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Old 04-25-2011, 04:35 AM   #1
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Gills and bleeding gills
Using red craft fur, cut into triangle shape small enough to fit into area cut out for the gills. Take a business card and apply Softex to both sides. Insert the business card into the slot and apply the Softex to the top and bottom of the slot.
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Applying Craft fur
Using a metal lip, push the craft fur into the slot. Let dry and then start to trim.
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Trimming craft fur
Get as close as you can to the inside of the slot.

Repeat the process on the other side.
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Old 04-25-2011, 04:41 AM   #4
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The end
You can also leave the whole length of craft fur, to give the appearance of a bleeding gill.

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Old 04-25-2011, 06:13 AM   #5
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Old 04-25-2011, 09:17 AM   #7
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I like it!
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Old 04-26-2011, 03:13 PM   #8
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Old 04-26-2011, 03:30 PM   #9
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Very creative, Mike. When did you find time to work on that and where you been?
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Old 04-27-2011, 08:34 AM   #10
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Looks great!
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Old 04-27-2011, 09:36 AM   #11
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I heard he's been in mens rest rooms leaving his mark....see scuppers thread.

All joking aside that looks great Mike, let me know when it's ready for me to pick up.

Got some more bar swag for you too.

Thanks for posting the how to.
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Old 04-27-2011, 04:17 PM   #12
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Chris,
That's your plug, I'm way to jacked up on coffee to sign it. Going to have to wait a week or so. Been doing a night shift at the nuke in Plymouth.
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Old 04-29-2011, 05:59 AM   #13
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GREAT CREATIVITY, first REALISTIC FLYS an now REALISTIC PLUGS.
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Old 04-29-2011, 08:08 AM   #14
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That looks great, I'll definitely use that idea. Thanks for putting this up.
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Cool idea.
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Old 05-01-2011, 10:05 PM   #16
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