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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: BrushWolf on June 01, 2013, 11:19:00 PM

Title: First try at snake skins
Post by: BrushWolf on June 01, 2013, 11:19:00 PM
Here is something that has been in the works for more than a year now. This bow was built for a good friend. He picked all of the wood and had his heart set on copperhead skins. The riser is bastone walnut and macasser ebony. The limbs have yew for the core and belly veneers of claro walnut. The bow is 60" 52# @ 27". Thanks for looking. (http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k592/jet26photos/100_2082.jpg)                        (http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k592/jet26photos/100_2077.jpg)                        (http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k592/jet26photos/100_2084.jpg)                        (http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k592/jet26photos/100_2086.jpg)                        (http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k592/jet26photos/100_2088.jpg)
Title: Re: First try at snake skins
Post by: northland archer on June 01, 2013, 11:52:00 PM
Very nice job. Great looking bow
Title: Re: First try at snake skins
Post by: takefive on June 02, 2013, 03:22:00 AM
Beautiful bow!
Title: Re: First try at snake skins
Post by: jsweka on June 02, 2013, 02:53:00 PM
Dang, that bow is pretty.
Awesome as always, Mike   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First try at snake skins
Post by: BrushWolf on June 02, 2013, 09:28:00 PM
Thanks guys. Most of the wood and the copperhead skins I found thru tradgang. It is great to have a place to go with good folks to get hard to find items.   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First try at snake skins
Post by: halfseminole on June 02, 2013, 10:54:00 PM
I would love to receive that bow.  That's an amazing job and an excellent choice of woods.
Title: Re: First try at snake skins
Post by: bigbob2 on June 03, 2013, 03:34:00 AM
That bow does it for me.Something about the combo of woods etc combined with the skins. Very very nice, great job!!
Title: Re: First try at snake skins
Post by: BrushWolf on June 04, 2013, 03:26:00 PM
I agree bigbob. The combo fit really well together.
Title: Re: First try at snake skins
Post by: Dan Bonner on June 05, 2013, 12:18:00 AM
Excellent work! Thats a beautiful bow!
Title: Re: First try at snake skins
Post by: PebblePlacement on June 06, 2013, 06:27:00 AM
Fantastic!
Title: Re: First try at snake skins
Post by: coaster500 on June 06, 2013, 11:49:00 AM
Sweet Mike !!!!
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Post by: carpin'mark on June 06, 2013, 02:05:00 PM
Talk about 'eye candy', I think I may have drooled  a little on my keyboard!
Title: Re: First try at snake skins
Post by: JJB on June 06, 2013, 06:11:00 PM
You nailed that one, everything goes together perfectly.
-Jay
Title: Re: First try at snake skins
Post by: bornofmud on June 13, 2013, 01:51:00 AM
Man, nice job on that riser, beautiful.  Very nice work!