Bob,etchant doesn't do well on plants either.HAHA
For those having fun threading stitching needles,tear a piece of paper about 1"x 1/8" and fold in half over the end of the waxed thread,slides right through.Good for those of us getting up in years.
Mount a piece of angle( I use aluminum) to your bandsaw table to help resawing larger pieces of wood down to scale size.
I use old manila folders to make templates for all my sheaths.
Fresh snakeskins can be pinned out on a board and dried with baby powder.Thats it for now.Keep'em coming, Dave