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Title: Which wood for copperhead skins??
Post by: Badwithabow on May 30, 2011, 06:27:00 AM
Well I had 1 skin then floated the creek yest and managed to get another... soooo noooow the real question which wood combo would look good.(laminated longbow) my plan is to use carbon in this one as well. sooo what ya think?
Title: Re: Which wood for copperhead skins??
Post by: rainman on May 30, 2011, 06:32:00 AM
Any wood works with Copperhead.
Title: Re: Which wood for copperhead skins??
Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on May 30, 2011, 08:30:00 AM
You don't want put a set skins like that on a lam bow, you need to just send them to me and I'll stick them on a piece of snaky OSAGE!    :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Which wood for copperhead skins??
Post by: Badwithabow on May 30, 2011, 08:58:00 AM
lol stiks I wish i had the skill to put em on self bow... I absolutely LOVE the snakey bows you guys build!
Title: Re: Which wood for copperhead skins??
Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on May 30, 2011, 09:47:00 AM
They'll look good on some osage lams I suppose, LOL

Look forward to some pics, I'm a sucker for copperheads.

Stiks
Title: Re: Which wood for copperhead skins??
Post by: Badwithabow on May 30, 2011, 10:32:00 AM
thats actually what i was thinkin.... but i kinda wana do a lil diff. combination besides the usual... maybe like an osage/rosewood or something?
Title: Re: Which wood for copperhead skins??
Post by: rainman on May 30, 2011, 03:28:00 PM
You do want a lighter wood color under the Copperhead skins.  They are real thin and will lose a lot of their magic over dark wood by blending in.
Title: Re: Which wood for copperhead skins??
Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on May 30, 2011, 10:35:00 PM
Brandon I bet some osage veneers on the back and belly with rosewood riser and some rosewood and osage accents would look sharp with them skins. Osage and rosewood actually sounds like a pretty sweet combo.

Maybe an osage stripe in your rosewood riser with some rosewood overlays on the tips.

Man I'm getting a picture in my head that is making me drool...........
Title: Re: Which wood for copperhead skins??
Post by: KellyG on May 31, 2011, 04:11:00 AM
Stiks,
you were drooling at cooper head skins so, I bet you go thru key boards the way Joe goes thru a stave.
:)