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Bows / Re: How do you finish the edge of a snake skin?
« Last post by Pat B on Today at 01:48:34 am »
I use a flat bastard file and go along the edge filing from back to belly, starting at the handle and out the limb to the tips. This gives you a tapered edge that blends to the wood smoothly unlike an abrupt cut edge.
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Bows / How do you finish the edge of a snake skin?
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on June 02, 2024, 11:40:47 pm »
Title says it, I guess.  I've got a few bows in the pipeline that are or will be backed with snake skin.  How to you get a nice, clean looking edge?  I've tried cutting a straight edge with an exacto knife, and painting over the edge with a black stripe.  Neither looks terrible, but neither is completely satisfying either.  What do you do?
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on June 02, 2024, 07:31:08 pm »
The girsl after a long day, my rack with first coat of sealer. Hope yall had a good one also. Life is Good. :) :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on June 02, 2024, 07:29:37 pm »
Got the rack ready to finish, the board in a old piece of plumb plank.  :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on June 02, 2024, 07:27:55 pm »
Chucks ready to low brace and Josh's off the form. I started on my Turkey leg bow rack. :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on June 02, 2024, 07:25:19 pm »
Josh showed up working on the Osage bow he started last week, he got it floor tillered and I put it on the form for some tweaking/reflex and taking some propeller out, worked out very nice with just one time on the form. He is ready to cut the knocks and start tillering. :) Annie found a place she really like to rest.  :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on June 02, 2024, 07:21:15 pm »
Chuck showed up to work on an English style long bow out of a nice Osage stick. :) Lots of kids around having fun in the rain and with Annie.
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on June 02, 2024, 07:18:46 pm »
Tips done and grip like I like it so ready to shoot. The girls stayed under my feet all day. :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on June 02, 2024, 07:17:01 pm »
Got my Osage back on the tiller tree and got it tillered out to 48@26. Then decided to put some tip over lays on and do some grip and shelf work on it before shooting. This one was a bear to tiller with all the knots/ twists and up and downs in the limbs but seems to be just fine shoots well and held about 2 inches of reflex after starting with about 4.
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on June 02, 2024, 07:12:21 pm »
I hear ya Pat  :) Had a great weekend, rained all day Saturday so spent most of it in the shop and fooling with the new pup. Had several over to hang out ,shoot and work on bows so lots of fun and fellowship also not short on Bull. Annie got a good taste of what life is going to be like around there and pretty much got spoiled right off the bat. Sister and her first meeting, Sister is not as social as Sally was but is really taking up with her after a couple of day, that is a big relief for me. :)
 Pappy
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