Juniper!!!

[elk ninja]

Fellas,
I saw a lot of juniper limbs at the Trad West Expo, seems to be the nes "hot vineer wood."  So, show off your juniper bows here, as well as any redwood, etc.  I really like the character of juniper.  Thanks.

[OH at work]

elk,  I'll see if I can post pics when I get home tonight.  I bought a Howard Hill cheetah about a year ago from Craig.  I ordered it with an extra lam of bamboo but mostly purchased it for the juniper limbs.  Absolutely beautiful  


Joe

[Keenan]

Here are a few.  Keenan
 
   
 
 

[Hornseeker]

LUV2Hunt...did you build that Juni? Is it backed with anything other than the snake? That is too cool...I"ve got LOTS of juni..just gotta find some without too many knots!

This was my 2nd bow...not veneers...Juni cores. The nots turned out to be a little too brittle though, and there are some tiny little delams at the knots after 1000+ shots now... SWEET bow though.
 

[Keenan]

Hornseeker, Thank you and yes I did build both of the bows. The one with antler tips is sinew backed with sturgeon skin and the other is sinew backed with snake.    Keenan

[BobCo 1965]

My son's Juniper Limbed HH Bear Cub:

 

[Hornseeker]

Are those both "self" or are they laminated wood LUV? Are there any tricks to makeing a good shooter from a Juni stave...do you Have to find a knotless stave?

Nice juni Bobco.

Ernie

[john gerrard]

Elk, if you like juniper I bet you would like tulipwood also. Check out "first glass bow build completed". Just do a search here. Warden 415 built this bow for his son and is helping me build one out of the same tulipwood. I hope to get pictures as soon as it's finished. Brokenwing

[Keenan]

Hornseeker, Those are both from staves. I like to use the top side of the branches. Short juniper bows with sinew are great shooters. I've found that longer ones tend to be sluggish.
 Also there are alot of different types of juniper some are great and some are not as good. The narlier mountain juniper is the strongest and has the most spring but is hard to find useable limbs.  Keenan

[Hornseeker]

Great idea using the tops of the branches...Thanks for the tip!

Is sinew application pretty easy? I've done rawhide, but never sinew...

You ever use service berry, chockcherry or mountain maple? I have about 12 bows worth of that stuff sitting in the shop drying...actually just broke my first try at it yesterday..over drew her is what I learned...

Ernie

[wahoo]

I shot a ton of the juniper bows made by Ed Scott in Boise and they were sweet.

[Keenan]

Hornseeker, Those are all good bow woods.The first time you do sinew it'scan be a little intimadating. But if you have everything prepared and ready it goes fairly easy.After doing a few you learn little tricks and get much faster. one of the key things to learn is to keep the glue fairly warm and let the bundles of sinew soak and soften up real good. I will put about 4-5 seperate bundles spread apart in the pan of glue sitting on the wood stove. then I just keep rotating as I pull out a bundle to apply to the bow I put one in to soak. It works about right for timming. Hope that helps. Keenan

[Hornseeker]

Thanks Keenan..

More Juni guys? I know one thing, Dick Robertson has some SWEET Juni lam bows on his website...

Ernie

[Jim Harris]

That Juniper is nice!! May convince me to buy a new bow. I am due for one anyway...

[Dave Rice]

My bow has bamboo cores and juniper laminations and is very fast. The juniper lams were made by the bowyer from a tree I cut near home--makes it extra special. This is Mike Treadway's handiwork.