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Offline recurve shooter

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idea for snake skin
« on: April 04, 2009, 03:35:30 am »
i have a really small copperhead skin, not large enough for a whole limb of my short bow, but i was thinking about putting on a 1 or 2 inch ring of it every 3 inches or so up the back of the limbs. do yall think this would work?
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Re: idea for snake skin
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2009, 07:16:23 am »
I think it would work fine.  Just do it like you would a whole skin.  If you have not done snake skins before check out the build along section.  Gordon's Hazelnut build along has great info on applying skins.
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Offline african man

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Re: idea for snake skin
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2009, 07:46:17 am »
maybe two short pieces from the handle outwards with binding where they end...  ???

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Offline recurve shooter

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Re: idea for snake skin
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2009, 09:21:58 am »
i already have sinue rap around mid limb to hold down a splinter and another on the other limb to make it look uniform, so that could work.  ;)
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: idea for snake skin
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2009, 09:56:17 pm »
One of the community bows we built had a short section of coral snake skin at the last few inches of the tips-it looked good.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: idea for snake skin
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2009, 07:55:28 pm »
I like the idea.  Do it and post some pics!
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Re: idea for snake skin
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2009, 02:31:42 pm »
Here's a pic of the community bow tips:



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Offline recurve shooter

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Re: idea for snake skin
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2009, 08:34:01 pm »
wow that dose look really nice. i'll think on it some more and show yall what i end up with. thanks fellas.
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Re: idea for snake skin
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2009, 12:38:15 am »
How about cutting skin in half lengthways and doing a loose spiral wrap full length up the stave, so as to look like the snake is climbing the limbs.  Two snake heads on the tips would really complete the look.

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Re: idea for snake skin
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2009, 10:59:12 pm »
 :o that would look extreamly cool, but the skin is only like a foot long. aint got enough to do that. will try it with a longer skin one day though.
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Re: idea for snake skin
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2009, 12:01:34 am »
Try to get a full Rattlesnake skin.  Rattle on lower tip and head on upper tip.  Now that I think of it....I might try that >:D

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Re: idea for snake skin
« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2009, 09:56:30 pm »
dont see so many rattlers any more. mostly copper heads and watter moccasins. ALOT of water moccasins.
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