blood Creations is there a video on how to tan it anywhere? I am really interested in learning how to tan snake skins.
Most of the videos I see on tanning are on the alcohol/glycerin method, which is not an actual tan. Tanning is 50% technique, and 50% materials. Even using the best tanning agents will require much practice to fine tune it. We are constantly fine tuning our methods even after 20 years.
I would start by looking at some tanning videos from a taxidermy supply company. From there, try different methods to see what you prefer for your applications. Then practice, practice, practice.
@@josieencinias5895, do you really think they will tell you?
Any chance you know where I can find some Northern Pacific rattlesnake skin?
Serious question: what’s wrong with the python round ups?
What's that glue called ?
Where can I get this glue
Barge cement Lowes
What is the glue that you use? The belt looks great!
Tear Mender Bish's Original Tear Mender Instant Fabric and Leather Adhesive
Thanks!
Thank you. I have become very interested in this. I skinned my first rattlesnake last year. I have more skins this year and now looking foward to making some awesome things with them. I am so glad I watched your video. I haven't seen much info on making snakeskin stuff...so again THANK YOU!
You're welcome. We will do more and more videos on the leather craft side of our business. We breed reptiles for a living, and the snakeskin is just a result of the many years in the business. When we (or many other) reptile breeders have animals that die naturally, we preserve the beauty of the specimen with tanning and crafting them into works of art.
Thanks for the comment and for subscribing to our channel.
I’ve got a question? I’ve got a rattlesnake skin that I’m looking at trying to do my first belt with is how I ran across your video. I noticed in the video that the snake skin that the customer sent you was very soft and ply able when you got it and even mentioned it in the video as mine is as well but when you went to glue it down to the belt blank it was kind of stiff and dry. How did you get it to do that? As one of the concerns Ive had is being the snake skin I have is so soft and ply able almost like a tee shirt material is making sure there’s no wrinkles in it when I glue it down. And I’m not wanting to do the entire belt I’m wanting to do an inlay on just the back.
It will need to be completely tanned into leather.
Looks awesome, where can I buy one for myself size 50-52 thank you!!
I made it
Beautiful work 40. 42 plz
I had a rattler turned into a belt and it has been a nightmare, the guy kept lying about how it was being made after I payed (what he said was half) up front. The belt is flaking and I haven’t even worn it yet, the skin is loose on the belt and the stitching is all over the road. My question to you is, should I coat the skin in something to preserve it? I’ve paid a lot of my for this belt, I tried to have a conversation with a sat phone to the guy because I’m deployed and he was yelling at my pregnant wife. I would rather just get professional advice on how to fix my belt then burning the guys house down when I get back. Thank you in advance.
Was the guy out of Florida by chance?
Ocala, Silver Springs area?
In all honesty, this sounds like a case of "if you starts bad it usually ends bad" to me. I would suggest start over with a craftsman that knows what they are doing. They're alot of fakes and cons out there.
Putting something on the belt will not keep the loose skin from coming off, or the crooked stitching.
The way it looks from the plyability of the skin he used a 50/50 blend of glycerin and 70% or higher alcohol for the tan. Mix equal parts and shake well , and then put your skin inside a mason jar or any jar and cover it with the mixture and close the lid. Then twice a day shake the jar to keep it mixed for 14 days. Take the skin out and air dry. It will be perfect to mount on a belt or ect.
Actually you are correct. That is the way the skin arrived at our shop. However, we recommended to our customer us doing a complete tan on the skin. Our customer agreed, and though we didn't show it in this video, we did tan the skin. The problem with the 50/50 glycerin & alcohol mixture is that the alcohol will pull moisture out of the air. (kind of like the ethanol fuel does to lawn equipment) That is a big deal when you live in the southeast as the skin seems to never fully dry. And it only preserves the skin and does not actually make it into a leather. Since we want our customer to have a long lasting product, we did tan his hide into leather for him.
What type of tan would you recomend for someone (myself) to use other than the glyerine tan? I take pride in keeping my serpents, and when they die, i want to preserve them as much as possible and sometimes i do some homemade crafts with them. I AM NOT a professional , but i do like to do as much as possible myself. And i want to say, i really enjoy watching your episodes, it is very informative and educational. Im just trying to see if there is a better way to preserve my reptile skins. I would appreciate any help you could give me but i understand if ypu do not want to give away any trade secretes. Thanks for any and all adbice.
There are many different tans that one can use depending on the need. Whether the skin will be displayed or worn. All have their pluses or minuses. For general all around tanning purposes, there is one tan that I would recommend and it is the Rittels brand snake tanning kit.
We used it for many years with great success. It works well especially on rattlesnake skins.
I have always wanted to turn a skin into wallet and belt and this video has really been informative. I think i give it a try when i find a tangerine western diamandback skin. Thankyou so much.
You're welcome. Also if we can ever be of service to ya, please let us know. We make all sorts of handmade leather items including wallets, money clips, holsters, knife sheaths, etc.
Also be sure to check out our new video series called Shop Talk Sunday. We will feature a new video on Sundays of projects that we have going on in our shop. We are gonna try to do it weekly, at least for awhile. Some of those videos will also include tips and tricks of both taxidermy and leather crafting.
Awesome
Cold Blood Creations has somewhat taken on an identity of itself, we have decided to separate the 3 aspects of our business into different entities. Cold Blood Creations will continue to be the business name of everything that pertains to our reptile breeding operation. Reptile Adventure parties will continue to be the name of our birthday party division. But we have decided to put our family name of the exotic leather and jewelry. Hurst Exotic Leather and Jewelry a division of Cold Blood Creations. Brand new name, same great products. Like our brand new Facebook page here:
facebook.com/Hurst-Exotic-Leather-and-Jewelry-106813777493661/
What's the process of preserving the skin until time of use
Not much for snakeskin, but what a beautiful belt.
the accent is damn good to listen.
I have a 8 foot rattlesnake skin and I want to put it on my I don't have all them fancy tools I need a simple way to
cool video. i just killed a snake in my house and lookn for how to use the hide. by the way....knkw where you got that background music. lol ive used it myself for a leather wallet video.
You do wallets and how much
Prices vary depending on the type of wallet. Call us for pricing. M-F 9-5 eastern time 229 219 8506
Don't you think you should have inlaid the snakeskin? It is too fragile for everyday use, I never made a snakeskin belt, but if I did I would inlay it under strips of 4 oz leather along the edges like I do my knife sheaths.
I am currently wearing my own snake skin belt that I made 8 years ago. If it's tanned right, it will last.
I want to intern with you. You seem like a spring of knowledge
I also subscribed.
*western diamondback rattlesnake *
You're right. I missed that. I am so used to working with easterns that it just slips off the tongue...
Cold Blood Creations are you doin apprenticeships by chance? I would be really interested if y’all are
Not at this time...
Buying burmese python skins would be environmentally beneficial.
Maybe, but we made a promise to our customers that ALL of our products are made from naturally deceased wildlife, as did one of our competitors.
Then the python hunts were started and we were offered those skins for free. It would have been good for us financially to make product out of these free skins, but would have required us to go back on our word. So when faced with a decision that involves character vs. profit, we chose to decline the offer for these skins in order to remain true to ourselves and our supporters.
You're daughter looks Mexican
She can dance with two moroccos in her hand, hand, hand
Used to play in a mariachi band, band, band
She can fit her 20 cousins in the van, van, van
What’d you expect? She Mexican...
Like if you know this song...
ruclips.net/video/rvUfGtnMQps/видео.html