Shaggy bark juniper self bow

[ZSL]

I got a lot of help from a bunch of the guys on here on this(my first bow), so I thought I'd show some pictures. It's 68" long, #60 @ 29", from a juniper I cut last year near the Colorado, New Mexico boarder.

 

 

 

 

[J. Holden]

So that last pic, the full draw one on top of some rocks, simply AWESOME!  Oh, the bow looks great too!  Feels good to make one and it survives doesn't it?!

-Jeremy  

[blacktailchaser]

WOW,that is a great looking stick and the tiller is great...i do have one question for you..is it sinew backed..thanks for sharing john

[ZSL]

John, nope, there's no backing... it was a suggested to me, but I was hoping that with it being 68" long, the tension on the back would be okay. So far so good, it's had over a thousand arrows through it, although it has taken almost 4" of string follow.

[Black Mockingbird]

Congrats on a unbacked juniper....your in rare company .  

[canopyboy]

Originally posted by J. Holden:
So that last pic, the full draw one on top of some rocks, simply AWESOME!  Oh, the bow looks great too!  Feels good to make one and it survives doesn't it?!

-Jeremy      

+1

Well done!

[Roy from Pa]

Very nice, but that rock picture gave me the willies..  

[twitchstick]

Very nice! I have some Juniper cut and curing for some projects this winter.

[KellyG]

Nice work. Love when they trun out.

[Pat B]

Juniper makes a great shorty, sinew backed bow. I've not made one yet but I do have a juniper stave I got from Keenan a few yours ago that will be a future project.