Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: rockhound34 on November 09, 2009, 07:17:02 pm
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??? Was wanting to know if you could put rawhide on a snakey osage? Then put snakeskin over the top of rawhide.I was thinking this up while working today.would be nice just to make bows for a liven!!!
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Sure you can! Just because it's snakey doesn't change what the raw hide will do for it. ;)
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I would stain the rawhide a dark color before adding the snakeskin.
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there is a pic in the bows section that i made for recurve shooter it is backed with rawhide and rattlers not a problem.
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Hey Rock hound,is there something wrong with the back of your bow,like a violated ring or something? Otherwise,you sure don't need to back osage with rawhide( unless there's a problem).
God Bless
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:That was a fast response, thank you. Maybe I'll just apply the snakeskin. This is better than reading a book. I went downstairs to put my lay out on one of my snaky Osage stave's. Fast response thats awesome.
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Sure you can,I have done it several times when I was not sure I followed the longitudinal grain perfectly.Here is one I used rawhide on.
Pappy
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nice bow, Pappy :) -josh
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Not to hijack, but would you need to cut a piece of "snakey" rawhide, or can you get a regular rawhide strip to follow the bow like a snake skin can? Just curious.
Swamp
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I just lay a piece wide enough to cover all the curves and then file off the edges.If you try to twist it around it will get wrinkle's very easy.Never thought about cutting it out first but I am sure that would work also. :) Good idea Swamp Bow. :)
Pappy
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pappy thats a sweet bow nicely done.Thanks for info.
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I just lay a piece wide enough to cover all the curves and then file off the edges.If you try to twist it around it will get wrinkle's very easy.Never thought about cutting it out first but I am sure that would work also. :) Good idea Swamp Bow. :)
Pappy
That's what my concern would be (wrinkles). Thanks
Swamp
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pappy didn't that stave give you two of those bows side by side, band saw from one stave ?The first Osage bows I made were deer hide and rattler backed cut from one big stave I just wanted a bow that would not break and had the deer hide other wise they were clear back self bows.
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3 bows,that was the belly split,the other 2 came from the outside,sisters. I only put rawhide on this one the others were easy enought to follow the grain. :)
Pappy
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If I split out something that snakey from a log it would be in the house getting pampered.after I cleaned it up of course. well the good thing about it I will always have something to look forward to my luck I would split it wrong and not get it to make a snakey Osage from it.
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Its a tough thought,the bow is awesome pappy.A true work of art I'm working on one now that's going to take a toll of patience,if you know what I mean. I live here in southeast missouri an we have plenty of Osage.Its the only wood I really like,,its magical.The only reason I asked about the rawhide is My boy is seven,an I have snakey bow im working on for him.
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Pappy, nice bow! You mean you didn't follow the longitudinal grain on the rawhide? :) Jawge
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;) ;D ;D Thanks,Rawhide is not the cure all but it will add a little insurance. :)
Pappy
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thats why i use it all my bows are 1 growth ring but it is insurance and piece of mind. and its not hard to do.