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Offline SEMO_HUNTER

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Bamboo Backed Osage Hybrid w/Snake Skins
« on: May 24, 2011, 08:43:55 pm »
At the suggestion of another PA member I decided to put up some pics of my most recent bow build. I don't have a full draw pic yet, but I can get one as soon as somebody is around to take my picture. Kinda tough to do by yourself.

It's 60" long tip to tip, 50# @28" snake skins are hog nosed snake center, brown snakes on each side, and black snake last 8" of the tips. All road kill pick ups from the road in front of my house.......Waste Not Want Not I always say.  ::)
I did this as a practice run for my first snake skined bow before I use my 37" Diamondbacks that I'm saving. I think I got the process down now so the Diamondbacks will get used on the next one that seems worthy of skinning.





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I got a little creative with the tips.  ;D



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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage Hybrid w/Snake Skins
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2011, 08:47:27 pm »
Here's 1 more shot that shows the profile better.

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage Hybrid w/Snake Skins
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2011, 08:48:27 pm »
very cool
nice use of skins  ;D
love the detailed tips,never seen that before
realy sweet looking stick,cant wait for the full draw
i always wanted a harley,untill it became the "thing to ride"
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Offline bubby

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage Hybrid w/Snake Skins
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2011, 08:51:24 pm »
that bow is way cool, like the lines and the tips something I thought of but never did, and now I got beat to the draw ;D, cant wait for the full draw, got a feeling it's gonna be outstanding, Bub
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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage Hybrid w/Snake Skins
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2011, 09:11:16 pm »
Sweeeet creativity  :)

That is a  crazy hybrid snake....it looks posinous too  :D

Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage Hybrid w/Snake Skins
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2011, 09:27:52 pm »
That is one wicked stick!  love the "snake quilt" on the back....wait "quilt" does'nt sound very "wicked"  ;D.  Love the braced profile as well. sweet job all the way around.
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Offline tattoo dave

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage Hybrid w/Snake Skins
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2011, 09:47:43 pm »
Yup, that's one awesome stick!!! Fine work Semo
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« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2011, 10:22:00 pm »
Nice work.

Offline Bullitt

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage Hybrid w/Snake Skins
« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2011, 10:40:06 pm »
Semo, now ya need a" Hybrid"  string for that bow! ;)

Offline Will H

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage Hybrid w/Snake Skins
« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2011, 10:42:49 pm »
Man that is awesome! Ive been thinkin of tryin that same thing with a few random skins I have in the freezer that are to short for full limb....I wondered what somethin like this would look like... Really great job! Very inspirational.  ;D ;D ;D
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage Hybrid w/Snake Skins
« Reply #10 on: May 24, 2011, 10:46:28 pm »
Said it before and I'll say it again...Wicked, wicked Serpent Stick bro!  I have been combing the highways and side roads hoping like heck some poor helpless snake got run over but so far I'm still SOL.

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Offline SEMO_HUNTER

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage Hybrid w/Snake Skins
« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2011, 10:50:32 pm »
Thanks for all the kind words guys!
I'll get an un-braced profile and a full draw pic up soon, cause I know that nothing is considered complete without those 2 pics.

Everything about this bow was pretty much made from scraps. It's a splice in the handle bow from 2 leftover pieces of osage I had under my bench. I used them cause I had never done a splice before........so that was a first.
Then I backed it with the worst piece of bamboo I had........another first.
Then the patchwork of recycled road kill snakes..........yet another first skinnin a bow.

I actually never thought it would make it all the way to the end, but sometimes that's just how things turn out.
It shoots awesome, hits right where I'm lookin' shoots those CX Predators like darts! 90gr. brass inserts (100gr. brass inserts turned down) with another 100gr. on the tip for 190gr. total up front, 490gr. total arrow wt.
I chronoed this bow just for kicks and it pushes these 490gr. arras as fast as my Bear Grizzly if you can believe that? It's true.

Never thought I could do that with scraps and a bow I built in my garage.

Lee- Thanks man, put the word out to all your friends and kin folk that you want snake skins too.  ;)
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Offline Postman

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage Hybrid w/Snake Skins
« Reply #12 on: May 24, 2011, 11:23:45 pm »
Very nice! Love the tips and skin work.
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Offline swamp yeti

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage Hybrid w/Snake Skins
« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2011, 04:50:03 pm »
That is one nice looking bow,like the snakeskins.

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage Hybrid w/Snake Skins
« Reply #14 on: May 25, 2011, 05:53:28 pm »
Very nice job!
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