I made this bow last year it has been a real nice shooter, I'm thinking about using it this hunting season if all goes well. I just recently finished putting the makeup on it. This bow came from about a 3 inch diameter rocky mountain juniper branch, after I shaped the bow and applied the sinew I let the sinew cure for 6 months before I started the tillering process. The bow is 55 inches nock to nock, it pulls 45# @ 25 inches it really spits out the arrows. It has Dacron string with beaver fur silencers, the handle is wrapped with jute, I stained the back, put 5 coats of tru oil, and topped it off with a horse hair tuft. This bow is very pleasant to shoot. Thanks for looking.