Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Almostpighunter on July 28, 2010, 12:12:19 am
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Just had the weirdest experience applying a snakeskin :o. I was in the process of putting a matched pair of diamondback skins on the limbs of a Modoc style bow and when I began to wipe the bow down to de-scale it I thought I somehow tore through the skin >:(. I was about to run through my entire repitoire of curse words when I noticed there was ANOTHER set of scales beneath the layer that tore ???. Turns out that the snake must have been in "Blue" when it had been harvested. I wet the skin down and began the peeling process revealing the most beautifully colored diamondback skin I had ever seen. Anyone who has ever owned a snake as a pet knows how amazingly beautiful the snakes look just-shed and this skin was no exception. Even has orange tones running through it. The skin is absolutely flawless; unfortunately, I had already applied the other skin and the "matched set" was no longer...oh well :D.
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I think it will look cooler now that it has different colored diamondback skins... Now it has some character and a good story to go with it. :) I wanna see it when you get it all done. I think it is gonna be beautiful...
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"Before and After" ...her new name! ;D
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I've had a few "shed" while I was skinning them :)
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If you soak them for a couple of hours before applying them, they almost always do that.
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I think that's just the outer scales coming off.
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Yep...He was ready to Molt....and now He has...when they Shed...it brings out all the Highlights in the Skin....makes them look really cool....too bad it didn't start before you glued It down....that way you could have dyed the Back of the Bow Black.,...and really brought out the colors of the new Skin
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"Before and After" ...her new name! ;D
Could not agree more.
Funny how things work......
Ron