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.

Heck yes!

Not sure, but I have heard that a tanned skin won't work, or maybe that's only snakeskin.

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.

If that's a vintage bow ?, I'd leave it alone, even though it will look good.

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

Thumper, sound wisdom, that's gonna look awsome on an Osage bow!       Denny

I would leave as is, I don't really care for any skins on bows but that is just me.

Please show us picks of your self bow once skinned.

Go ahead and skin it, after all you're the Captain of Cool!!!!