Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: WhistlingBadger on June 02, 2024, 11:40:47 pm
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Title says it, I guess. I've got a few bows in the pipeline that are or will be backed with snake skin. How to you get a nice, clean looking edge? I've tried cutting a straight edge with an exacto knife, and painting over the edge with a black stripe. Neither looks terrible, but neither is completely satisfying either. What do you do?
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I use a flat bastard file and go along the edge filing from back to belly, starting at the handle and out the limb to the tips. This gives you a tapered edge that blends to the wood smoothly unlike an abrupt cut edge.
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I only put my snake skins on the back of the bow, some wrap them around the sides a bit. I leave the top limb edge sharper and cut the excess skin off with a small fine cut file pushing the file toward the belly only, this cuts a very clean line. I sand the side of the bow lightly to get rid of the file marks.
I use the painters tape to keep the glue off the rest of the bow so I have less to clean up after the skin is applied.
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I do the same as Eric.
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Same here. I like to use thin ca glue on the tapered edge itself ones I sand it a bit to seal up the edge. Tb3 would likley work too.
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Ah, OK. See, stuff like this is why I need you guys...how long would it have taken me to figure that out myself? Thanks for the tips. Much appreciated.
Thomas