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Title: skinned my bow need advice
Post by: rover brewer on January 31, 2011, 07:45:31 pm

ok i have a red oak board bow that I linen backed useing tite bond III now I put black racer skin over it.Should I put a coat of tite bond over it or just start coating with tru oil??? Thanks for any advice.

Title: Re: skinned my bow need advice
Post by: adb on January 31, 2011, 08:02:40 pm

Just oil it. TB3 dries brown, and not clear.

Title: Re: skinned my bow need advice
Post by: NTD on February 01, 2011, 01:25:43 am

What Adam said :)

Title: Re: skinned my bow need advice
Post by: ken75 on February 01, 2011, 11:19:26 am

i have always coated mine with titebond 2 i think it seals the skin better . but to each his own

Title: Re: skinned my bow need advice
Post by: jwillis on February 01, 2011, 11:40:40 am

Sounds like a nice bow. Make sure to post photos when it is done! Jim

Title: Re: skinned my bow need advice
Post by: Pat B on February 01, 2011, 12:20:10 pm

I coat my skins with a thin coat of TBIII as a vapor barrier before sealing with Tru-Oil.

Title: Re: skinned my bow need advice
Post by: El Destructo on February 01, 2011, 12:40:31 pm

Quote from: ken75 on February 01, 2011, 11:19:26 am

i have always coated mine with titebond 2 i think it seals the skin better . but to each his own

I must concur....I have always coated mine with Titebond....then Sealed the Bows with Tru Oil or Urethane's....never use Artificial Sealers on unbacked Bows...but always seal a Snake Skin...at least I do.

Title: Re: skinned my bow need advice
Post by: rover brewer on February 02, 2011, 08:09:50 am

thanks to all you advice, seems like the light coat of tite bond has the most votes so that's what I'm going to do.And as soon as I learn how to post pictures I will.

Title: Re: skinned my bow need advice
Post by: Pappy on February 02, 2011, 09:22:21 am

I guess there are a lot of different way,I just seal over mine with Tru Oil. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: skinned my bow need advice
Post by: adb on February 02, 2011, 05:53:40 pm

A snake skin is already waterproof, so I don't know why you'd want to seal it with glue, but... to each his own! ;D

Title: Re: skinned my bow need advice
Post by: John K on February 02, 2011, 06:02:09 pm

Tru-oil for me, no glue

Title: Re: skinned my bow need advice
Post by: oneeye on February 02, 2011, 06:54:32 pm

This is what I do.   I always remove the scales with the back edge of a spoon before gluing to the limbs. I'll glue them down with slightly watered down tb2 applied to both the skin and bow limb. After their all set up and dried and trimmed/filed or sanded to limb shape I rub in some more watered down tb2 against the grain of the scales. Then smooth it down with the grain with your finger.  It helps all the little loose edges of the scales lay down flat.  After its all dried I'll lightly hit it with some 600 grit.  Not saying its the right way to do it, it's just the way I do it.   Scott

Title: Re: skinned my bow need advice
Post by: ken75 on February 02, 2011, 07:14:30 pm

scott sounds very similar to what i do ... but mine dont look good as yours