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Offline thomas h

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first skins-more pictures added
« on: April 26, 2011, 01:55:43 pm »
this is the first bow  i ever applied snake skins to  not even sure if both are  rattler  but got both very cheap so  had to practice on something. ;D so how wrong is it.glued with tite bond 3 and finished with 8 coats of tru-oil.







« Last Edit: April 26, 2011, 03:02:49 pm by thomas h »

Offline half eye

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Re: first skins
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2011, 01:57:26 pm »
Looks damned fine to this old man....
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Offline thomas h

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Re: first skins
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2011, 02:00:58 pm »
thanks rich that makes me feel better i was sort of nervous about  posting so many great craftsmen here 

Offline sharpend60

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Re: first skins
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2011, 02:21:42 pm »
 Personally, I would like to see more of the bow!

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Re: first skins
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2011, 02:25:38 pm »
Agreed!!  More pic's please :)

Looks like a very nice bow!!

Offline ErictheViking

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Re: first skins
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2011, 02:50:55 pm »
looks sweet to me. don't know what kind of snake it is either but they are cool looking.  like the bow like the others(yes more pics) ;D
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Offline thomas h

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Re: first skins
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2011, 03:02:10 pm »
here are some more pictures the bow is 56" ntn ipe with bamboo back 43#@27" ,got the bow in a trade from nugget a while back it is really a good shooter










Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: first skins-more pictures added
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2011, 09:55:44 pm »
You quit too soon....9 coats, son, 9 coats!

Sorry, just had to stir the pot a little.  I think it looks great, it may not make the bow shoot any faster or your eye more accurate but you gonna make every shot in STYLE!  Good work!
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Offline thomas h

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Re: first skins-more pictures added
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2011, 10:33:56 pm »
thank you . ;D will add another coat   ;)
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: first skins-more pictures added
« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2011, 02:40:28 am »
Nice bow! You have nothing to be nervous about posting your work.  Good job.   As for the skins they look like speckled king snake to me... Very cool.
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Offline ohma2

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Re: first skins-more pictures added
« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2011, 10:39:24 am »
yeah thomas that looks good to me.you did a good job on them skins.

Offline swamp yeti

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Re: first skins-more pictures added
« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2011, 12:41:14 pm »
Good job on them skins,looks good.

Offline criveraville

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Re: first skins-more pictures added
« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2011, 11:28:29 pm »
Those skins almost have a geometric pattern to them... What type of snake?
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Offline dbb

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Re: first skins-more pictures added
« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2011, 06:13:32 pm »
Good looking bow! and Arrowind is spot on,it is kingsnake.I had a couple of them as pets.

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