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Author Topic: Snakeskin on my 'Green Machine' Pronghorn  (Read 415 times)

Offline Butchie

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Re: Snakeskin on my 'Green Machine' Pronghorn
« Reply #20 on: July 19, 2011, 08:35:00 PM »
Excellent!
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Re: Snakeskin on my 'Green Machine' Pronghorn
« Reply #21 on: July 19, 2011, 10:01:00 PM »
Nicely done Bryce!!!  :thumbsup:
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Re: Snakeskin on my 'Green Machine' Pronghorn
« Reply #22 on: July 19, 2011, 10:05:00 PM »
I think it is a definite improvement.   Looks Great!

Offline jcar315

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Re: Snakeskin on my 'Green Machine' Pronghorn
« Reply #23 on: July 19, 2011, 10:23:00 PM »
Big fan of the snake skins. Job well done!
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Offline rjackson

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Re: Snakeskin on my 'Green Machine' Pronghorn
« Reply #24 on: July 19, 2011, 11:14:00 PM »
That looks good !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Offline scharms

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Re: Snakeskin on my 'Green Machine' Pronghorn
« Reply #25 on: July 19, 2011, 11:20:00 PM »
Nice work, I want to do that with a few of mine.  Did you use tite-bond for the glue-up?
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Offline Wary Buck

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Re: Snakeskin on my 'Green Machine' Pronghorn
« Reply #26 on: July 19, 2011, 11:46:00 PM »
Tite Bond III.  Thanks for the compliments.  Just really posted to show the makeover as the bow had a little bit of notoriety to it to begin with (I'm at least the fourth--and last--owner).  But also to say that if I can do it, anyone can.  I did put some black paint on the limbs before glue-up which I felt would help turn the snakeskin's look more 'green' or 'olive' if that's possible.  There's some black in the riser laminations...and I got lucky as it turned out exactly how I envisioned.  I'm pretty sure, though, that I used up all of 2011's "luck" in getting this to work for me, and the seasons haven't even started.   :)   Anxious to spill some blood with this now.
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Offline Keith Zimmerman

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Re: Snakeskin on my 'Green Machine' Pronghorn
« Reply #27 on: July 20, 2011, 01:20:00 PM »
Prairie Rattlers have a nice green tint to them.  I wonder what your limbs would look like if you didn't paint them??  I put Prairie Rattlers over Osage and it turned out great.  Over Maple they look great too.

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Re: Snakeskin on my 'Green Machine' Pronghorn
« Reply #28 on: July 20, 2011, 01:24:00 PM »
I'm thinking too how they would have looked with the green. Butttttttttttttttt those prairies look awsome. My favorites and definately look great on your bow.

God bless you, Steve

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