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squirrel tails silencer
Md25v:
You mean like this?
I put these on most of my bows and have never bothered to tan them. I egg tan the hide for handle wraps but he tail is just split and twisted in while wet. Then it dries in the shape of the twists around the string with both ends tucked into the strings twists, locking it in permanently. You can remove them later by wetting them for a few minutes.
JW_Halverson:
The grizzled look of that tree-rat fur is fantastic. I noticed that in the post with the pics of the grop and silencers, but didn't get around to posting.
I was meaning to ask, with the thickness of the fur, does it effect your grip on the bow?
I've considered case skinning a 13-lined ground squirrel for handle wrap, their coat is much shorter.
Md25v:
--- Quote from: JW_Halverson on April 18, 2011, 03:30:21 pm ---
I was meaning to ask, with the thickness of the fur, does it effect your grip on the bow?
--- End quote ---
There is a big difference in fur thickness at different times of the year. If you want thicker fur or a little extra padding use a squirrel killed in winter. I like the fur on my grips to be thin so the don't effect the handle shape so I use furs from squirrels killed in the summer. When I skin a squirrel I put a post-it in the baggie stating when in was killed and throw it in the freezer.When I need one for a project I pick one out that has the right characteristics, tan it, and use it. Having a selection of hides from different times of the year is a big help.
jkyarcher:
Nice pics Md25v
Young Bowyer:
Egg tan? How would you go about that? Ive killed plenty of rabbits bu tive never used the hides, and squirrel, how-to please! ;D
YB
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