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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: thomas h on April 26, 2011, 01:55:43 pm

Title: first skins-more pictures added
Post by: thomas h on April 26, 2011, 01:55:43 pm

this is the first bow  i ever applied snake skins to  not even sure if both are  rattler  but got both very cheap so  had to practice on something. ;D so how wrong is it.glued with tite bond 3 and finished with 8 coats of tru-oil.

(http://i56.tinypic.com/2zq4xee.jpg)

(http://i51.tinypic.com/35j9q3l.jpg)

(http://i53.tinypic.com/smazpe.jpg)

(http://i53.tinypic.com/2a4w9ki.jpg)

Title: Re: first skins
Post by: half eye on April 26, 2011, 01:57:26 pm

Looks damned fine to this old man....
rich

Title: Re: first skins
Post by: thomas h on April 26, 2011, 02:00:58 pm

thanks rich that makes me feel better i was sort of nervous about  posting so many great craftsmen here 

Title: Re: first skins
Post by: sharpend60 on April 26, 2011, 02:21:42 pm

 Personally, I would like to see more of the bow!

Title: Re: first skins
Post by: HatchA on April 26, 2011, 02:25:38 pm

Agreed!!  More pic's please :)

Looks like a very nice bow!!

Title: Re: first skins
Post by: ErictheViking on April 26, 2011, 02:50:55 pm

looks sweet to me. don't know what kind of snake it is either but they are cool looking.  like the bow like the others(yes more pics) ;D

Title: Re: first skins
Post by: thomas h on April 26, 2011, 03:02:10 pm

here are some more pictures the bow is 56" ntn ipe with bamboo back 43#@27" ,got the bow in a trade from nugget a while back it is really a good shooter

(http://i56.tinypic.com/aos6zs.jpg)

(http://i51.tinypic.com/s2xwtw.jpg)

(http://i51.tinypic.com/1692h61.jpg)

(http://i52.tinypic.com/2pzmpn7.jpg)

(http://i56.tinypic.com/21ak7py.jpg)

Title: Re: first skins-more pictures added
Post by: JW_Halverson on April 26, 2011, 09:55:44 pm

You quit too soon....9 coats, son, 9 coats!

Sorry, just had to stir the pot a little.  I think it looks great, it may not make the bow shoot any faster or your eye more accurate but you gonna make every shot in STYLE!  Good work!

Title: Re: first skins-more pictures added
Post by: thomas h on April 26, 2011, 10:33:56 pm

thank you . ;D will add another coat   ;)

Title: Re: first skins-more pictures added
Post by: Arrowind on April 27, 2011, 02:40:28 am

Nice bow! You have nothing to be nervous about posting your work.  Good job.   As for the skins they look like speckled king snake to me... Very cool.

Title: Re: first skins-more pictures added
Post by: ohma2 on April 27, 2011, 10:39:24 am

yeah thomas that looks good to me.you did a good job on them skins.

Title: Re: first skins-more pictures added
Post by: swamp yeti on April 27, 2011, 12:41:14 pm

Good job on them skins,looks good.

Title: Re: first skins-more pictures added
Post by: criveraville on April 27, 2011, 11:28:29 pm

Those skins almost have a geometric pattern to them... What type of snake?

Title: Re: first skins-more pictures added
Post by: dbb on April 29, 2011, 06:13:32 pm

Good looking bow! and Arrowind is spot on,it is kingsnake.I had a couple of them as pets.

/Mikael