Need some snakewood...

rugerfan

rugerfan

Got a Snakewood fetish...
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I'm looking to have a custom wood quiver built for one of my Blacktail recurve;

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It is built of Snakewood footed with gaboon ebony and myrtle vaneers. I need to find a few pieces of snakewood in the 8x3x1/2" range to have the quiver built.

Thanks!
 
Beautiful bow you have there. I really like the eyeguards covering the bolts in the riser.
 
The bower is Norm Johnson out of Reedsport, Oregon. Blacktail Bows and this is his Snakebit model. It is my dream bow come to life. And, as you can see, it puts the arrows right where I look...

Now, back to the hunt for some lumber....
 
Hi I have some snakewood , scrapes . Saveing for inlays , I'll go tru some and send pictures later , have Billiard swap meet to go to . I also have a 4" x 12" log . Be back later , if you don't hear from me Please PM me, as my memory short .

Thats the most Beautiful bow I ever seen . GL Jim
 
roberthans said:
http://www.gilmerwood.com
I have worked with these guys before. It's a good site.
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Thanks for the link but they require a $100 min order and I don't need near that much (then again, it is $nakewood...).

Do yourself a favor and check out the bow galleries on Norm's website;

http://www.blacktailbows.com/

Norm keeps setting the bar higher and higher for other bowyers. The guy is flat out talented. I have owned around 6 of his bows over the years. Here's one I just recently sold;

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This bow is made of myrtle footed with cocobola and purpleheart accents. The limbs are bamboo cored (like my Snakebit), myrtle vaneers, again footed into cocobola.

I have been shooting both pool and traditional archery since I was a kid. Shooting bows instinctively is a natural to a pool player...we do it all the time!

I was hoping to get some snakewood from a member here. I know there are some talented cuesmiths/woodworkers who may have some spare chunks laying around beggin to be put to use...

Looking to hear back from you Jim...

I have some nicely figured myrtle slats I can work into the deal, if desired...

Regards!
 
Here's another...Bacote footed with wenge. Some of the best bacote I have ever owned.

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Let me know when to say when...:grin:
 
rugerfan said:
Here's another...Bacote footed with wenge. Some of the best bacote I have ever owned.

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Let me know when to say when...:grin:
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thats neat!!:thumbup:
i did a bocote & wenge cue last year
i watched his video on his website, very interesting
so, he has built cues, guitars and bows?
love to see more of his cues like your avatar cues
what a craftsman!!

love the comment about making a small fortune
 
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