Author Topic: Carp/Sinew Backed Juniper Bow (Read 2050 times)

kpete · « **Reply #40 on:** December 13, 2011, 07:25:00 PM »

Keenan,
glad you stepped out of teepee to shoot.

kpete · « **Reply #41 on:** December 14, 2011, 10:37:00 PM »

keenan,
When you say "goat horn" what kind of goat do you mean?

Keenan · « **Reply #42 on:** December 15, 2011, 12:29:00 AM »

David, Thank you, I used spray on poly
Twitch, Thank you, Keep us posted on your progress.
Kpete, Thank youI'm not sure I bought them from a guy on Craigslist. I think he said they were corisica rams

getstonedprimitivebowhunt · « **Reply #43 on:** December 15, 2011, 03:45:00 PM »

I really like how you raised the handle wrap up over to cover shelf..sweet. I'll have to try that...NICE! Jeff p.s. I got some salmon skins too try !

Keenan · « **Reply #44 on:** December 21, 2011, 09:16:00 AM »

Thank you Jeff. One day I decided to try something different and always hated doing the strike plate add on. Almost all my wraps are this way now.

NormanDale33 · « **Reply #45 on:** December 21, 2011, 07:26:00 PM »

Wow, one of the most intersting and beautiful bows I have seen. You are talented my friend. It is cool to see works of art like this. Can't wait to build my first bow this spring.

Keenan · « **Reply #46 on:** January 02, 2012, 09:23:00 PM »

Steven, Thank you, Come down to Oregon this May when we have or Bowyers Gathering and we can work on one together.

caleb0100 · « **Reply #47 on:** January 03, 2012, 07:35:00 AM »

beautiful bow, and I love the way those skins look!

twitchstick · « **Reply #48 on:** January 05, 2012, 02:26:00 PM »

Very nice bow!

NormanDale33 · « **Reply #49 on:** January 05, 2012, 03:45:00 PM »

Thanks Keenan, I may have to take oyu up on the offer.

SEMO_HUNTER · « **Reply #50 on:** January 10, 2012, 07:52:00 PM »

Wow Keenan! Bring this post back up to the top for another round. Who knew that carp could look so dang gorgeous on a bow? Gonna have to get me some carp skins, I can see that already.

Did you do anything special to them as far as preperation while fresh? Or just simply dry them like you would a snake skin?
Please let me in on it.

steadman · « **Reply #51 on:** January 10, 2012, 08:29:00 PM »

WOW!! You do amazing work!!

rainman · « **Reply #52 on:** January 10, 2012, 09:09:00 PM »

Treat the carp skins just like snake skins. Grass carp is much better than German carp.

Keenan · « **Reply #53 on:** January 11, 2012, 05:23:00 PM »

Thank you Semo.
Thnak you Steadman
Thank you Rainman Yes you are right.

beendare · « **Reply #54 on:** January 11, 2012, 10:52:00 PM »

Man I shot piles of those carp last summer and never heard of any use for the skins-thats beautiful

Can you explain or point me to something that explains how to treat the skins for this- thanks in advance

Keenan · « **Reply #55 on:** January 12, 2012, 09:38:00 AM »

Thank you Beendare, Just flesh the skins and stapple them down to some plywood. Then you can cut inside the staples with a razor when dried and roll them up like rawhide untill ready to use.

snag · « **Reply #56 on:** January 12, 2012, 10:17:00 AM »

I never thought I'd be saying this...I'm going carp fishing this Spring!

rainman · « **Reply #57 on:** January 12, 2012, 07:31:00 PM »

Go to Stick & Strings traditional archery, there is a tutorial on there by John Scifres.

SEMO_HUNTER · « **Reply #58 on:** January 14, 2012, 04:28:00 AM »

I'm going to assume that you DO scale them first, correct? My brother lives next to a guy that has a small pond behind his house and there's some HUGE grass carp in there. I can see a grass carp snagging trip in my near future, maybe this spring?

BTT............up!

rainman · « **Reply #59 on:** January 16, 2012, 07:44:00 AM »

Yeah scale them, skin them, flesh, then degrease with Dawn, usually 3 times. Then tack down to dry them for later use or put on wet. They are much thicker wet than they will be when dry, like Sinew is.

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