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juniper junkie:
keenan and I just got back from a harvesting trip!!! I will post another thread on that big adventure. the syringa i am using is a member of the lilac family, and is the idaho state flower, so you can research the specs from there. it grows in rocky areas in the northwest and california.  it is a extremely flexible wood. when you cut the shoots they are limber and can be straightened by hand, remove the bark and they start to get stiffer, you need to straighten the shafts as they dry, after they are dry, then you can use heat to help. the wood becomes dense and rigid, my hunting arrows for elk were 55-60# spine and weighed around 650 grains, they were tipped with obsidian heads. I will do a build along in the next couple of days. ;)

joewaco78:
I am jealous Juniper hehe.. Does that happen to grow in most creek bottoms in OR?

juniper junkie:

--- Quote from: joewaco78 on January 01, 2008, 02:42:24 pm ---I am jealous Juniper hehe.. Does that happen to grow in most creek bottoms in OR?

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mostly on the east side of the cascades in the more arid areas.

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