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Title: to much snakeskin?????
Post by: Gaff on March 02, 2009, 02:44:00 PM
i ordered a rer cxr last week, (grey durawood w/ black glass limbs) and am thinking how i can "dress it up". i plan on skinning the limbs with either a real skin, or the vinal wrap.
and i really like the thunderhorn quivers with the snakeskin insert.
my question is do you think that would be to much skin? and what kind would look good? i dont know my snakes..  :confused:     anybody else have a similar combo i can look at??

gaff
Title: Re: to much snakeskin?????
Post by: Guru on March 02, 2009, 02:51:00 PM
No KS????
Title: Re: to much snakeskin?????
Post by: Guru on March 02, 2009, 02:52:00 PM
Oh yeah...I think it will look fine with the limbs skinned with the quiver. I'd want it all to be the same kind of skin though...
Title: Re: to much snakeskin?????
Post by: Gaff on March 02, 2009, 02:56:00 PM
oh yeah, deffinatly the same kind curt. ya know the rer was a good bit less $$ than the ks, and a good bit less mass weight as well.
i tell ya, i still drool like crazy everytime i see one. i like to think at some point i will get myself one!!

gaff
Title: Re: to much snakeskin?????
Post by: ishiwannabe on March 02, 2009, 02:59:00 PM
With the gray action wood, I would go with canebreaks, or diamondbacks. The black glass should make the pattern stand out. Black leather quiver with the same skin accents. Then get Guru to "snake" a dozen arrows for ya...  :D  No such thing as too much. LOL. Of course Cottonmouth skins are cool, and subtle.

Snake are awesome creatures, and one of the most attractive skins IMO. My uncle(who was really my Dad's best friend) used to have HUNDREDS. I remember walking into his house and the rattlers just going nuts....He was one of  a few people in NYS lisenced for poisonous snakes. When he died, the majority of what he had went to various reptile institutions through out the NE.
Title: Re: to much snakeskin?????
Post by: Gaff on March 02, 2009, 03:06:00 PM
"Black leather quiver with the same skin accents"
my thoughts exactly!!! i dont know what the differance is between the canebreaks, diamondbacks or the cottonmouths?? anybody got pics??
i thought all the glass would be covered by the skins??  

gaff
Title: Re: to much snakeskin?????
Post by: ishiwannabe on March 02, 2009, 03:36:00 PM
The glass will be covered, but real snakeskin is thin enough to see through, to an extent. Canebreaks are the triangular or arrowhead shaped pattern, diamondbacks look like a row of diamonds. Cottonmouths resemble a much darker, blackish copperhead pattern.
I was thinking a bullsnake would also "pop" with that....there are so many choices...LOL. I wont describe that one...  :D  
Try checking the sponsors, they might have pics.
Title: Re: to much snakeskin?????
Post by: Gaff on March 02, 2009, 03:56:00 PM
i think this would look cool!! i hope it works, its my first picture post!!
(http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww91/gaffey-29/smllfry4.jpg)
Title: Re: to much snakeskin?????
Post by: robtattoo on March 02, 2009, 05:25:00 PM
D'Oh! Too dark for pics now, but tomorrow I'll post up a few pics of my skinned Shrewesque with matching skinned quiver. It's very pretty!  :D
Title: Re: to much snakeskin?????
Post by: Boom Stick on March 02, 2009, 05:40:00 PM
I've seen a lot of pics of snake skin over black glass and the black realy brings out the detail.

I don't think I'd go with vinal though.
Title: Re: to much snakeskin?????
Post by: Kingstaken on March 02, 2009, 08:47:00 PM
Jim, that quiver is awesome lQQking. The bow is gonna lQQk great..
Title: Re: to much snakeskin?????
Post by: wapitimike1 on March 02, 2009, 08:54:00 PM
You can never show to much skin!!
Title: Re: to much snakeskin?????
Post by: Gaff on March 02, 2009, 08:57:00 PM
trust me mike, you dont want me showin anythin!!!!  :eek:   LOL

gaff
Title: Re: to much snakeskin?????
Post by: robtattoo on March 03, 2009, 04:49:00 AM
Here y'go.....

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/robtattoo/snakebit002.jpg)
Title: Re: to much snakeskin?????
Post by: Ia Hawkeye on March 03, 2009, 03:51:00 PM
In many states Rattlesnakes and many other kind of snakes are protected spieces. It's illegal to kill or buy skins.
Title: Re: to much snakeskin?????
Post by: Tater on March 03, 2009, 05:56:00 PM
Charcoal Dymondwood with black glass under the skins, black glass on the belly as well.
   This is a 50's style recurve by John McDonald "Big River Bows" it is a two piece (sleeve handle) T/D.

(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa282/Bowhuntater/BWBow001.jpg)