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Offline Chuck.e.b

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Utah juniper as core?
« on: November 11, 2019, 10:28:25 am »
Anyone used Utah juniper as core in a Ottoman composite or Native American composite?
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bownarra

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Re: Utah juniper as core?
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2019, 01:33:05 am »
The Indian horn bows didn't have cores. I wouldn't use juniper. Ideally you want sugar maple. Contact hardwood mills and ask for green, perfectly straight grained, flat sawn wood.
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Offline loefflerchuck

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Re: Utah juniper as core?
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2019, 10:54:49 pm »
It's not hard enough. It fails as a core. A couple people tried it out. Yew is good.
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