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Author Topic: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem  (Read 985 times)

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Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« on: July 18, 2016, 08:14:00 AM »
In my quest to save Cobra Skins on one of my favorite bows (Matlock Predator}, I sacrificed another Matlock bow that had Canebrake Skins. Task impossible as the skins were epoxied on.  The Canebrakes were real pretty but I needed to reduce the bow from 55#@28 to 40#@28.  To do so involved taking glass off back & belly plus trapping the back, and re-tillering the bow.  The skins were actually tuff to grind & scrape off.  As I was working the bow, I remembered seeing a couple of Dean Torges bows  where he partially skinned and faded them into the wood of the bow.  

I kept the skins into the fades of the riser.  With the Lams being Dirty Bamboo, I think the effect came out really cool. Let me know what y'all think...tippit

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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2016, 08:18:00 AM »
I think it looks great!  Those Canebrakes literally disappear into that bamboo.  

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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2016, 08:27:00 AM »
Looks AWESOME!!!!
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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2016, 08:41:00 AM »
Looks real good!

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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2016, 09:22:00 AM »
Wow never seen that approach before love it!
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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2016, 09:29:00 AM »
Looks good. The first thing I thought about was how a snake can kind of disappear into the background. Very nice,
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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2016, 09:29:00 AM »
Hey Chad,
Just sent you an email on your string tracker.
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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2016, 09:31:00 AM »
That's a very cool look! Nice job
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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2016, 12:15:00 PM »
Look great to me
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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2016, 02:04:00 PM »
That's sweet!   :thumbsup:
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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2016, 02:21:00 PM »
Really nice.  I'm going canes on my next bow and that sure does look sweet!
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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2016, 02:28:00 PM »
Looks awesome!

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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2016, 02:56:00 PM »
Looks really nice.
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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2016, 03:04:00 PM »
Absolutely love it, and I've never been a fan of snake skin on bows....Until now!  Gives it a whole different look.

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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #14 on: July 18, 2016, 04:58:00 PM »
Your talent is never ending my friend.   :thumbsup:

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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #15 on: July 18, 2016, 06:30:00 PM »
Love it, shows off killer limb veneers too.
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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #16 on: July 18, 2016, 07:16:00 PM »
Very cool Jeff..!!

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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #17 on: July 18, 2016, 07:23:00 PM »
Good evening Jeff,You are having too much fun with your collection of bows and getting the wgt. down that old farts can handle like myself.Keep at it with the number of bows you have it should take you another 10 years to go through them all.Kip

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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #18 on: July 18, 2016, 07:49:00 PM »
Looks great! Never thought about doing that.

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Re: Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem
« Reply #19 on: July 19, 2016, 10:05:00 AM »
I like it!
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