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Title: First Snake Skins Finished
Post by: Okie 1 on November 16, 2008, 06:37:00 PM: Here's an Osage bow I've been working on for a couple of months.It's 60#@28" and 62" ntn and really zings an arra. It is very tight ringed and I thought I was never going to get a ring chased on this stave. I didn't plan on putting skins on this one but a friend of mine found a timber rattler in the road that had been run over and he saved it for me. This is the first time applying skins for me and I can say "I'm hooked". It wasn't quite as hard as I had thought it would be. Here's some pictures.

(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/jlholman/Road%20Kill/DSC01849.jpg)
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/jlholman/Road%20Kill/DSC01850.jpg)
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/jlholman/Road%20Kill/DSC01853.jpg)
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/jlholman/Road%20Kill/DSC01854.jpg)
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/jlholman/Road%20Kill/DSC01855.jpg)
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/jlholman/Road%20Kill/DSC01862.jpg)

John
Title: Re: First Snake Skins Finished
Post by: reddogge on November 16, 2008, 07:53:00 PM: Looks downright pretty to me. Great job.
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Post by: Dano on November 16, 2008, 08:50:00 PM: Nice work John.
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Post by: Shaun on November 16, 2008, 08:57:00 PM: Excellent! Nice looking bow, might need an arrow now.
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Post by: Stumpknocker on November 16, 2008, 09:17:00 PM: That is really cool! TG
Title: Re: First Snake Skins Finished
Post by: Okie 1 on November 16, 2008, 09:29:00 PM: Thanks guys.
Dano, after your sidewinder bow, I had to try the skins. You could say, you've been an inspiration.

Shaun, I tired to put an arra in the frontal picture but my wife said she wasn't taking the picture if I did.LOL :)

John
Title: Re: First Snake Skins Finished
Post by: bluegill on November 17, 2008, 07:43:00 PM: Outstanding John,

What are your overlay?

Sean
Title: Re: First Snake Skins Finished
Post by: Tommy Leach on November 17, 2008, 09:31:00 PM: John, nice looking bow. Have you had any luck yet? Tommy
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Post by: Okie 1 on November 17, 2008, 10:10:00 PM: Sean, the tips are maple and cocabolo.

Tommy, not yet. How 'bout you?
By the way, this is the bow I was working on at the Expo.

John
Title: Re: First Snake Skins Finished
Post by: Tommy Leach on November 17, 2008, 10:42:00 PM: I harvsted a 130# doe in Kansas with the Copperhead bow and rivercane. Tommy
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Post by: bjansen on November 17, 2008, 11:18:00 PM: Excellent bow!....do the skins add any draw weight,,,or serve as a backing in any manner?
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Post by: vermonster13 on November 17, 2008, 11:29:00 PM: That is a good looking bow!
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Post by: Mike Yancey on November 19, 2008, 06:34:00 PM: Looks great John!
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Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on November 20, 2008, 05:27:00 AM: Great looking bow
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Post by: SoNevada Archer on November 20, 2008, 09:59:00 AM: Beautiful! :notworthy:
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Post by: Roy Steele on February 03, 2009, 10:57:00 AM: Really nice bow and nice tiller.This is where all that speed comes from.If you get a couple copperhead skins give them a try.Nice bow again.I was begaining to think every one on this web only built 45# bows.
Title: Re: First Snake Skins Finished
Post by: Okie 1 on February 03, 2009, 04:18:00 PM: Thanks Roy, I'll be huntin some copperheads come spring.
Title: Re: First Snake Skins Finished
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on February 04, 2009, 05:07:00 PM: nice bow john (as always)
i'll see if i can get you some rattle snake, if you want some
Title: Re: First Snake Skins Finished
Post by: Okie 1 on February 04, 2009, 05:19:00 PM: Thanks.
I'll take all you can get!!!