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matty18714
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 Posted - 17/04/2009 : 21:27:39
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This is my version of a guide that was posted a while ago on www.theroyalpython.com (by Anatess if I remember) . It’s a guide for making a hide from Salt Dough.
You will need:
~ 2 cups of flour
~ 1 cup of salt
~ 1 cup of water
~ 1.5 tablespoons of olive/vegetable oil
~ Grease proof paper
~ Mixing bowl
~ Baking tray
~ Oven
~ Rolling pin
~ Sand paper
~ Something to use as a mould
~ Primer
~ Spray paint
~ Varnish
For my hide I used twice as much of everything.
1. Mix the flour and salt together in the bowl.
2. Add the water and oil, slowly mixing it until it holds together but isn’t sticky. It should look like this, minus the face:
That’s the dough sorted.
3. Cover the bowl with a verrrry thin layer of oil. Too much and the dough wont dry properly.
4. Roll the dough out until it’s about half an inch thick. Then place it onto the mould and trim it to the right size. Don’t forget to make the entrance.
I had this left over; I will show you what I did with it at the end.
5. Put the mould onto the baking tray lined with grease proof paper. Then put that in the oven at 100*C for the rest of time...it takes aaaaggggeeeessss. The longer you can lave it the better.
6. Check it every now and then to see if it is hard, it won’t be hot. Once it’s hard take it out of the oven and leave it to cool.
7. Take the hide off of the mould. You may need to use the sand paper to sand away any over lapping edges stopping it from moving. If the inside of the hide isn’t dry, put the hide in the oven upside down and leave it as long as possible again.
8. Once the whole thing is totally dry, sand down any rough edges. Make sure it’s clean and not dusty and give it 3 coats of primer.
This is the paint and primer I used:
3 coats of primer:
9. Then 3 coats of spray paint
10. Then 3 coats of clear varnish:
Job done 
That was the How to, this is the How not to. This is what I did with the dough left over. The instructions on the link posted on Theroyalpython said 250*C for 45 mins which seemed a bit much...
After about 8 mins...
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17/04/2009 : 22:27:51
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| Very nice Matty. |
 
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17/04/2009 : 22:31:45
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| thats wicked, you could make them and sell them on here, kind of like designer hides... |
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antw23uk
Yearling
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Posted - 18/04/2009 : 16:44:55
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I was bored this morning so gave this a go, lol. It turned out bad ... very bad BUT i get the jist so my next attempt will be much better. And who knows if i pick up another royal at Maidstone tomorrow i might make her a couple of little hides  |
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matty18714
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18/04/2009 : 16:54:10
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| lol, why did it go so badly? |
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antw23uk
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Posted - 18/04/2009 : 17:33:37
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My kitchen has about 1 square foot of floor space and equally small work surfaces. No rolling pin but i improvised and used an old wine bottle (i forgot i had it ... it was minging anyway, lol)
I think my dough was too sticky and i didnt spend enough time rolling it out properly. The baking bit went ok but i should have put the bowl on the baking tray first and THEN put the dough over it so it tore a little, lol |
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lee2308
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Posted - 18/04/2009 : 17:49:21
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| very clever but i must say your looking a bit pale in the first photo,are you feeling under the weather? |
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matty18714
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Posted - 18/04/2009 : 18:16:44
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Unlucky Ant.
quote:
Originally posted by lee2308
very clever but i must say your looking a bit pale in the first photo,are you feeling under the weather?
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lee2308
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Blackecho
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Posted - 21/04/2009 : 06:33:33
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| lol |
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aimee87
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Posted - 21/04/2009 : 15:46:30
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rofl
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wolfspirit
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Posted - 21/04/2009 : 15:53:12
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quote:
Originally posted by lee2308
Dont know where i went wrong with this,
you forgot the chocolate chips on top....roflmao..
very funny |
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MissCat
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Posted - 21/04/2009 : 20:52:40
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LOL :D
i am going to give this a blast at some point too...
the OH made bread at my request the other night, but he accidently (meaning he was being dim witted LOL) put in 2 tablespoons of salt as opposed to 1 teaspoon....
i guess i could have used the result as a hide for ra....
it wasn't very tasty though,
i felt awful as i gave it to the kids for their sandwiches at school before i realised what he had done! :s |
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wolfspirit
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Posted - 21/04/2009 : 21:28:58
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quote:
Originally posted by MissCat
LOL :D
i am going to give this a blast at some point too...
the OH made bread at my request the other night, but he accidently (meaning he was being dim witted LOL) put in 2 tablespoons of salt as opposed to 1 teaspoon....
i guess i could have used the result as a hide for ra....
it wasn't very tasty though,
i felt awful as i gave it to the kids for their sandwiches at school before i realised what he had done! :s
you naughty mummy...lol..
my nan used to load her Yorkshire puds with salt...
it was not a nice taste..lol.. |
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anatess
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Posted - 22/04/2009 : 06:53:43
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Oh yea, I remember sharing that here. I make play-doh for the kids using the same exact recipe minus the baking plus food coloring.
I love the pictorial! And I love the end-result. Snakey loves it, I'm sure.
It's supposed to be 250 Fahrenheit not Celsius... that may be where it went badly?
I just wish I can figure out how to make a water-tight version to make water bowls. |
        
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Paulusworm
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Posted - 22/04/2009 : 08:09:15
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quote:
Originally posted by anatess
I just wish I can figure out how to make a water-tight version to make water bowls.
Several coats of yacht varnish? It might work .
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matty18714
Royal Python Moderator
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Posted - 22/04/2009 : 20:06:35
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quote:
Originally posted by anatess
It's supposed to be 250 Fahrenheit not Celsius... that may be where it went badly?
That never even occured to me  |
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Gingerpony
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Posted - 22/04/2009 : 20:17:06
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quote:
Originally posted by matty18714
quote:
Originally posted by anatess
It's supposed to be 250 Fahrenheit not Celsius... that may be where it went badly?
That never even occured to me
Doh!! |
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matty18714
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Posted - 22/04/2009 : 22:35:00
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| You missed the chance for a pun there Ali...Dough... |
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wolfspirit
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Posted - 22/04/2009 : 22:37:41
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quote:
Originally posted by matty18714
You missed the chance for a pun there Ali...Dough...
very good Matty... |
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Gingerpony
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Posted - 23/04/2009 : 21:32:19
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| i'm tired, what more can i say! |
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