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Title: Skins on glass color?
Post by: iohkus on November 15, 2015, 01:49:00 PM

What color glass would copperhead skins look best on, white, brown, black, or green? I'm wanting a bright vibrant look.

Title: Re: Skins on glass color?
Post by: Mad Max on November 15, 2015, 07:56:00 PM

NO BLACK!

Lay the skin on white paper and see what it looks like

Title: Re: Skins on glass color?
Post by: Carpdaddy on November 16, 2015, 09:42:00 PM

I can only say as Mark did; not black. Did that many years ago and it wasn't pretty.

Title: Re: Skins on glass color?
Post by: iohkus on November 18, 2015, 04:10:00 PM

I'll take some colored "construction paper", with each of the colors under the skins, and see what looks best. Curious what green may look like.
   Thanks guys.

Title: Re: Skins on glass color?
Post by: Mad Max on November 18, 2015, 07:09:00 PM

They look good on osage
So yellow, maybe
Tan

Title: Re: Skins on glass color?
Post by: BrushWolf on November 18, 2015, 09:56:00 PM

These where put over yew veneers with clear glass.

 (http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k592/jet26photos/100_2082.jpg)

Title: Re: Skins on glass color?
Post by: BrushWolf on November 18, 2015, 10:04:00 PM

(http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k592/jet26photos/100_2077.jpg)

Title: Re: Skins on glass color?
Post by: Carpdaddy on November 22, 2015, 08:44:00 PM

If I were building a bow with the intent to skin it with Copperhead I would try to find some of the light tan glass.