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Title: fresh dead snake
Post by: mwmwmb on May 04, 2009, 08:22:00 PM

Okay i got my technician (he drives alottt) looking for fresh dead roadkill. I dont kill things i dont eat.

So today he brought me a 41/2 foot cottonmouth. I have it skinned and stapled to the board. should i scrape it now or let it dry a little?

also as i am preparing to skin a bow. what do you guys do to the edge of the skin? anything. or just end it? how a bout some picks of the ends of your skins.
thanks
Mickey

Title: Re: fresh dead snake
Post by: Eric Krewson on May 04, 2009, 10:33:00 PM

Scrape it now or soak it later and scrape.

By end do you mean at the string nocks?

I file the edges flush and mate the skin to my overlay at the nocks.

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Title: Re: fresh dead snake
Post by: mwmwmb on May 04, 2009, 10:43:00 PM

thanks Eric, yes that end and the other, assuming you arent covering them with a gripwrap.

Title: Re: fresh dead snake
Post by: Mounter on May 05, 2009, 12:38:00 AM

when drying or tanning them, I leave them rough for now and trim later when on the bow, plaque,ETC. I always scrape mine when fresh, an old spoon or a hacksaw blade bent in a circle work good.

Title: Re: fresh dead snake
Post by: josh miller on May 09, 2009, 09:50:00 PM

wat do u glue the snakeskins on the bow wit b/c i got 12 canebreaks or timber rattlers all at 61 1/2 inches long im goin to build me a bow and try 2 get rid of the rest so anybody that wants sum call me at 1-217-662-2768 and ask for josh if im not their leave a message and i will call u back

Title: Re: fresh dead snake
Post by: Eric Krewson on May 10, 2009, 12:14:00 AM

I run the skin about a inch past were the handle wrap will be and cover the ends of top and bottom limb skin with a leather handle.

Title: Re: fresh dead snake
Post by: ken allaman on May 20, 2009, 09:32:00 AM

Put Paul Brunner in windows search and he has a complete guide to putting on a snake covering. Ken Allaman