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Offline loefflerchuck

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Ishi style sinew backed juniper
« on: December 09, 2015, 12:28:48 am »
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Re: Ishi style sinew backed juniper
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2015, 12:39:24 am »
I am very convinced this is the best design for juniper and sinew. Utah juniper with 3.5 layers of elk sinew. 50" long tip to tip, 2.25" widest part. 60# draw at 24". Made for somebody who short draws. Got the snakeskin from Clint(Osage outlaw) a while back. Brain tanned deer handle. Wood treated with grease and then the whole bow coated with a few layers of shelac. Holds 3.5" of unstrung reflex. It tested better than I would have hoped for before I started the build. I used regular cedar and spruce target arrows. 475 grain arrow 170 fps. 624 grain arrow 159 fps. I know these are not flight shooting speeds, but this is a pretty basic design bow and basic non tapered arrows. There is a lot to be said for a slow tiller and never overdrawing the bow.

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Re: Ishi style sinew backed juniper
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2015, 12:51:41 am »
full draw

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Re: Ishi style sinew backed juniper
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2015, 01:12:39 am »
Wow!
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Re: Ishi style sinew backed juniper
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2015, 01:41:17 am »
Holy smokes Chuck that is an awesome bow!
Love those profiles and the tiller is spot on.
What kind of skins are those?

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Re: Ishi style sinew backed juniper
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2015, 02:00:40 am »
That is a drop dead gorgeous bow. It looks almost like a lving thing. Incredible!  :)
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Re: Ishi style sinew backed juniper
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2015, 03:19:36 am »
Wow, that's beautiful and packs a good old punch too.
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Re: Ishi style sinew backed juniper
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2015, 06:15:18 am »
Sweet!!!! :)

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Re: Ishi style sinew backed juniper
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2015, 06:24:06 am »
That's a beauty for sure. Love it. :)
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Re: Ishi style sinew backed juniper
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2015, 07:13:57 am »
Very nice work on your bow.From locally too.Gotta like that resting profile!!!!Old Ishi would like that one I'm sure.
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Re: Ishi style sinew backed juniper
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2015, 07:20:07 am »
Out of the Park, Chuck! I like those short bows.
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Re: Ishi style sinew backed juniper
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2015, 07:45:02 am »
That bow looks absolutely perfect all around Chuck, I would take that one after deer for sure. That style of bow really appeals to me and I'd love to put together one that looks that good.
I have a clean erc stave with thick sapwood plus a short yew stave and been wanting to do the same design on both. May have to pm you for tips when I get around to that project if that would be OK.
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Re: Ishi style sinew backed juniper
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2015, 08:02:43 am »
Yeeah, that's a classical beauty.

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Re: Ishi style sinew backed juniper
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2015, 08:03:47 am »
man chuck, you knocked that one outta the park...straight up meat maker! Nice work.
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Re: Ishi style sinew backed juniper
« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2015, 08:35:44 am »
Gorgeous!!!!
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