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Title: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: Gus on June 20, 2013, 06:16:39 pm
Howdy Fellas,

I was wondering if some of our Pacific Northwest Brothers or Sisters, or anyone else for that matter, might be willing to part with some wood for some East Texas Snake Skins.

Here is what I'm Hunting (Seasoned):


Yew: something nice and tight, about 52 to 62" x 3"W x 2-3"H (Thinking Sinew Backed Paddle Bow).
Vine Maple: Looking for something that would get me to 60 to 70# at 27", don't have to be too straight, but workable.
Ocean Spray: Looking for something that would get me to 50 to 55# at 27"... Also looking for 2 or 3 dozen Shoots that will spine 50 to 55 and be minimum 30".

I would also be up for trading for some Hill Cane shafts.

At the moment I have some Texas Rat Snake, Cottonmouth, Broad Banded Water, Diamondback Water, Bull Snake and Numerous others...
I'll get some photos of some of the skins up this evening.

Thank You for looking,

-gus
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: Pat B on June 21, 2013, 12:03:20 am
Gus, I have some hill cane left. Let me see what I have and I will PM you. I like different snakes than typical. Ones with interesting color and/or patterns or just plain in some cases.
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: mullet on June 21, 2013, 01:09:44 pm

I've got a Pacific Dogwood stave that has been curing since 2003. I like snake skins.
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: 4dog on June 21, 2013, 02:49:08 pm
Dang Mullet, had i just known ya needed more ......lol >:(
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: mullet on June 21, 2013, 04:23:38 pm
Always need more. ;D
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: Gus on June 21, 2013, 04:27:38 pm
As promissed here are a few pics of a skin or two...

(http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh547/augustus1967/P6210002.jpg)
(http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh547/augustus1967/P6210003.jpg)
(http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh547/augustus1967/P6210006.jpg)
(http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh547/augustus1967/P6210005.jpg)

Pat I'm definitely interested in your Hill Cane... What kinda skin can I interest you in?

Mullet I'm up for a piece of Dogwood... Is there a species of snake you have in mind?

Still looking for Yew Babe...  ::)
And Vine Maple.
And Ocean Spray Staves and Shafts...

-gus
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: mullet on June 21, 2013, 10:23:32 pm
Gus;

That one on the left second picture or the bottom one looks good. Will the cover a 64" bow?
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: Gus on June 21, 2013, 11:05:26 pm
Mullet are you looking at the Red Rat one or the Tan/Silver one?
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: 4dog on June 21, 2013, 11:20:46 pm
Gus ,you an me dude,we gots ta go snakin sometime  >:D
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: Pat B on June 22, 2013, 10:58:03 am
Gus, if you send me your address I'll get the cane out next week and I'll let you choose the skin for me.   ;)
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: Gus on June 22, 2013, 04:07:23 pm
4Dog, That sounds like a Plan for Sure...  ;)


Will do Pat... Do you have a Bow length-width in mind?
Or do you just want me to surprise you?    :)

-gus
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: mullet on June 22, 2013, 05:56:31 pm
Gus, I'm going to back off this trade if you don't mind. The stave is so reflexed it will cost too much to ship. Thanks though.
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: Gus on June 22, 2013, 09:42:43 pm
Gus, I'm going to back off this trade if you don't mind. The stave is so reflexed it will cost too much to ship. Thanks though.

No Worries Sir,
Thank You for looking at it.
Hope we can work a trade sometime down the line.

-gus
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: Bryce on June 23, 2013, 05:08:24 am
Well I got just about every NW wood there is I might have a short yew stave laying around somewhere. I'm not very fond of snake skin but I do kinda like that red and black lookin one. Not sure what it is. PM me if yah wanna work something out.
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: Gus on June 24, 2013, 04:06:16 pm
Bryce,

Here are the four nicest Red Rats I have to choose from...

(http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh547/augustus1967/P6240001.jpg)
(http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh547/augustus1967/P6240004.jpg)
(http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh547/augustus1967/P6240003.jpg)
(http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh547/augustus1967/P6240002.jpg)

The 47 inch "Nearly Clean" has a few pin holes in it.
The rest are clean.

-gus
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: Bryce on June 24, 2013, 04:31:43 pm
Looks good to me. Go ahead and PM me with your wood of choice. I got 5 staves to ship out on Thursday I'll ship yours with the others.
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: Gus on July 09, 2013, 09:50:10 pm
Got a trade working for a piece of Yew.
Thank You Bryce!

Still looking for a Vine Maple stave.
Still looking for an Ocean Spray stave or two.
Still looking for some Ocean Spray Shaft material.

I'd also be interested in trying a stave of Incense Ceder.

I have the skins if you have the wood... :)

TTT

-gus
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: Gus on July 24, 2013, 06:18:07 pm
Howdy Y'all...

Still hunting some North West Wood...

Vine Maple
Ocean Spray
Incense Cedar

Maybe some Ocean Spray Shaft Material.
Possibly a Snakey Osage Stave.

I have some real nice Rat Snake Skins in.
Some Perfect medium and large Red Tail Boa skins
Some medium to large Diamond Back Water Snake Skins
Some Real Nice medium to large Bull Snake skins.

I also have some more unusual skins available as well.

Let me know what you want to see photos of and I'll post em.

Thank You,

-gus
Title: Re: Snakes Skins for Pacific NW Wood?
Post by: Gus on August 06, 2013, 08:29:04 pm
Howdy Y'all,

If you have sent me a PM needing skins, I haven't forgotten about you.
I've had a bunch of trade requests and I'm working my way through them in the order I received them.

Still have plenty of skins, of various species.

-gus