Juniper wood in a riser

[StanM]

Can Juniper wood be used for risers in straight limbed longbows?  I bought a board today that was inexpensive and was thinking of making some limb laminations out of it for use with fiberglass longbows.  There is a section of the board that won't work for laminations that would make a beautiful riser, but I don't know if the wood is strong enough to hold up.  The bow will only be around 40 pounds.  I know some have made selfbows of Juniper but wasn't sure about risers.  Thanks.

[whitebuffalo]

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[StanM]

Thanks for the tip.  I went to the website and found a bow with juniper in the limbs, but missed the riser.  Was it a longbow or a recurve?

[kennym]

Hey Stan,
It would sure be pretty,I'll be interested in the responses!

[StanM]

Hey Kenny,

Might be I'll just have to go ahead and give it a whirl.  Not real confident, Juniper seems awful light for a riser wood.  Don't know if it'll have the strength needed, but I know one way to find out.  Take care,

Stan

[kennym]

Stan,
Laminate something else in with it!! Be a good time to make a fancy riser. I'd try to get a piece of something thru the grip. You don't wanna find out it ain't strong enough! Don't ask me how I know!! Good luck with it!