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Title: Snake skin on a Bear!?
Post by: RedShaft on June 26, 2011, 06:44:00 PM

is it possible to snake skin back a old bear recurve? if i found one that i really liked, can it be done? who can do such a thing and about how much would something like that cost me? thanks

Title: Re: Snake skin on a Bear!?
Post by: on June 26, 2011, 08:29:00 PM

i would think , (if you can hang wallpaper you can skin a bow)...just my opinion.  :saywhat:

Title: Re: Snake skin on a Bear!?
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on June 26, 2011, 08:32:00 PM

I have seen pics here before. They looked pretty nice, perhaps they would be posted here again.

Title: Re: Snake skin on a Bear!?
Post by: YORNOC on June 26, 2011, 08:44:00 PM

I've backed quite a few. The key is to get the finish off the back of the limb. Sometimes the old Bear finishes fail, sometimes they hold. Dont take the chance, carefully get it down to the glass.
If you are looking to resell it, not a great idea. MANY( I'm talking MANY) people have questioned what I'm "hiding" under the snakeskins.
 Whatever, you dont trust it, dont buy it right?
  I personally LOVE skinning Kodiak Hunters and Kodiaks. Copperheads look fantastic on brown glass.  A couple of 50+ pound mid 1960's Kodiak Specials got done also.  The Gainesville Green Grizzlys look great with green western diamondbacks or prairies on them.
Definitely do-able, they look great.

Title: Re: Snake skin on a Bear!?
Post by: Mack Marine on June 26, 2011, 09:50:00 PM

Hey Brad! Do it your self an buy you some arrows with the extra money saved. If I can do it any one can an i have done several bows.

Title: Re: Snake skin on a Bear!?
Post by: RedShaft on June 26, 2011, 10:01:00 PM

cool thanks guys, i want to use copperhead, i thing it would look great on a super kodiak in the darker brown. how do i go about learning to do it? books? videos?

Title: Re: Snake skin on a Bear!?
Post by: RM81 on June 26, 2011, 10:05:00 PM

Do it yourself.  I just finished up my first one and it wasn't very difficult at all.

 http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=104823

Title: Re: Snake skin on a Bear!?
Post by: RedShaft on June 26, 2011, 10:16:00 PM

really nice matt, congrats on a job well done! looks great.

Title: Re: Snake skin on a Bear!?
Post by: 4runr on June 26, 2011, 10:19:00 PM

Here's a link to one I did.
 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=003650

Title: Re: Snake skin on a Bear!?
Post by: RedShaft on June 26, 2011, 10:36:00 PM

you turned thos into beauties man!

Title: Re: Snake skin on a Bear!?
Post by: TxAg on June 26, 2011, 10:48:00 PM

4runr, that is a great lookin bow

Title: Re: Snake skin on a Bear!?
Post by: Migra Bill on June 26, 2011, 11:11:00 PM

Here is my 1960 Grizzly snake skinned by Droptine 59.

  (http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f255/migrabill/bows/60griz2.jpg)

  (http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f255/migrabill/bows/60griz.jpg)