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Title: Redfish skin for bow backing?
Post by: criveraville on August 02, 2011, 12:46:24 pm

Anyone ever use Redfish skin for bow backing? Is it anygood? How's it look?

Thanks,
Cipriano 

Title: Re: Redfish skin for bow backing?
Post by: skyarrow on August 02, 2011, 12:53:05 pm

Iv tanned some red fish it turns grey and loses the prety gold color

Title: Re: Redfish skin for bow backing?
Post by: Gus on August 02, 2011, 05:38:34 pm

Cipriano,

I have a couple of skins in the Freezer that I plan to do some testing with.
But still have to scrape and dry them to Rawhide first... :)
They are pretty thick and tough, who knows?

-gus

Title: Re: Redfish skin for bow backing?
Post by: skyarrow on August 02, 2011, 05:41:58 pm

I think they would make a good backing but I was bummed when saw them turn grey GL Gus I hope you can figure out how to keep them gold colored it would make a pretty color if the stayed true