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Offline Redhand

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Rocky Mountain Juniper
« on: January 22, 2016, 02:56:35 pm »
I made this bow from a Rocky Mountain Juniper branch. 
The bow is 41 inches nock to nock.
This bow has 3 layers of sinew.
It pulls 42# @ 22 inches.
The handle is brain tanned smoked deer hide.
Its painted with blue earth pigment mixed with hide glue.
I put a sinew ball for the nock topped off with a horse hair tuff.
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Offline Redhand

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Re: Rocky Mountain Juniper
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2016, 02:59:45 pm »
Here are a few more pics.
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Offline sleek

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Re: Rocky Mountain Juniper
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2016, 03:06:31 pm »
Wow, you got that juniper figured out. I like that. How do you make your earth pigments?
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Rocky Mountain Juniper
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2016, 03:06:39 pm »
Very cool, well done Redhand
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Rocky Mountain Juniper
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2016, 03:24:59 pm »
Work you sumgun! Work!

I love it. You got everything you could out of that branch.
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Re: Rocky Mountain Juniper
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2016, 03:36:26 pm »
Cool stuff going on there!!! Makes me almost wanna dig into one of the rmj branches i cut last summer.
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Offline sieddy

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Re: Rocky Mountain Juniper
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2016, 03:47:41 pm »
That little bow is freaking awesome! :-D
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Offline Urufu_Shinjiro

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Re: Rocky Mountain Juniper
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2016, 04:02:39 pm »
Wow, what a wicked little missile launcher!
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Offline Floridabowyer

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Re: Rocky Mountain Juniper
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2016, 04:33:24 pm »
Really cool bow. Tiller is spot on.
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Rocky Mountain Juniper
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2016, 04:36:53 pm »
Sweet, I love RMJ! Great looking bow
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Rocky Mountain Juniper
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2016, 05:33:57 pm »
Wow....got all the bend out of that one....sweet
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Rocky Mountain Juniper
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2016, 05:40:32 pm »
looks great,, congrats on a such a nice bow :)
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Rocky Mountain Juniper
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2016, 06:02:36 pm »
Man thats a cool bow! Nice work outta you😄
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Offline loon

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Re: Rocky Mountain Juniper
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2016, 06:34:20 pm »
niiice

What part of the branch did you use? compression side?
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Offline jeffp51

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Re: Rocky Mountain Juniper
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2016, 08:31:42 pm »
nice bow and nice to see another Utah Bowyer.  I have some juniper too drying in my shed, and a sinew/juniper bow that is still  3/4 finished--keep debating adding another layer of sinew and how to patch a cracked knot.
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