Ive got too many irons in the fire. Ive got a bow just about done, that was intended to be next years hunting bow. If I get a few hours to finish, ill post some pics. Its tillered and just needs the perty work done. But in the mean time, I have been a snake huntin (got to say that with aTexas draw)and found some perty bow backings.
Here is one of two real nice bitten worm skins I got last week while mowing the lot at my big shop. This is one of two, almost identical skins.

Here is a really cool rat snake skin I got due to an accident. I normally don’t kill the rat snakes, but this guy was in a friend’s house who doesn’t share my concern for the good snakes. So he took a hoe to its head.


I’ve got a bodark branch I started chasseing a ring on a while back for a self bow. It will be a character bow due to all the knots and twists. It is going to be a real pain to build. You can see ive not gotten far on my chase. The rings are not the best and all the knots are not fun to work around. On a positive note, It’s got some cool, natural reflex that will help make it snappier. I think some of these skins will look really cool on it.




Now if I can only find time to work in the shop. Ive got three houses to move in the next two months, along with building a new work shop and some remodeling of our new house.

Thats going to be one tough tiller. Looks like a perfect job for ya.

I chased a black locust ring last night on a snakey stave, and thinking twice about trying it. All it can do is break I guess.

Mark.

Ya better becarefull otherwise we gonna start calling you "Ole Makem n Breakem"

Now I wonder if I can talk Kent into putting that Rat Snake skin on the Burnie Special he is gonna make me in the next year or 3[:-][8D]

Kents a busy boy...gotta remember all work and no play ain't worth a crap!Even if he can't get free I should be able to get him more osage when he needs it.I am going back up to the ranch this year and will get some more.By the time he clears his personal life out the wood should be dry enough.He's going to have to build a big shop and get some big tools so we can supply woods for the rest of you...K&R Bow Woods.