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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: recurve shooter on April 09, 2010, 10:56:08 am

Title: anyone ever tried gar skins?
Post by: recurve shooter on April 09, 2010, 10:56:08 am

i have seen some sturgeon skin backed bows on here, does anyone know if gar skin would work? if so how  would you process the stuff? i want to try to at least stick one big enough to make a quiver out of this summer.  ;D

Title: Re: anyone ever tried gar skins?
Post by: Hillbilly on April 09, 2010, 12:17:22 pm

I would think that a gar skin would be too thick and stiff for a bow backing. I've got a couple in the freezer of horrors that I haven't figured out what I'm gonna do with 'wm yet, maybe knife sheaths or something.

Title: Re: anyone ever tried gar skins?
Post by: recurve shooter on April 10, 2010, 10:14:37 pm

huh. ive seen armodilo knife handles. no lie.  ;D a big enough gar might be simmilar.