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Juniper-sinew kid's bow
bjrogg:
--- Quote from: WhistlingBadger on May 13, 2024, 09:11:44 pm ---Man, it's hard looking at photos on this forum now, with a moving ad in between each one. :(
But anyway. The Badgerling found me a garter snake the other day that donated its skin to cover half the bow. Need for find it a buddy for the other half. It was about to shed--milky eyes, really dull, disappointing lack of pattern. But as I was cleaning the skin, I discovered that the old skin peeled right off, leaving a shiny, new, beautifully patterned skin underneath.
Here it is laid on just to see how it will look.
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When I was going to trade school I had a tarantula. I remember one morning I woke up and there were two of them.
One the dull worn empty shell of one. It was just standing there like it still had a body in it.
And a shiny new full one. That did have a body in it right next to it. Amazing how they can do that.
Bjrogg
WhistlingBadger:
Yeah, BJ, sometimes the shrimp in my aquarium do that. The first few times I thought they were dead shrimp. It is pretty cool. I've wondered about using snake sheds on bow backs...seems like they'd look interesting, and add some waterproofing. I don't know.
Anyway, I'm still waiting for another garter snake (actually just the skin of one) to finish this bow and gift it to my little buddy. In the meantime, I made some arrows out of phragmite reeds from down at the creek, fletched with some flicker wing feathers we found, tipped with bamboo skewers, and held together with bison sinew. I would never use these arrows for serious hunting--a heavy bow would explode them. But they're strong enough for a 10# bow, and they weigh next to nothing so they should fly well.
superdav95:
That’s pretty cool WB. Ya the juniper is gorgeous stuff. I hope the kid getting this bow appreciate that efforts and work that went into this bow.
bentstick54:
Very cool little bow. It look great once you get it finished up. I bet the little guy will love it.
ajooter:
That's a snappy looking little stick!! I pity any chipmunks that are within range!!
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