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Title: Skin or no skin
Post by: Thumper Dunker on June 23, 2015, 02:17:00 AM
Have this real cool looking carp skin real orange  looking and that's after it was tanned .
Thinking of putting it on this wing.
What do you think.
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Title: Re: Skin or no skin
Post by: Jerry Jeffer on June 23, 2015, 03:26:00 AM
Heck yes!
Title: Re: Skin or no skin
Post by: arrowslinger22 on June 23, 2015, 07:38:00 AM
Not sure, but I have heard that a tanned skin won't work, or maybe that's only snakeskin.
Title: Re: Skin or no skin
Post by: JRY309 on June 23, 2015, 08:09:00 AM
I have put dried snakeskins on the back of a bow.When I had a tanned snakeskin I used it on a backquiver and accents for other items like an armguard.Never put a tanned skin on the back of a bow.Did put rawhide on the back of a selfbow.
Title: Re: Skin or no skin
Post by: njloco on June 23, 2015, 08:54:00 AM
If that's a vintage bow ?, I'd leave it alone, even though it will look good.
Title: Re: Skin or no skin
Post by: double eagle on June 23, 2015, 08:59:00 AM
I think it naked like it is looks great.  There is beauty in the grain.  If you have a lot of the carp skin, it may be a good try on an arm guard or imagine a carp skin quiver.  Interesting maybe.
Title: Re: Skin or no skin
Post by: Pat B on June 23, 2015, 09:09:00 AM
I've used dried carp shins on bows with good results and they look great. I have but won't again use tanned skins on a bow. It doesn't work as well, IMO and on selfbows I think tanned skins will soak up moisture because of their sponge-like texture.
Title: Re: Skin or no skin
Post by: damascusdave on June 23, 2015, 09:26:00 AM
I had thought about doing something like that with burbot skin but then I got a headache and quit thinking like that...if I ever get another bow skinned it will be going to Bob Morrison for snake skins

DDave
Title: Re: Skin or no skin
Post by: dbd870 on June 23, 2015, 10:02:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by njloco:
If that's a vintage bow ?, I'd leave it alone, even though it will look good.
I'd leave a vintage bow alone as well; but I'm not a skin fan either so there is that!
Title: Re: Skin or no skin
Post by: Thumper Dunker on June 23, 2015, 10:35:00 AM
I'm going to leave it alone. The skins are not really tanned that's just what I call it. cleaned and dried. Going to go on a Osage stave standing next to me.
Title: Re: Skin or no skin
Post by: DennyK on June 23, 2015, 02:48:00 PM
Thumper, sound wisdom, that's gonna look awsome on an Osage bow!       Denny
Title: Re: Skin or no skin
Post by: The Whittler on June 23, 2015, 09:24:00 PM
I would leave as is, I don't really care for any skins on bows but that is just me.
Title: Re: Skin or no skin
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on June 24, 2015, 07:21:00 AM
Please show us picks of your self bow once skinned.
Title: Re: Skin or no skin
Post by: Caughtandhobble on June 24, 2015, 12:18:00 PM
Go ahead and skin it, after all you're the Captain of Cool!!!!   :archer:
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