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Title: Predator Hunter "Skinned" finally!!
Post by: rholzie on February 18, 2013, 01:47:00 PM
***Have always wanted to put skins on myself, so I chose Prarie Rattler skins and my Predator Hunter. This is my first bow skin so it's far from perfection! Been working on them on and off since Thanksgiving. First soaked the skins in warm water then applied them with a generous coating of Elmer's glue. After several days of straightening and pressing with a 3/4" dowel rod, I  then trimmed and de-scaled with clear packaging tape. They were still somewhat wet underneath so I waited a full month,(over kill, I know), but I wanted to give the Elmer's glue plenty of time to cure! Then came x5 coats of super glue with light sanding between each one. Then again waited about a month to cure,(over kill again)! Last week I finally got around to putting on x6 coats of spray on satin varnish. Again, I know they are not perfect but I think they turned out ok! What do you think? ...Only regret is that I shoud've taken pics of every stage...oh well, next time perhaps.
(http://i.imgur.com/KC6W9P3.jpg)
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(http://i.imgur.com/HEfCC2m.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/S2Yi6zG.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/HutCOwN.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/so7Fvge.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/ATAaCAY.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/oeU7hVT.jpg)
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Post by: rholzie on February 18, 2013, 02:27:00 PM
Here's a couple more pics...
(http://i.imgur.com/0QbNJny.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/i8ZrzdK.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/G6FrtZ6.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/LJxbSTF.jpg)
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Post by: ISP 5353 on February 18, 2013, 02:55:00 PM
Great job!  I think they look FANTASTIC!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: sticksnstones on February 18, 2013, 03:12:00 PM
Very nice! I love prairie rattlers!
Thom
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Post by: jmar595 on February 18, 2013, 03:38:00 PM
Nice looking bow. I have an osage longbow I made that I want to skin. Looks pretty good on that recurve you got there.
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Post by: ron w on February 18, 2013, 03:44:00 PM
From here it looks great!!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: SERGIO VENNERI on February 18, 2013, 04:18:00 PM
Looks great! Predators a nice Bows  :clapper:
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Post by: yaderehey on February 18, 2013, 04:20:00 PM
Love the overlays of skin on the belly side of the riser.  Very cool touch!
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Post by: Andy Cooper on February 18, 2013, 04:55:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by yaderehey:
Love the overlays of skin on the belly side of the riser.  Very cool touch!
+1
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Post by: Caughtandhobble on February 18, 2013, 06:59:00 PM
Nice work!!!
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Post by: arrowbuster on February 18, 2013, 07:43:00 PM
Like that you put it on the inside. Very nice job.
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Post by: Buranurra on February 18, 2013, 08:58:00 PM
Excellent job, they look fantastic and really lift the Pred Hunter
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Post by: rholzie on February 18, 2013, 09:37:00 PM
Thanks for the compliments!
Guess I sort of turned my Predator Hunter into a different kind of "Class--ic"... lol
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Post by: D on February 18, 2013, 09:46:00 PM
They look great.  I like the ones on the belly of the riser for an extra touch
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Post by: Sixby on February 18, 2013, 10:25:00 PM
Love that green phase of Prairies. I did one bow with them and really love the look. You did great. I have never used Elmers but have heard of it and sounds like it worked. God bless and looks great., Steve
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Post by: lad on February 18, 2013, 10:42:00 PM
great job. How much did you rough up the fiberglass limbs before applying the glue and skin?
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Post by: Richie on February 18, 2013, 11:22:00 PM
They look awesome, good job.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: rholzie on February 19, 2013, 08:39:00 AM
Hey Lad...First off ...I made it a point to research and watch as many videos as poss. on line...taking a little info from each one. But as for the limbs...I went over them a couple good times with emery cloth, making sure they were real "dull" looking all over. Also made sure they were wiped clean.  Thanks, and you can do it!
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Post by: RM81 on February 19, 2013, 10:41:00 AM
Nice job, they look great!
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Post by: Nativestranger on February 19, 2013, 10:41:00 AM
Looks great! Does the snakeskin slow down the limbs at all?
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Post by: manitou1 on February 19, 2013, 12:14:00 PM
Great job.  A very, very cool looking Predator!
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Post by: chanumpa on February 19, 2013, 12:23:00 PM
Thats a very stealth Predator.Nice work.Turned out great.
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Post by: Rick Butler on February 19, 2013, 01:25:00 PM
Rob they look great! You gonna use it this weekend at the Bunny Stomp?
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Post by: limbolt on February 19, 2013, 06:36:00 PM
Congrats on a job well done,looks great.  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Bob Morrison on February 19, 2013, 08:28:00 PM
looks good..
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Post by: rholzie on February 20, 2013, 07:31:00 AM
Hey Rick, not going this year...I'll be doing my "stomping" at Hurley!
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Post by: rholzie on February 21, 2013, 06:52:00 AM
Nativestranger...I've heard that skins do affect the bow speed too...but I can't notice any drastic difference. Truthfully, I'm happy to "trade off" a couple #'s for how cool it looks now anyways!