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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Blacktail on March 25, 2011, 01:22:21 am

Title: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Blacktail on March 25, 2011, 01:22:21 am

This is my first attempt at doing a Juniper bow. It came from a limb. The only trouble I had with this is that I left too much sap wood on it because it has two inches of set. The next one I try, I want to do all heartwood and compare the two. It has two courses of elk sinew, rattle snake skin. It is 51 inches nock to nock. It is an  inch and a half at the fade outs to half inch tips. It is 40 lbs at 25 inch draw. The handle is corded dogbane. Hope you guys enjoy. John

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Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: michbowguy on March 25, 2011, 01:23:37 am

wow, very nice.
i like your style.

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Timo on March 25, 2011, 01:39:38 am

That tiller is a thing of beauty!

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: NTD on March 25, 2011, 01:44:39 am

Those are some good looking C. oreganus on the back of that bow.  Tiller looks incredible.  That Juniper is some gorgeous wood!  Nice work!

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Keenan on March 25, 2011, 01:52:29 am

Wow John, that turned out very nice. The tiller looks great and love the paint highlights.  Did you start out with any reflex before you sinewed?  Just took another look at those nice snake skins. I really like the looks of those. Well done Bro. ;)

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Blacktail on March 25, 2011, 01:59:14 am

thanks so much guys...i want to work with juniper some more but its a pain in the butt to find a good branch...keenan,it had no reflex..SO,that is what i might need on the next try..thanks john

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: ErictheViking on March 25, 2011, 02:02:53 am

incredible tiller! perfect example of a D-tillered bow. love the skins and paint as well. 

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Pat B on March 25, 2011, 02:10:46 am

That is a nice full draw pic and the bow all together is great!  8)

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Blacktail on March 25, 2011, 02:22:38 am

thanks so much...i guess the tiller is better than i thought after looking at the pics...john

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Almostpighunter on March 25, 2011, 02:24:49 am

Hey Blacktail, sapwood or not, set or no, I think it turned out incredible. Great job!

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Mangeur de lard on March 25, 2011, 02:28:44 am

Wow the grain on the belly is astounding. I like my ash bows but, when I see that, I wish I lived a little more to the south to have access to wood like that.
Stunning bow!

Matt

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: loefflerchuck on March 25, 2011, 02:44:21 am

Great looking bow John. Love the edges. I think juniper sapwood works great. The Cheyenne used all sap on many of there bows. Tp avoid set, less wood and more sinew. But many bows that take set shoot great so who cares

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Elktracker on March 25, 2011, 02:58:16 am

John that is a sweet bow tiller looks great! Like everything about it all around

Josh

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: 1776J on March 25, 2011, 06:27:28 am

Real good looking bow!!!!

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: medicinewheel on March 25, 2011, 07:19:31 am

Seems like Ed Scott has left some impression on some of us...!?
Really nice!

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: HatchA on March 25, 2011, 08:04:17 am

Nice!!

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Pappy on March 25, 2011, 08:43:05 am

That's a beauty,everything about it. I especially like the full draw picture.Sweet. :) :) Very nice work.
   Pappy

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: toomanyknots on March 25, 2011, 10:57:16 am

Man, juniper sure looks alot like yew. Beautiful bow.

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Blacktail on March 25, 2011, 01:51:47 pm

thanks SO much guys..your kind words mean alot...i really want to do more arts kind of stuff on bows..thanks john

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Gordon on March 25, 2011, 03:43:55 pm

I'm impressed with this bow - and I like the Ed Scott inspired artwork.

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Acutus on March 25, 2011, 06:24:45 pm

Very Sweet!! if you had more wood you could've tillered a complete perfect circle! That's just so awesome! Love the decoration as well. ;D

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Blacktail on March 25, 2011, 07:36:01 pm

now thats funny full circle bow...

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: hammertime on March 25, 2011, 09:06:38 pm

That is one sweet bow tiller looks perfect and I like the added decorations looks like you spent some time on that one-Hammertime

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Barrage on March 25, 2011, 09:57:26 pm

Nice one John.  Looks great.

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: sweeney3 on March 25, 2011, 10:42:34 pm

Boy oh boy!  That is neat!  Looking forward to seeing the heartwood you are planning.  That will be really pretty too.

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: johnston on March 26, 2011, 03:18:28 am

Lawd have mercy, that thing sure is pretty!

Lane

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: mullet on March 26, 2011, 08:15:26 pm

That is a pretty one, John. Tiller is dead on. I'm sorry to hear about the "set" though, I can live with it if you want to send it this way?  ::) ;D ;)

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: ricktrojanowski on March 27, 2011, 12:26:37 am

Very nice, tiller looks great. You did a great job on it.

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Postman on March 27, 2011, 01:20:28 am

suhh...weet. Great job!

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: ohma on March 27, 2011, 12:05:04 pm

did a great job there, the whole thing is nice. i realy like to see the rings running out the limb right down the middle. again grear job.

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Blacktail on March 27, 2011, 01:57:28 pm

MAN,you guys are the GREATEST..I really didnt think i did that great of a job tillering..BUT,since YOU are the pros...thank you

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: portlandfire on March 27, 2011, 07:24:03 pm

   Great job John.  I look forward to seeing that bow, and others, at the Gathering in Sisters.  Fantastic!!!  :)

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Gordon on March 27, 2011, 09:37:14 pm

John, you did a nice job getting work out of the full length of the bow. They only thing I would do differently would be to make the upper limb bend a bit more than the lower limb (i.e. positive tiller). Could be the camera angle, but it looks like you have it the other way around.

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: juniper junkie on March 27, 2011, 10:51:59 pm

great job john. if you want more reflex try inducing it when you sinew. great job on the tiller. so how does she shoot?? looking forward to seeing it in may.

Title: Re: Juniper with sinew and snake
Post by: Blacktail on March 27, 2011, 11:06:38 pm

o.k. thank gordon and thanks dave...john