Snake skins

[razorback]

Do snake skins work as good backing to protect a questionable grain, and where is a good place to get some wide enough for a pyramid bow that is about 2 1/2" wide.

[scrub-buster]

I don't believe snake skins are tough enough to offer much protection.  Rawhide or sinew would be a lot better.  Snake skins over sinew help to keep it dry though.

[John Scifres]

I've had a few sets of eastern diamond=backs that were thick enough but in general, scrubbuster is right.  Pine Hollow Longbows has nice skins and Mike Yancey is a good guy.

[Rich Evans]

snakeskins are defitely not strong enough. back with the rawhide like scrubbuster said, then use the snakes over it. its awesome.

[bigcountry]

I tell ya, I got some timber rattler skins that I believe might protect some 54".  But I can pull them apart if I tried.  I couldn't do that with rawhide.

[razorback]

Thanks guys, that is what I was thinking. Need to check out the chew toys for some rawhide.

[Rich Evans]

save yourself a bunch of work and just buy the strips from 3 rivers or pine hollow. you'll be glad you did. they are very uniform in thickness and pretty much ready to glue on except for soakin in water for about an hour or so.

[bigcountry]

Originally posted by Rich Evans:
save yourself a bunch of work and just buy the strips from 3 rivers or pine hollow. you'll be glad you did. they are very uniform in thickness and pretty much ready to glue on except for soakin in water for about an hour or so.

What fun is that?  

[Ted Fry]

Actually guys snake skin will help as a backing if thick enough , find your self some Python or Boa skin and you will have a snake skin that in my opinion is as tough as rawhide, some fish skins , like Sturgeon will be even tougher

[Ranger B]

If you are gonig to back I, personally, think sinew or rawhide is the way to go. You can always put a decorative snake skin over it. Just my opinion.