"Strengthening a crab shell?" Topic
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Dropzonetoe  | 02 Nov 2009 5:20 p.m. PST |
So the wife and I were walking down the beach and she found a small crab shell top. Kind of like this but about the size of quarter.
link My wife wants to make it into a ring but the shell is so fragile that it will never survive it. I was thinking of perhaps adding clear resin around it to make it stronger, but is there anything else that would be good for this project? |
| Space Monkey | 02 Nov 2009 5:38 p.m. PST |
Is it just the top side or is it hollow in the middle with empty leg holes?
If it's just the top I can't see much to do but resin coat it.
This stuff is pretty easy to use for jewelry purposes:
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| Dropzonetoe | 02 Nov 2009 5:46 p.m. PST |
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| RavenscraftCybernetics | 02 Nov 2009 8:15 p.m. PST |
if its small enough, cast it into a block of resin. |
| quidveritas | 02 Nov 2009 10:34 p.m. PST |
Or take it to a taxidermist that does fish. He can reproduce it in a material that will last a very long time. Probably better than anything you can do -- if it's going to be special, might be worth spending a couple bucks on it. mjc |
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