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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Postman on July 04, 2009, 04:48:55 pm

Title: milk snake osage
Post by: Postman on July 04, 2009, 04:48:55 pm

This stave gave me fits but is my all time favorite. Had a huge milk snake skin with a hole in the middle. Pat B's craft show copperhead bow inspired me to split it and wrap the ends - thanks for the advice Pat, amd those who helped with brace advice - turned out after further shoot in to be about equal.

60" NTN, 47# @27" Have to redo the handle - don't like the "Middle only" like I thought I would.

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Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: DanaM on July 04, 2009, 06:33:59 pm

Looks good to me once the osage turns dark it will be even better :)
Hope yer watching fer snakes when picking cukes this year ;) :o ::)

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: cracker on July 04, 2009, 07:06:39 pm

Looks good just the way it is I like the different way of applying the skins.Ron

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: Pat B on July 04, 2009, 08:20:34 pm

Wow, she's coming along nicely! 8)

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: FlintWalker on July 04, 2009, 09:02:06 pm

Looks great!  I'd swear that was a northern water snake though ???

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: Timo on July 04, 2009, 11:43:42 pm

That is what I was thinking Shannon.Would like to see a close up of the skins.

I like the bow alot,utilizing short skins is always a plus.nice job.

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: recurve shooter on July 05, 2009, 12:40:32 am

i got one nice sized skin and a few that are like a foot long. the big one was....oh so ironicly.....killed by a fish arrow through the top of the head from a bridge.
the cop that was about to run us off decided it wasnt really that important when i pulled a 4 foot cotonmouth up onto the bridge beside him.  ::)

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: Postman on July 05, 2009, 11:47:43 am

Nice recurve... ;D  That is an eastern milk - looks a lot like a watersnake  and corn snake, though....I'll get some closeups goin' .

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: woodstick on July 05, 2009, 12:09:00 pm

i dont know what it is but it looks good.

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: OldBow on July 05, 2009, 12:25:59 pm

Got your weapon all bookmarked for July Self BOM. Thanks for the post!

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: Pappy on July 06, 2009, 05:54:58 am

Cool looking bow.Congrats on that one. :)
    Pappy

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: Hillbilly on July 06, 2009, 07:42:01 am

Good looking bow.

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: John K on July 06, 2009, 12:07:58 pm

Good looking bow ! I'm looking for a skin to match this one.
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/DSCF0009-2.jpg)

So if anybody has one please pm me.

Thanks, John

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: madcrow on July 07, 2009, 12:57:33 am

Sometimes those troublesome bows turn out the best.  Looks sweet.

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: Aries on July 07, 2009, 01:29:51 am

I like how you did the skins. They turned out really nice ;D

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: GregB on July 07, 2009, 08:43:39 am

Good looking bow, would be nice to have a closer pic of those skins so we can fully appreciate their beauty!  ;)

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: Postman on July 07, 2009, 04:10:13 pm

here's the closeup - These were my first skins - used the blue tape method from "buildalongs" had some trouble trimming with a scalpel. Glad I ain't a surgeon...Anything I operate on is already dead ;D

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Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: GregB on July 07, 2009, 04:24:48 pm

Thanks! Those are really pretty! :)

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: Bullitt on July 07, 2009, 09:15:11 pm

Very nice postman! You did good! Good shootin, Steve.

Title: Re: milk snake osage
Post by: smokeu on July 07, 2009, 11:09:05 pm

Nice bow!! Like that snake skin!