I’ve done it with my python sheds and have recently learned how to make them durable after being glued down. Prep work is pretty minimal. Using scissors I cut off the head and tail then cut up the belly so it’ll lay flat. Then I dampen some paper towels, lay the skin on t he paper towel and fold it up. Let it sit for 15 minutes or so to rehydrate. Once it’s rehydrated you can dye the shed to make the colors pop if you’d like. I attached a picture of a few different colors I experimented with on one shed. I tested the colors diluted with alcohol and water. The alcohol worked best. The full sized skin is from a large banded patterned ball python. It is just draped over a black locust bow. I glue them down with TB3. I spread out a layer of glue, lay the skin on the glue, then dampen my fingers with water and roll the excess glue out from under the skin, next I spread a layer over the top of the skin and wash off the excess with a wet paper towel. This step seems to soak the glue into t he skin and garden it up well. T. Last two bows I did like this turned out well. The last pictures is a persimmon bow with python sheds. The pattern definitely shows better on a lighter colored background.
Kyle
