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Offline M-P

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booniper bow
« 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
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« Reply #1 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.
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« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2010, 04:23:20 am »
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« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2010, 05:17:01 am »
Very nice bow!
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« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2010, 06:21:25 am »
Nice looking bow,bet it is light in the hand. :)
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Re: booniper bow
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2010, 07:34:54 am »
Handsome bow.
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Re: booniper bow
« Reply #6 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
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« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2010, 08:55:25 am »
Good looking bow :)
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Re: booniper bow
« Reply #8 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.
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« Reply #9 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
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« Reply #10 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
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Re: booniper bow
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2010, 02:07:56 pm »
Gorgeous! The bow, too. And bookmarked under March Laminates for Bow of the Month
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Re: booniper bow
« Reply #12 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
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Re: booniper bow
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2010, 08:31:48 pm »
great bow :)
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« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2010, 09:40:04 pm »
Great job,that's a beauty.God Bless
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