Tanned Snake Skin Question

[Roy from Pa]

Are snake skins that have been tanned good for backing bows? Or should air dried snake skins be used?

[Shaun]

Air dried. The tanned ones are saturated with glycerin and remain soft.

[1gutpile]

hey Roy you can use tanned skins and they will look awesome..just soak in hot water and dawn dish washing liquid for a while and then rinse real good..this will remove the oils from the skin..then just apply like air dried..I got a set on a kodiak magnum that were tanned..paid 5 dollars for both skins at a show so I figured what the heck...best looking canebreaks I got bro..freakin awesome they came out so well..the tanning process seems to give the skins a brighter and deeper looking pattern...like I said they are the best skins I have on any bow so far....gut