Author Topic: "SKINNED" up my ACS......PICS (Read 1334 times)

A.S. · « **on:** May 21, 2009, 03:42:00 PM »

After doing lots of reading here on Tradgang, I made the plunge and added snake skins to my beloved ACS. While it was undergoing the process, I took my riser to the local bow shop (who also does trophies) and had the deer head laser etched into the riser.

Turned out pretty well. I put Tru-Oil over the skins then misted one coat of satin spar urathane over that to cut down the shine. They are still shinier than I would like....any suggestions??

Tom · « **Reply #1 on:** May 21, 2009, 03:47:00 PM »

Don't think I'll shoot with ya'll at STAR, bad enough seeing you whip up with that widow but now an ACS-scary bloody thought.
Good job and looks fine. Hope to see you and the gang in Roanoke.

A.S. · « **Reply #2 on:** May 21, 2009, 03:50:00 PM »

Good to hear from you Tom! My whole worthless bunch will be at STAR and ATAR. See you there.

billy shipp · « **Reply #3 on:** May 21, 2009, 03:53:00 PM »

Looks good Allen....gotta love them skins. I recently sent an HSS back to Jack Harrison to have skinned.
I normally give mine a coat or 2 of Tru-Oil every year, then lightly buff out with a Scotch Brite pad to knock the shine off.

Billy

Kyle Lancaster · « **Reply #4 on:** May 21, 2009, 04:34:00 PM »

0000 Steel wool rubbed lightly on the limbs will also dull the shine. Good job on the skins. I have an ACS coming that looks very similar to yours, except the rest is on the other side.

Kyle

Nook · « **Reply #5 on:** May 21, 2009, 04:42:00 PM »

Hey Alan, Looks better than the copperheads you were after. Me Like.....

The Worthless Bunch is eager to cheer your efforts at these two great shoots. We will try to keep quiet and not disturb your SLEEP....

Jeff

Lefty · « **Reply #6 on:** May 21, 2009, 05:04:00 PM »

Allen, great job on the skins! They look great!

Gordon martiniuk · « **Reply #7 on:** May 21, 2009, 06:07:00 PM »

Nice that makes your acs look way better than stock,, never could figure out why acs bows are so plain on limbs I think you did well with the engraving and skins a beautifull Bow !

joevan125 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 21, 2009, 06:23:00 PM »

Allen

I got my ACS today but i am going to send the limbs back for some lighter ones 44@28. I want to send mine off to get skinned any suggestions. Yours look great and i love the deer head.

A.S. · « **Reply #9 on:** May 21, 2009, 08:37:00 PM »

Thanks guys, I'm really liking it!

JoeV, I think the guys at A&H will send limbs off to have skins put on if you want them to.

It's really not hard to do yourself, if you are so inclined.....heck even I managed to do it without a total mess up!! LOL

I was thinking about engraving a snake in the riser, but the bow shop guy didn't have one in his computer program for the engraver. I think the deer does add a nice little touch....something to set it apart from all the others.

maxwell · « **Reply #10 on:** May 21, 2009, 09:02:00 PM »

Hey Allen that's looks great, you really got some kahoones to try that on an ACS. I would have tried a baseball bat first. Nice job.

Bill

Bonebuster · « **Reply #11 on:** May 21, 2009, 09:07:00 PM »

Dang!!!!

Wannabe1 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 21, 2009, 09:08:00 PM »

Absolutely looking good! I like the color of the skins.

A.S. · « **Reply #13 on:** May 21, 2009, 09:17:00 PM »

Thanks again everyone.

Maxwell, I figured if I screwed it up I could just buy a can of Krylon and go back to the original look without any problem.

I had done another bow many years ago, but didn't have near the knowledge of what to do as I did this time....aah the wonders of the internet.

razorsharptokill · « **Reply #14 on:** May 21, 2009, 09:41:00 PM »

What type of wood is the laser etching done on and was it before a coat of finish ?

Big Sneaky · « **Reply #15 on:** May 21, 2009, 11:09:00 PM »

Those look awesome!!! I've got a couple of sets of limbs and have been thinking about skinning one of them. Do you know who A&H sends their limbs to? I had been thinking about sending them to Bob Morrison, but didn't know if he would do them.

Bjorn · « **Reply #16 on:** May 21, 2009, 11:53:00 PM »

Very nice bow!Skins and engraving.
A&H send theirs out to Bob Morrison for skins-as good as it gets!

A.S. · « **Reply #17 on:** May 22, 2009, 06:08:00 AM »

Yep, I had just talked to someone at A&H the other day and mentioned my skin job. He said that they send theirs to Mr. Morrison when a customer requests skins.

The riser wood is Bubinga, and the etching was done after the riser was finished. I just applied a few coats of Tru-oil to the etching, should be good as new!

Lefty · « **Reply #18 on:** May 22, 2009, 07:30:00 AM »

Allen which glue did you use to hold the skins down? I have read a couple different methods, from TB-III to Barge cement. Did you scuff up the limbs with sandpaper before applying the skins?

A.S. · « **Reply #19 on:** May 22, 2009, 02:10:00 PM »

Chris, yes I roughed up the limbs with 60 grit sandpaper, glued the skins with TB III, then sealed with Tru-Oil.

Here's the "how to" that I followed. Pretty simple, however I didn't use the CA glue to seal the skins.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000062

Let me know if you have any more Q's.


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