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Not in love with my bow, What to do?
« on: July 10, 2007, 04:50:53 pm »
Working on my 2nd bow. Its hickory and the tiller looks great, The tip overlays look good. Now comes the part that makes me want to hide it in the closet. I put prarie rattler skins on it and one dried considerably darker than the other. I am thinking of wiping the lighter one down with dark walnut stain.

Has anyone did something to make skins match better?

Thanks, Ron
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Re: Not in love with my bow, What to do?
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2007, 05:00:01 pm »
Well, I dont know if Id stain it myself,Id probably enjoy the contrast,Hey! If you really dont love it Im shure Icould! Need my  adress? Auggie.
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Re: Not in love with my bow, What to do?
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2007, 05:48:12 pm »
Symmetry is overrated!  Don't stain it!
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Offline sonny

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Re: Not in love with my bow, What to do?
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2007, 06:07:10 pm »
leave it !
you may dislike the color even after you stain it.

LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE !

 
 
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Re: Not in love with my bow, What to do?
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2007, 06:16:21 pm »
Well no need to change its color now. I put duct tape on it to remove the scales and when I pulled the skin ripped. So now I have 1 limb with a skin and 1 without. Now I need a bow to shoot selfbow class this weekend. So now I have to decide if I want to shoot a recurve this weekend or rip the other skin off this bow and seal it. Today sucks  lol
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Re: Not in love with my bow, What to do?
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2007, 07:33:55 pm »
Slap some cherry bark on it instead and you can have it ready within 48 hours. 
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Re: Not in love with my bow, What to do?
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2007, 07:44:12 pm »
thats if I had some cherry bark lol I don't have a clue where to get it or what it would look like. I ordered another skin and it should be here thursday.  Still I am interested in cherry bark.

Thanks, Ron
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Re: Not in love with my bow, What to do?
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2007, 08:05:52 pm »
  Go stealth mode,fly under the radar 8) Shoot it with one skin on and a wraggedy one hanging.Then just out shoot everybody else. ;D
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Not in love with my bow, What to do?
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2007, 09:03:46 pm »
If it shoots well then shoot it regardless of looks.
I guess you could do bow socks to hide the limbs. Try argyle socks and pretend its a fifties bow ;D ;D
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Re: Not in love with my bow, What to do?
« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2007, 11:37:48 pm »
I'd say just shoot it!  When you're shooting you can't see the back anyway ;)...and who cares what everyone else sees. If you shoot the bow well, go win the competition.  Call it.."Road Kill"!    Pat
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Re: Not in love with my bow, What to do?
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2007, 12:44:12 am »
Thanks for the words of encouragement guys. There isn't much chance of me winning the shoot so I at least wanted to lose in Style  ;D
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Re: Not in love with my bow, What to do?
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2007, 02:32:37 am »
See me for some bark and I'll place you on a list for some future harvest "orders".
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Re: Not in love with my bow, What to do?
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2007, 03:59:20 am »
Rule # 1,...never get to much in love with your first few bows ;D
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Re: Not in love with my bow, What to do?
« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2007, 05:56:03 am »
8UP it will shoot just fine with one skin and I promise not to make fun.I have stained some copper head skins and it worked pretty well.Most won't ever notice the difference any.I ones got a pair of skins and 1 turned out to be timber and the other was a Diamond back,I still have it and I think I am the only one that even noticed. :)See ya Friday.
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Re: Not in love with my bow, What to do?
« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2007, 08:26:40 am »
Ron,
I've got a pair of prairie rattlers skins if you need them.  ;)

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