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Offline BakhSA

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Re: Snakey Osage Bow w/Copperheads
« Reply #45 on: December 22, 2011, 09:45:10 am »
Great bow and great pics Will.
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Offline iowabow

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Re: Snakey Osage Bow w/Copperheads
« Reply #46 on: December 22, 2011, 09:46:38 am »
Will that bow is really nice.  How do you prepare the snake skins? Do you just skin the snake scrap and then dry them out? Are they then rewet and glued on? Looks like you did it perfectly. That handle looks real good on that bow? 
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Offline Will H

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Re: Snakey Osage Bow w/Copperheads
« Reply #47 on: December 22, 2011, 09:57:35 am »
Dwardo- Thank you! Very kind feller! :)

PeteC- Thanks :)

BakhSA- Thank you  :D
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Offline swamp yeti

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Re: Snakey Osage Bow w/Copperheads
« Reply #48 on: December 22, 2011, 12:58:37 pm »
That is one nice looking snakey osage,nice job.Like those snakeskins to.
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Offline tdog

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« Reply #49 on: December 22, 2011, 02:39:50 pm »
Wow! What a nice looking bow. You guys at Twin Oaks really know how to bend some wood!

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Offline criveraville

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Re: Snakey Osage Bow w/Copperheads
« Reply #50 on: December 23, 2011, 04:44:16 am »
Good shooting Will and I like the new pics.  Congrats on joining 8)

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Offline Will H

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Re: Snakey Osage Bow w/Copperheads
« Reply #51 on: December 23, 2011, 10:33:34 am »
Thanks swampyeti, tdog, and criveraville :) And Merry Christmas!
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Offline snag

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Re: Snakey Osage Bow w/Copperheads
« Reply #52 on: December 23, 2011, 01:05:31 pm »
Like others have said the results of your labor of love is outstanding. I really like the shape of the grip area. I think I just changed my ideas for the grip on the bow I am making right now! Thanks for posting these great pics. Did you say what finish you used? Guess I should re-read....
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Offline ChrisP

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Re: Snakey Osage Bow w/Copperheads
« Reply #53 on: December 23, 2011, 06:54:00 pm »
Thats why i love osage. Every piece seems to really have its own character
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Offline Jeremy Holden

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« Reply #54 on: December 23, 2011, 09:32:59 pm »
Love the bow and the wool too!

-Jeremy
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Offline Gaur

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Re: Snakey Osage Bow w/Copperheads
« Reply #55 on: December 24, 2011, 11:50:09 am »
That's an awesome bow Will.  Those snakey staves seem hard to come by.  Never tried a real snakey one like that yet.  Merry Christmas.  Do you have a few more days to hunt before your season ends?
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Offline swamp monkey

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Re: Snakey Osage Bow w/Copperheads
« Reply #56 on: December 24, 2011, 04:51:23 pm »
absolute perfection.  wonderful.
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Offline Will H

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Re: Snakey Osage Bow w/Copperheads
« Reply #57 on: December 24, 2011, 10:35:37 pm »
Thanks again you guys!


Snag- I used high gloss helmsman spar urathane for 7 coats and then finished with the same in satin spray can.


ChrisP- Thanks, Im a sucker for character wood  ;)  Thats why I love Osage so much.
 
Jeremy- Thanks, I love my wool in the winter woods.  :) :)


Guar- Thanks man, Merry Christmas to you as well! We can hunt here in TN till Sun, Jan 1. So Ill maybe have 2 or 3 more times on stand with her.


swamp monkey- That was nice. Thank you


Merry Christmas
~Will
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Offline Will H

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Re: Snakey Osage Bow w/Copperheads
« Reply #58 on: December 25, 2011, 10:06:14 pm »
Oh! Sorry Iowabow, I seem to have missed ya. Thank you kindly and yes that's pretty much how I did the skins. I used TB3 slightly watered down to apply them. Then came back with a sanding block to feather them in on the sides. Gettin all the scales off was the tricky part, I tried steel wool and every other method that was suggested to me but the only way I could get it done was to pick em off with my fingernail. Very tedious to say the least but it's well worth it. Also, thanks about the grip. I have about 3 days of work in that hide so I'm a real fan if that grip myself. I noticed you figured out the braintan as well;) yours looks awesome! Very even smoke :) good job buddy! Hope you had a great Christmas!
~Will
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Offline gmc

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Re: Snakey Osage Bow w/Copperheads
« Reply #59 on: December 26, 2011, 03:09:55 am »
Will, that's one awesome bow.

Love the front limb profile and skin work.
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