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Offline Fox

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Juniper ID
« on: May 22, 2020, 11:57:20 am »
Hey there... ive got some juniper trees that i just found and ive been wanting to make a juniper sinew bow... are there junipers that are bad? Any idea what kind this is?


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Offline peacefullymadewarbows

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Re: Juniper ID
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2020, 11:35:01 am »
That looks like it could be Eastern Red Cedar which is great for sinew backed bows. But, where are you located? A lot of juniper species look pretty similar. Granted, I've never heard of any true juniper being particularly bad from the others.
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Offline Fox

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Re: Juniper ID
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2020, 02:38:04 pm »
Yeah i thought it was eastern red cedar aswell and sinew backing it is the plan... i live in Virginia so it does grow here...
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