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Offline burchett.donald

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Timber Rattler and Stone Point
« on: May 26, 2018, 08:34:35 pm »
    Skinned and fleshed a nice Timber Rattler today using a stone point...I killed a deer with this point a couple years ago and it still has the pine pitch on the base...This should add some "mojo" to the skin and point...The fine serrated edge really does a good job grabbing and pulling the meat away! This snake was 66" with the business end attached...Inside in the AC drying, it is a mug here in S.Carolina right now...
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Genesis 27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

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Re: Timber Rattler and Stone Point
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2018, 08:35:45 pm »
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Re: Timber Rattler and Stone Point
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2018, 08:36:48 pm »
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Timber Rattler and Stone Point
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2018, 09:50:48 pm »
Nice work and great looking skin.
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Timber Rattler and Stone Point
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2018, 11:56:53 pm »
That is one big rattler!  Nice work!
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Offline half eye

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Re: Timber Rattler and Stone Point
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2018, 02:37:54 am »
Some of that hornstone and oil chert is some kind of hard rock sir. Nothin beats stone for fleshing and cleaning. Used some (hornstone) on the turtle legs and worked good like that. Be careful playing with those South Carolina critters my friend, Nice skin for sure and I still have that "honker" you sent me. Y'all grow 'em big down there ::).
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Timber Rattler and Stone Point
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2018, 07:08:42 am »
   Thanks Clint and Hawkdancer....

   Rich, I will be using stone on the skins from now on...Perfect little tool to cut and scrape with the micro serrated edge...

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Re: Timber Rattler and Stone Point
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2018, 01:20:56 pm »
That's a nice one. I usually cut the belly scales off with a pair of scissors. Saves scraping the meat there.
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Timber Rattler and Stone Point
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2018, 04:59:53 pm »
 Eddie,
           That would save a lot of work...But, I generally use half way into the belly for skins if I'm going to split in halves, use the other half for staples...
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Re: Timber Rattler and Stone Point
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2018, 05:16:14 pm »
Nice skin and nice job skinning it, cool how good those stone tools work. :)
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Timber Rattler and Stone Point
« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2018, 08:02:09 pm »
Nice looking skin.
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Timber Rattler and Stone Point
« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2018, 06:59:20 am »
     Took the skin of the board and flipped it over...I sure like the looks of a Timber Rattler's pattern...Going to meet up with S.C.hunter today...I think Steve will make good use of it...The last couple of bows he posted were extra nice...I gotta get him to skin one up for us!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Timber Rattler and Stone Point
« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2018, 07:09:57 am »
Timber rattler is one of my favorite snake skins. I especially like the pink coloration in some of them.  It can be split lengthwise and both halves match well enough to use on one bow.
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Timber Rattler and Stone Point
« Reply #13 on: June 09, 2018, 04:44:03 pm »
Damn good job on that snake Don....You should get a great backing from that one.
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Re: Timber Rattler and Stone Point
« Reply #14 on: June 09, 2018, 07:40:20 pm »
That is a beautiful snake Don. That one would even look great hanging on a wall.
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