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Red cedar long bow

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1/2primitive:
Very good bow, so are the working properties it similar to cedar?
      Sean

Hillbilly:
Nice looking bow.

Justin Snyder:
That is a pretty piece of wood.  I would also like to know how the wood was to work.  Are you sure it is Rocky Mountain Juniper?  Colorado also has Utah Juniper and Oneseed Juniper.  I still haven't figured out how to positively tell the Utah and Rocky Mountain types apart.   ;D Justin

M-P:
Hi Folks,  Thanks for your remarks and questions.   I've identified the wood as colorado red cedar, which is a popular term for J. scopulorum.  The stave was actually collected in north central Nebraska where hybridization with eastern red cedar is big possibility.   I'm not familiar enough with other juniper species to give much advice on identification.  The wood is very similar to the lumber yard eastern red cedar ( J. virginianum) in appearance and working properties.  The grove I'm collecting staves from has numerous trees that are 5-6 inches through the base and ~ 50 growth rings.  It's not high elevation yew, but it does seem a little denser and springier than the lumber yard eastern red cedar I've worked. 
This bow wound up being mainly sapwood with just enough heartwood coloring in the handle area to keep it from looking boring.  I was shooting for a 5-10 pound higher draw weight, but !!!!!   Oh well, it was just the right weight for Ben.
M-P

George Tsoukalas:
It's a fine bow. Congratulations. Jawge

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