I have always shot my 14 in. risers with a beaver tail wrap. Now that I have switched to 12 in. and Rc risers I needed a way to have a non slip grip to match the contours of the riser. After looking at the great Centaur stippling and Michbowhunter's how to thread ,I felt ready to carve on a $500 riser    .

Riser  1


Riser 2 I added some curly vine thingies




then I added some cotton mouth skins ( from Snakewood) to my 62 in. limbs.





I wasn't sure how the cotton mouth skins would look on black glass , but they turned out great.

Bill

Nice job........     how's the grip feel to you.....better?

Bill love the grip and the skins,great job on both.      

Wow! you my friend have got skillzzzzz.

Very nice job.  Skins are great.  I especially like the bolts, that's detail....

Bill, what did you use to re-finish the riser?

God Bless,  Pierre

WOW you did a great job. Looks awesome.

Nice I like the skins!

Very nice work Bill!!

Wow great job!

Excellent job on the carving and skins. Sweet bow too!  

That is so well done!!          

Very nice..awesome job!!!!

Great Job!!!

Sir, you did an outstanding job!

WOW!!

Thanks for the compliments guys. It was a fun project. I relly like the feel of the grips. I lightly buffed the stippeled grip area and left the throat plain for a good feel. The risers (and limbs) are finished with Thunderbird.

Real nice job Bill! Both the skins and carving look great.      

Sweet,nice job!

looks great!! awesome work on the grip and the skins. like the heck out of it, want to sell it!!! LOL

That looks like a great job on the handle and the skins