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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: jturkey on April 29, 2011, 12:21:26 am

Title: skin for a bow
Post by: jturkey on April 29, 2011, 12:21:26 am

My brother gave me this as a present 31" from tip to tip and it is on a 6" board got plenty of skin on it t o make it work. i am planning on getting another one close to the same size to put on a 68" t2t hickory long bow.trying for about 55# will be 1.75 or better wide and going for the 28-29"draw. the taper from the fades go out 9 inches and then taper to 3/4" right now but can thin this out in the tiller. also planning on putting some sort of osage/maple overlay on the tips for looks. goingt o wrap the handle in cordage and using linseed oil for  afinish most of this i have given a lot of thought to as you can tell but we will see.

Title: Re: skin for a bow
Post by: jturkey on April 29, 2011, 12:22:53 am

here is what i got for the bow so far!

Title: Re: skin for a bow
Post by: jturkey on April 29, 2011, 12:24:18 am

i have since heat bent the limbs to get the string to follow sraight down the hadle in the middle

Title: Re: skin for a bow
Post by: gstoneberg on April 30, 2011, 07:23:50 pm

Pretty snakeskin, looking forward to seeing your bow bending.

George