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Title: Show and Tell
Post by: deerhunter_w on March 11, 2015, 04:52:00 PM
Hello Gang,

Its time for a show and tell. I want to see your bows with snake skins. If you could tell me what type of woods and skins you have. Im going to have my new centaur skinned when the time comes, and I'm looking for ideas. I have it narrowed down to copper heads and canebrake.

Thanks
Jeff
Title: Re: Show and Tell
Post by: Bladepeek on March 11, 2015, 05:16:00 PM
Just to confuse and aggravate you, the most beautiful set of skins I've seen were on a Two Tracks Ambush and they were water moccasin.

 (http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm312/bladepeek/Archery/Two%20Tracks%20Ambush/AS2.jpg) (http://s299.photobucket.com/user/bladepeek/media/Archery/Two%20Tracks%20Ambush/AS2.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Show and Tell
Post by: on March 11, 2015, 05:18:00 PM
Those would be tough to beat!
Title: Re: Show and Tell
Post by: Sky-Dogg on March 11, 2015, 07:56:00 PM
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Orange Osage character bow with Eastern Diamondback skins I built in 2008.  Brian
Title: Re: Show and Tell
Post by: Igor on March 11, 2015, 08:06:00 PM
Nice bow sky dogg  very nice. What are the specs?


Glenn
Title: Re: Show and Tell
Post by: Krex1010 on March 11, 2015, 08:08:00 PM
Those bows all look great, very sharp.
Title: Re: Show and Tell
Post by: Sky-Dogg on March 11, 2015, 08:28:00 PM
Igor,

Bow is 68 inches long and draws 52 pounds at 28.5 inches draw.  The shape of the bow reflects the actual grain of the orange Osage stave.  I draw knifed it down to a single ring.  I used a form and reflex/deflexed the bow after shaping.  Grip is brain-tanned buckskin.  If you look close there are two knotholes in the upper portion of the riser that I worked into the bow.  Brian
Title: Re: Show and Tell
Post by: deerhunter_w on March 11, 2015, 08:45:00 PM
Nice. Keep them coming