sinewed snakes

[snakewood3]

Juniperus virginiana with elk back sinew and TB3, sinew has pulled into a couple inches of reflex. Rat snake skin. Osage tip overlays.
 Osage, mild 5 curve, elk back sinew and hide glue. Cottonmouth skins, hemp cordage handle wrap with seal skin. Snakewood tip overlays.
Both in the mid 40's @ 28"
Thanks for looking.

 

[snakewood3]

[snakewood3]

[Millhimes]

wow,very very nice--Joe

[snakewood3]

Thanks Joe !

[David Flanrey]

Boy Charles you are doing that juniper up right!  Those look amazing and I am certain that they shoot just as good as they look.  Really like that rat snake.    

[Trapper Rob]

Those are some sharp looking bows.
Rob

[2treks]

Some mighty fine work Charles. Love the style and the execution.
Very nice.
Chuck

[LESKEN2011]

2 works of art, right there, for sure!!

[snakewood3]

Thanks everyone, they are good shooting bows.

[red hill]

Nice bows, Charles. Do the skins go through the handle?

[snakewood3]

The Rat snake on the Juniper bow goes all the way through the handle. The Cottonmouths almost butt under the handle wrap.

[Dan Landis]

Two real lookers there, great job!

[D]

Those are awsome.  Both of them are just great.  Tiller looks sweet on both.  Well done.

[snakewood3]

Thanks Dan and D, your compliments are appreciated.

[4est trekker]

Very cool work. Attention to detail is great, like the green line that sets off the skins on the osage.    

[Bowjunkie]

Nice workmanship.

[drewsbow]

very nice bows      

[DVSHUNTER]

Those look great Charles. Great jib on smoothing out the finish over the sinew. I also like the green line on the skins.

[Red Tailed Hawk]

Great bows. Fantastic work on both of them.

What did you use for the green color line that brings the skins into the bow? Really like that little touch.