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Offline Gus

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Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
« on: June 20, 2013, 06:16:39 pm »
Howdy Fellas,

I was wondering if some of our Pacific Northwest Brothers or Sisters, or anyone else for that matter, might be willing to part with some wood for some East Texas Snake Skins.

Here is what I'm Hunting (Seasoned):


Yew: something nice and tight, about 52 to 62" x 3"W x 2-3"H (Thinking Sinew Backed Paddle Bow).
Vine Maple: Looking for something that would get me to 60 to 70# at 27", don't have to be too straight, but workable.
Ocean Spray: Looking for something that would get me to 50 to 55# at 27"... Also looking for 2 or 3 dozen Shoots that will spine 50 to 55 and be minimum 30".

I would also be up for trading for some Hill Cane shafts.

At the moment I have some Texas Rat Snake, Cottonmouth, Broad Banded Water, Diamondback Water, Bull Snake and Numerous others...
I'll get some photos of some of the skins up this evening.

Thank You for looking,

-gus
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Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2013, 12:03:20 am »
Gus, I have some hill cane left. Let me see what I have and I will PM you. I like different snakes than typical. Ones with interesting color and/or patterns or just plain in some cases.
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Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2013, 01:09:44 pm »

I've got a Pacific Dogwood stave that has been curing since 2003. I like snake skins.
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Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2013, 02:49:08 pm »
Dang Mullet, had i just known ya needed more ......lol >:(
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Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2013, 04:23:38 pm »
Always need more. ;D
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Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2013, 04:27:38 pm »
As promissed here are a few pics of a skin or two...






Pat I'm definitely interested in your Hill Cane... What kinda skin can I interest you in?

Mullet I'm up for a piece of Dogwood... Is there a species of snake you have in mind?

Still looking for Yew Babe...  ::)
And Vine Maple.
And Ocean Spray Staves and Shafts...

-gus
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Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2013, 10:23:32 pm »
Gus;

That one on the left second picture or the bottom one looks good. Will the cover a 64" bow?
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Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2013, 11:05:26 pm »
Mullet are you looking at the Red Rat one or the Tan/Silver one?
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Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2013, 11:20:46 pm »
Gus ,you an me dude,we gots ta go snakin sometime  >:D
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Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2013, 10:58:03 am »
Gus, if you send me your address I'll get the cane out next week and I'll let you choose the skin for me.   ;)
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Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
« Reply #10 on: June 22, 2013, 04:07:23 pm »
4Dog, That sounds like a Plan for Sure...  ;)


Will do Pat... Do you have a Bow length-width in mind?
Or do you just want me to surprise you?    :)

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Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2013, 05:56:31 pm »
Gus, I'm going to back off this trade if you don't mind. The stave is so reflexed it will cost too much to ship. Thanks though.
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Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
« Reply #12 on: June 22, 2013, 09:42:43 pm »
Quote from: mullet on June 22, 2013, 05:56:31 pm
Gus, I'm going to back off this trade if you don't mind. The stave is so reflexed it will cost too much to ship. Thanks though.

No Worries Sir,
Thank You for looking at it.
Hope we can work a trade sometime down the line.

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Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2013, 05:08:24 am »
Well I got just about every NW wood there is I might have a short yew stave laying around somewhere. I'm not very fond of snake skin but I do kinda like that red and black lookin one. Not sure what it is. PM me if yah wanna work something out.
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Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2013, 04:06:16 pm »
Bryce,

Here are the four nicest Red Rats I have to choose from...






The 47 inch "Nearly Clean" has a few pin holes in it.
The rest are clean.

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