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kylerprochaska
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SCALES
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December 09, 2009, 05:27:33 pm »
so i tried a damp paper towel and then some painters tape....but then a lightbulb lit up above my head....LINT ROLLER!!! just rolled it over the skins a few times and it took the loose scales right off! Just thought I'd let you guys know....don't know if anyone else has thought of this but it works great!
-Ky
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wkominos
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December 09, 2009, 05:35:29 pm »
Thanks for the tip.
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Josh
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December 09, 2009, 05:37:03 pm »
cool, what kinda skins were they though... some snake species' skins are thicker than others... Cool tip!
-josh
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kylerprochaska
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December 09, 2009, 05:45:00 pm »
Josh, they were western diamond back
-Ky
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Dano
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December 09, 2009, 06:12:27 pm »
Steel wool works for me.
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zeNBowyer
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Re: SCALES
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December 09, 2009, 08:47:45 pm »
I don't take the scales off,
if they pop off fine, not sure why people feel the need to take them off,
when the skin dries and you apply a resin coating they stay on fine,
I think they provide more strength and protection to the bow
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Dano
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December 09, 2009, 09:33:17 pm »
Zen, what kind of resin and how many have you done like that?
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wodpow
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Re: SCALES
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December 09, 2009, 10:37:55 pm »
the rattlers skins I have used were kind of heavy scaled the big snakes must of needed to shed. After glue down masking tape took all the scale skin off. On younger thin skinned snake skin if its not got 100% glue contact it can rip just like it was paper my bows all get three coats of tru-oil then after it dries a couple days 0000 steel wool in between coats help take that rasp like texture down to where it don't make that loud rasping sound if it rubs on heavy cotton camo after seven or eight coats of tru-oil the edges will be smooth and won't make that ripping sound when rubbed on anything
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zeNBowyer
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December 10, 2009, 12:06:14 am »
I've done3 bows all with scales on,
using tightbond glue for applying the skins
and coating with various clear coats
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"There's something immoral about abandoning your own judgement"
Cowards always run in packs
Ishi did not become the arrow, I suspect. The arrow became Ishi.
kylerprochaska
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December 10, 2009, 12:33:08 am »
I guess by scales i didnt mean the actual scales...just the layer of skin the snake was to shed next...the armor is still there
-Ky
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Dano
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December 10, 2009, 01:17:05 am »
Zen, the reason I ask is, eventually the scales will lift and leave white spots under the finish. That's the reason for getting all the scales off.
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zeNBowyer
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December 10, 2009, 01:41:18 am »
I don't think that is true if you put a good clear finish on,
I think if you are looking for that furniture buffed look on the bow
it makes sense to take the scales off
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Cowards always run in packs
Ishi did not become the arrow, I suspect. The arrow became Ishi.
NTD
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Re: SCALES
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December 10, 2009, 03:24:49 am »
snakes always look their best after a shed. I prefer to give them that last shed. Duct tape has worked fine for me. I found that my python/boa skins were way more difficult to get that last shed off when compared to rattlers. Shoot the rattlers I could just rub my hand down the skin and they flaked right off.
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Re: SCALES
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December 10, 2009, 03:43:48 am »
Try soaking the Raw Snake Skin in Denatured Alcohol for a couple Days...I do this....and the Outer Skin on the Scales just floast off in the Soulution........JMO
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Re: SCALES
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December 10, 2009, 08:38:25 am »
I just rub and wash them good in the water I soak them in and most loose ones will come off Then dry them with a rag and glue them on,then rub from head to tail with a dry rag or like Dano,fine steel wool after they are dry on the bow.I tried the duct tap and with thicker skins it dose fine ,but thin ones like copper heads and some water snakes I have used ,if you ant careful it will tear the skin.
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