Snake Skin grip???

[Badwithabow]

Hey guys i have 2 lil scrap pieces like 12 in long of timber rat skins. I was wondering anyone ever tried to make a skin grip?? would it hold up?? just curious don't know what to do with the pieces.....

[Roy Steele]

I've but it behind the stiches but I don't think it snake skin be to duable.But I've had tanned that might have worked.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

I doubt that it would hold up with constant contact with the hand on the grip? I'd just use a standard leather wrap for the handle area and save those pieces to make some cool custom arrow wraps out of.

[Jeremy]

I saw a really cool knife handle with copperhead skins.  It had an epoxy coat over it, so there was no contact with the actual skin.

[NTD]

I glued a piece of gopher snake skin onto a thin strip of leather and made a handle wrap with that.  The bow belongs to a buddy and he shoots the snot out of that bow and the skin held up fine.  gopher snakes have nice small tight scales though, don't think rattlesnake skins would work well.  depends on the skin I guess.

[rover brewer]

I did one it was a small skin and I had to wrap twice to cover the handle,I was not to pleased with it and wrapped over it with hemp.I would do as NTD suggested it would gave it a little more padding,you might want to make a template first.