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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: leapingbare on December 27, 2007, 05:28:25 pm

Title: Altinative Backing
Post by: leapingbare on December 27, 2007, 05:28:25 pm

  Ok i am making a very special bow right now, its 58'' ntn and has green and tan stone overlays and i am ganna use the same stone for the arrow rest, its also sinew backed. I am trying to think of a cool backing that would look good with the stone and the osage, I do not wont to use snake skin or rawhide.
 Any ideas would be awsome.

Title: Re: Altinative Backing
Post by: Loki on December 27, 2007, 05:29:30 pm

Cherry Bark look's good.
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,4508.0.html

Title: Re: Altinative Backing
Post by: tom sawyer on December 27, 2007, 05:41:48 pm

Carp or gar skins?  Or dye some sinew, I've stained it with walnut hulls to turn it brown.

Title: Re: Altinative Backing
Post by: leapingbare on December 27, 2007, 06:08:42 pm

i got gar skins but there only about 12'' long
i dont think i wanna use gar.

Title: Re: Altinative Backing
Post by: carpenter374 on December 27, 2007, 07:40:09 pm

rawhide, or tow linen both look good painted.

Title: Re: Altinative Backing
Post by: Sidewinder on December 28, 2007, 01:13:24 am

The coolest and oddest looking backing I have seen on here was Pappys grass carp. It was a biggun and the scales were large and added a very interesting texture to the backing that also retained a certain natural camoflage. That would be my choice.  Danny

Title: Re: Altinative Backing
Post by: chessieboy on December 28, 2007, 03:02:05 am

I've never used it but some bows on here were backed with sturgon (sp) skin.  I also like the look of some salmon skins.