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GregB:
Bow looks great guys! I'm excited to see the finished product! ;D
bullcreekboy:
I got the skins sanded down on the sides of the limbs tonights and blended in. I didn't overlay them enough at the joint so they shrunk up and left about an 1/8" gap between the joints. >:( I filled the gap with a secret recipe ;D so the wrapping lays over the joint nice and smooth. I haven't figured out what to do with the area where the skins stop on the limb. I stopped them about 1/2" from the overlays. What do you guys think about me putting a small wrap of serving around the limbs where the skins stop. ??? Or do just want me to blend them into the limbs.
Pat B:
I usually end skins short of the tips and use a silk thread wrap set in super glue. With a series of glueing and sanding and glueing, etc, you can make a fairly smooth transition so the string will slide over easily while bracing. Pat
duffontap:
Looks like a good start with those skins Shannon. How did you find working with them? They are tough huh?!
Bow looks great guys.
J. D.
bullcreekboy:
JD, they are definately tough. They are a lot diffent to work with compared to snake skins. Even after you soak them they are till fairly stiff compaired to a snake skin. It was a bugger sanding them down when I blended them in on the sides of the limbs. I should have some pictures up this weekend.
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