Pics Please Any Skinned Bows?

[Chris Surtees]

Centaur with Prairie Rattler



Shawnee with Copperheads

[wv lungbuster]

Great looking bows, gotta love snake skins.

[RLA]

My Morrison ILF longbow with eastern diamondback skins.

 

 

[Otto]

The Copperhead Special Twins from BW.

[yleecoyote23]

Pheasantwood recurve built by a buddy of mine in Hawaii. When I skinned this one all I had was one BIG Diamondback. (I usually use smaller snakes and try to use two per bow)
 


Wes Wallace with Timber Rattler skins
 

Another bow with smaller diamondback skins
 
inserted a piece in the riser
 
top - diamondback   middle - ratsnake bottom - timber rattler
 

[bowmofo]

Prairie Rattler from Pine Hollow!

[ishoot4thrills]

I have a Pittsley Predator on it's way to me soon      with an osage/gray maple with purple heart stripe riser and it is backed with copperhead skins. What's the best way to keep the skins from fading and/or drying out and maybe peeling off in the future?

I will post pics when it arrives.

[wvtradbow]

Here's 2 widows,Osage w/copperhead and autumn oak with rattlers...

[Autumnarcher]

Thunderstick MOAB skinned it myself with a Prairie Rattler skin. Very easy to do, this was my first.

[L. E. Carroll]

Great looking bows guys!!

A question....I just got my first "Skinned Bow" what are your thoughts on strapping a bow quiver onto skin covered limbs?  I just got a Morrison ILF and I'm pretty sure I can not use the limb bolt quiver on that bow however I don't want to chance messing up those awesome "wide band watersnake skins".

Looking forward to all thoughts and advise.      

[RLA]

I use a Thunderhorn Lynx quiver that uses the boa straps, I think thats what Thunderhorn calls there strap. I have a picture of my set up on here on page 3. The quiver is on a Morrison ILF like yours. It hasn't done any damage to the skins and I don't beleave it will.
Ryan

[Gordy]

L.E. - I've used my BOA quiver on the skinned limbs many times without any adverse effect. I would be cautious though and let your finish cure for a long while first.

My finish is tru-oil.  These are up to about 20 coats on the skin side now. Not that you would have to go that extreme, but I like the look it gives to the feathered edges and fully filling in the scale pockets etc.  I recently put a few more coats on, then did a satin poly over the whole works.  Looks great and so far so good. One coat a day with light light sand or 0000 wool for a week or two and you feel like a pro.    

The real nice part about the tru-oil is being able to touch-up or fill in a scratch or rub without refinishing  a large section of bow.

[Huntrdfk]

Morrison Shawnee with recurve limbs......



L.E. you should be ok with a quiver and those skins, like Ryan and Gordy I have been using a strap on quiver, a Kanati), with no ill affects...

David

[Jwilliam]

Black Widow PSA III with Diamondback skins

[Gordy]

I'm toying with skinnin my original Dwyer LB.
Can any of you guys tell me if the prairie rattle has a green tint to it like the others ?

The bow looks to be walnut like riser with curly maple limbs, and I just don't care for the light color of the limbs.

Would appreciate some recommendation on a dark skin ... maybe brownish...without that gree tint.

Thanks !

[ishoot4thrills]

Originally posted by ishoot4thrills:
I have a Pittsley Predator on it's way to me soon          with an osage/gray maple with purple heart stripe riser and it is backed with copperhead skins.

I will post pics when it arrives.

As promised:

 

 

 

[wildgame]

alot of great looking skins but i think i made my mind up and putting copperhead skins on my curve!!      

[KumaSan]

Thanks guys. That is a good comparison between the Cottonmouth and the Eastern Diamondback, but I have to say I like the Copperhead. All are nicely done.

[joevan125]

Man those copperhead skins are hard to beat.

[pdk25]

Morrison Dakota with copperhead skins.