barramundi skins for backing?
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- clinton miller
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barramundi skins for backing?
has anyone skinned a bow with barra skin?? or any other fish skin for that matter? pics......
i might be able to get some good skins......
i might be able to get some good skins......
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border black douglas recurve 70# & 58# HEX6-H BB2 limbs
brigalow selfbow with rawhide string
border black douglas recurve 70# & 58# HEX6-H BB2 limbs
brigalow selfbow with rawhide string
Re: barramundi skins for backing?
There was an awesome yew selfbow with a halibut skin backing on Paleo Planet recently. Paleo's forums are down now though, says something about maintenance... I'll link it up tomorrow, it was really cool.
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Re: barramundi skins for backing?
The Barra skin I have seen down here is very thick and has loose scale pockets so it may not be ideal but it is a nice skin. I like the look of Sturgeon skinned bows in the States. Steve
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Re: barramundi skins for backing?
Talk to Mike dy He has a Howard Hill with Shark on it and i have seen mike with fish hide in hand that he has bought. Don't know if he uses it on bow or his leatherwork.
TonyJ
TonyJ
Re: barramundi skins for backing?
steve, thats exactly what i found. big loose scale pockets (judt didn't know what to call them)
i had some tanned ready to go on but chose not too as they just didn't look all that good.
i had some tanned ready to go on but chose not too as they just didn't look all that good.
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Re: barramundi skins for backing?
clint some carp skins off another site.
the skins of the barra i did looked much like this
quite a nice look on the bow
good skin along on here
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/inde ... 105.0.html
the skins of the barra i did looked much like this
quite a nice look on the bow
good skin along on here
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/inde ... 105.0.html
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- clinton miller
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Re: barramundi skins for backing?
mmmmm....... i need to learn to make myself a selfbow!
The degree of satisfaction gained from the accomplishment of a goal is directly proportional to the hardships and challenges overcome in order to achieve it.
border black douglas recurve 70# & 58# HEX6-H BB2 limbs
brigalow selfbow with rawhide string
border black douglas recurve 70# & 58# HEX6-H BB2 limbs
brigalow selfbow with rawhide string
Re: barramundi skins for backing?
is there a mill there??? get some stringy. or a piece of ironwood.
then again... don't!..... you'll never do anything else
then again... don't!..... you'll never do anything else
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