Snake skins on old PSRX-cold weather project

[Caughtandhobble]

Great write up... Thanks for sharing  

[T-Bowhunter]

Looks Great, Thanks for Sharing!

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Originally posted by wvtradbow:
Semo,they look great,I did skip a couple things,like beendare said,I usually take the back of a knife to get the majority of the scales off but I really didn't have to on Copper heads,on Rattlers I do but the scales are much bigger and courser.Thunderbird 2 part is very thick I actually had a hard time spraying it,had to play with the air pressure to get it right.I used Tru-oil once and although it did turn out,I think it took about 8-10 coats and a lot of drying time to get it where I couldn't feel the edges,but it never cracked on the curve.

I hear ya man, like I said.....to each his own and everybody does things a little different than the next guy. Hope I didn't come off like I was bashing your thread. The bow looks great and the skins look great on the bow. I guess I just assumed that Thunderbird was a lighter bodied finish than what it actually is? I've never used it myself so I really don't know anything about it, and when I think of "spraying on" a finish I just think of the lighter bodied finishes. My hat goes off to anybody brave enough to install their own skins on a bow because I know all too well how many things can go wrong. I could tell you a few nightmares that happened to me along the way to refining my techniques in bow skinning.        

[wvtradbow]

No not at all Semo,I always like to see how others do this also,thats why the Gangs my favorite site.I am no way a professional at this..I do think after looking at your bow and trying to remember when I used try-oil,they're really 2 different looks,yours look very realistic with good deep color,I ways trying for a more "under the glass"look for a better term.i would love to hear from some bowyers to see if skins can be put between the lams and the clear glass during the bow building process .

[wooddamon1]

Lookin' good guys! I would think skins between lams and glass would have a lot of glue gaps, but what do I know? If it could be done without the gaps it would be pretty sharp...

[ranger 3]

I'm like semo I use tru-oil