What did you do today, 2016

[cunruhshoot]

Congrats Justin! That is exciting for sure.

I ordered up some green glass and green future wood riser wood. Going for a retro bow look with this one.

[BenBow]

Fancy fletching for sure. Can't beat a wild bird for taste. The smile tells the story.

[Buemaker]

What is more important to keep in the fridge, Unibond 800 or the usual stuff? I have no doubt, but my woman is not so sure.
 

[Roy from Pa]

LMAO..  

[Zradix]

I'd stick with IMODIUM.

[wood carver 2]

When I got home from work this afternoon, I found a big bag that the mailman delivered. Inside was almost two pounds of tanned seal skin remnants that I ordered a few days ago.
Seal skin makes really slick arrow rests and strike plates and it looks cool on a bow too.
I'll be putting some on my swap bow.
     
Dave.

[kennym]

Yesterday I started work on a riser I had glued up last winter for my TD longbow that I hunted with last year.

Glued the first one up with some suspect EA-40 and have paid for it.

After a couple repairs, I just made a new blank out of phenolic and bocote and started fitting limbs to it yesterday.

[Redonefive]

https://goo.gl/photos/7aRT2jnJcpN6mPL69    <---pic in link  Worked on this little bow for my munchkin.. trying to see how artsy I am... not very lol

[Robertfishes]

I was at a stoplight today and a guy ran into the back of my work truck at about 20 mph??..Thankfully its a 2003 full size chevy with a steel bumper..I have a little headache and sore lower back so I was unable to work in my shop after work today.. I have a 40# longbow sitting on my bench ready to glue up.

[scrub-buster]

Tonight I spent 2 hours on a skinning job.  Ended up with 11 splices and nothing but little scraps left when I was done.  You guys are only getting a teaser picture.

 

[monterey]

I set out to grind lams for the next ASL.  Still one taper short. I. Messed up a lot of wood but have the process pretty well mastered now.

There is a lot to be said for sourcing lams from a pro.  

[EwokArcher]

Check out what I found! Couldn't pass this guy up after someone ran him over right outside of my neighbor hood. Skin was perfectly intact too! I dodge em or save em if I can, but if they are already gonners I don't like letting them go to waste.
   
   

[SKITCH]

79 inches.  That's a snake!!  One thing I Don't miss from Oklahoma!!  

I do miss the dramatic weather but prayers for all those caught up in the recent storms.

[scrub-buster]

Nice black rat snake.  They look great on an osage bow

[BenBow]

Redonefive that is a beautiful bow. Where in the Panhandle are you. We moved from Alliance 10+ years ago.

[EwokArcher]

Scrub buster I am glad you called this a rat snake, we have really big bull snakes around here that have the same pattern but are greenish. I have gone back and forth between calling this kind a rat snake and a bull snake of dark coloring. I'll stick with rat snake if that's the consensus.

[Redonefive]

BenBow, I'm here in Alliance.. I'm a SW Missouri Native, But came here 5 years ago for.. you guessed it... The Railroad... Might be leaving soon for the same reason. Things have taken a bad turn here with the economy and Coal regulations etc.. Anyhow, It's not a bad area, I prefer Chadron and Crawford though..  We do a lot of stump shooting in the ridge. Our muzzleloader club has a nice archery course/tourny during our rendezvous (Fur Trade Days)...  
   
Thank you for the compliments on the bow as well, going to try to finish it up today and make a little string.. i wish i had ordered some red b50, but im too impatient to wait now lol..

[scrub-buster]

Originally posted by EwokArcher:
Scrub buster I am glad you called this a rat snake, we have really big bull snakes around here that have the same pattern but are greenish. I have gone back and forth between calling this kind a rat snake and a bull snake of dark coloring. I'll stick with rat snake if that's the consensus.

That looks like a big black rat snake to me.  Here is one I found a few years ago.

   

     


If you cut it one row of scales over from the belly you can save the belly scales and get 2 full length backings out of one snake.  The belly scales look good on a bow.  

     


   

[EwokArcher]

I love that idea, I've never used a belly to skin a bow, does it lay down well? Can you get a good finish on it? That's a killer snake

[scrub-buster]

The belly skin is thicker and I think it is similar to a thin rawhide backing and adds some protection to the back of the bow.  Just like on the back skin, you have to remove the scales after you glue it down.  I use a razor blade to get them loose.  Here is a bow I made a few years back with black rat snake belly scales

   


And here is one that a friend of mine backed with them.