I fell in love with snake skin (again)

[Lee Robinson .]

I sold my last snakeskin bow a while ago...but after making one for a Tradgang customer recently, I fell in love with the western diamondback skins once again. It looks like I will have to make myself another one some time soon.

Here is Alan's bow (66" bow w/ Wenge/Pau Ferro riser and a tan phenolic accent)...

 

Another Tradganger, Dave's bow (64" bow w/ a bubinga, maple, wenge riser and zebra belly limbs)...

 

 

Thanks for the opportunity. I hope you both enjoy your bows for many years.

[Terry Green]

   

[Ulysseys]

love snakskins - they beat any limb veneer as far as I'm concerned

[Gen273]

To each his own, but snakes and their skin give me the creeps.

However, I am happy that you are going to be using them again, because that means fewer of them for me to step on....LOL

Anyway, very nice workmanship on the Bow, as always!!

[Sixby]

Best looking camo in the world. I just finished three sets. Love them. Getting partial to the canebreaks though.
God bless you all, Steve

[Lee Robinson .]

Sixby...on the canebreaks. I like the natural camo pattern too. My snake skin bow will be madeon a bow that is of hunting pull weight for that very reason. But, I understand their skin is a lot thicker when compared to the western diamondback (which I like equally as much). This was hearsay though, as I myself never worked them. Did you notice much difference.

[Sixby]

Not hearsay now bro. It is thicker. Ask for young snakes and shorter lengths like 32 to 35 inches. I have worked with most of the pitvipers except Moccasins. the thinnest is Copperheads followed by Prairies , then westerns, then I would call canes and easterns a tossup. To me the prettiest are young easterns. They have a very bright diamond pattern if the snake is dark . Next to me would be canebreaks, then diamonds or prairies, tossup, I am not as enamored as most with the copperheads although I have seen some really pretty ones. the pics of the moccasins I have seen look really cool but I have never skinned a bow with them. Of course most folks will put copperheads first. I just happen to like the diamondbacks better.LOL
God bless you all, Steve

[Lee Robinson .]

There is an old saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That said, I myself am not a big fan of the easterns or the prairies. Their colors are too much "pretty boy" for me for some reason. I can't really say why, but they remind me of plastic pattern stuff. I always liked the more rustic appearance of the westerns.

I do like the looks of copperheads, canebreaks, and moccasins...all very much.

Gabbon would be cool too I bet. LOL.

[Recurve50 LBS]

That bow looks sweet with that snake skin on it. I'd like to have one of my bows done up with snake skins.