snake skins and application

[Tajue17]

I decided I want to put some skins on a snakey bumpy back osage bow I have but first where is the best place to buy them and is there another link where I can "see" how to do it?  

thanks T

[Eric Krewson]

Leave out the superglue step, it is unnecesary.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=045038;p=1

[scrub-buster]

I agree with Eric on leaving out the superglue.  I tried it and it left a white haze over the skins.

[sticksnstones]

Great how to!

I have one bow without tip overlays I was thinking about skinning.  Do you: stop the skin short of where the string lays, skin it right to the tip, or put on tip overlays first?
Thom

[dmikeyj]

Thom, you can do it however you like.  Here is a pic where the skin is taken all the way to the end, no overlays on hackberry bow:

 

[sticksnstones]

Slick! Thanks for replying and posting that pic! All things being equal, this would be the best one for me with this particular bow.
Thom

[Tajue17]

thank you very much for the info. wheres the best place to get skins now,, even someone with a variety or different types would be very cool.