Working With Stingray Pt 1 

i’m glad i could help. good luck with the future stingray project(s)

i’m glad i could help. please check out the later videos too. there are more tips for other processes. enjoy 😊

i’m glad i could help. please check out the later videos too. there are more tips for other processes. enjoy 😊

i dyed a stingray that was shagreen, vice pearl finished. it worked quite well. HOWEVER, i believe that it worked because the inside of the nodule was exposed because of the sanding to make it shagreen, as the due penetrated very easily. i think it would be different on a pearl finish.

you’re not wrong 😆

the method of construction is the same, it’s just the cutting and finishing of the stingray that’s so time-consuming. Make Supply Leather has some great free templates to acquire and practice with. best of luck 🤞🏾

@@JRenardLeatherCo awesome! Thanks for the tip. I appreciate it.

i purposely buy the hides w/o the diamond shape now. i have to cut from the middle of the hide to provide a customer with something that is merely something the tannery chooses to do. if customers really want the diamond, i charge an extra $50 for my pain & suffering😆

i got them from a hardware store here in Japan (i’m stationed in a ship out here).

@@JRenardLeatherCo Thank you! I JUST found them on Amazon Japan :)

unfortunately no. i bought them from a craft store here in Japan. they can also be found MUCH cheaper in hardware stores though

as far as i've been able to tell, unless someone has a tanned and bleached hide (called a crust), the only way to add color to stingray hide is to paint it.

either a rotary hole punch hand tool, or an individual punch hand tool. the rotary hand tool is great because it has multiple sizes on one tool, but they normally only punch within 1-1.5 inches in from the edge. individual hand punch tools are better for broguing further in on a piece and you’ll also have other shapes like ovals, hearts, and stars available to you too for an extra bit of flare. BUT, switching between tools, vice rotating a wheel is a notable consideration.

@@JRenardLeatherCo thank you, I will go out and get one! Iv seen them.. just didnt know the were for bringing too!

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Thank you for the interest 👍🏾

no. if i remember correctly, everything in this video is stingray or bison