Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: M-P on March 04, 2010, 04:03:19 am

Title: booniper bow
Post by: M-P on March 04, 2010, 04:03:19 am

Hi Folks,  I can't remember who's post mentioned the term, but "bamboo backed juniper" is a little clumsy to type.   In this case the juniper is an ERC board from the local lumber store.   I donated the bow to the local club for a raffle prize.
Stats-  bamboo backed ERC, 68" tip to tip, currently tillered to 55# @ 28".  The handle is yew and hickory and the arrow rest is yew.      Ron(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc270/May-Pumphrey/rafflebowDebbiesfulldraw.jpg)(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc270/May-Pumphrey/rafflebowbraced2.jpg)(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc270/May-Pumphrey/rafflebowhandledetail.jpg)

Title: Re: booniper bow
Post by: M-P on March 04, 2010, 04:09:05 am

The club president agreed to pose for the full draw photo, but she couldn't really bring it to full draw.   Here is the new owner at his full 30" draw.
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc270/May-Pumphrey/rafflebowDonsfulldraw-1.jpg)

Title: Re: booniper bow
Post by: M-P on March 04, 2010, 04:23:20 am

just unbraced profile
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc270/May-Pumphrey/rafflebowunbracedlength-1.jpg)

Title: Re: booniper bow
Post by: medicinewheel on March 04, 2010, 05:17:01 am

Very nice bow!

Title: Re: booniper bow
Post by: Pappy on March 04, 2010, 06:21:25 am

Nice looking bow,bet it is light in the hand. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: booniper bow
Post by: Del the cat on March 04, 2010, 07:34:54 am

Handsome bow.
Del

Title: Re: booniper bow
Post by: El Destructo on March 04, 2010, 08:44:20 am

Looks really Nice....I have always like the Color and Grain of ERC...and it sure stares a lot of Energy for being so danged light.......good job

Title: Re: booniper bow
Post by: DanaM on March 04, 2010, 08:55:25 am

Good looking bow :)

Title: Re: booniper bow
Post by: Keenan on March 04, 2010, 11:29:46 am

 MP, I made a Booniper bow a few years ago.  But I don't think it was near as nice as this one.  Very nice and absolutely beautiful bow.  With juniper and bamboo it;s easy to have the boo to thick and and overpower the juniper because it's a very soft wood. But it looks like you nailed it . that is definitely a combo that I want to try again.  Congratulations on an outstanding bow.

Title: Re: booniper bow
Post by: Grunt on March 04, 2010, 01:04:17 pm

nice bow, I also expect it's light in the hand. The lady shooting in the first pict has the Tiger Stripe camo on that we used in VN

Title: Re: booniper bow
Post by: Rich Saffold on March 04, 2010, 01:13:02 pm

Ken Villars and I made "boonipers" several years ago and it was posted on Paleoplanet. I think BB Juniper makes as fast a bow as there is.

Your bow looks real good M-P

Title: Re: booniper bow
Post by: OldBow on March 04, 2010, 02:07:56 pm

Gorgeous! The bow, too. And bookmarked under March Laminates for Bow of the Month

Title: Re: booniper bow
Post by: M-P on March 04, 2010, 06:32:57 pm

Hi All  and thank you for the kind words.  I am happy with this bow, though I was worried at first that the bamboo would over power the belly.   After glue-up I sat on the stave for about a year thinking I'd made a mistake.  I finally trapped the bamboo ( like ~ 1/2 of the width) and then rounded the edges to hide the trapping.  It worked quite well, especially considering that I originally tillered this bow to #65 @ 28.   The raffle winner preferred a #55 draw so I retillered and then re-finished the bow.  I then shot it in with the 30 draw that the winner uses and the bow still has only ~ 1" of set after shooting.  As several of you noted the mass of the bow seems low, though I did not weigh it.    Ron

Title: Re: booniper bow
Post by: Simple Hunter on March 04, 2010, 08:31:48 pm

great bow :)

Title: Re: booniper bow
Post by: PeteC on March 04, 2010, 09:40:04 pm

Great job,that's a beauty.God Bless

Title: Re: booniper bow
Post by: juniper junkie on March 05, 2010, 11:41:01 am

good job Ron. I like the handle laminations.