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Question for Wood Experts....

Started by bentpole, January 31, 2010, 08:26:00 AM

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bentpole

Does anyone know the difference between Red Cedar and Juniper?    :confused:   Is one woodbetter than the other for cores? Or should it only be used as veneers?    :help:   Thanks >>>>~~~~~>

phil_des_bois

Ishi used juniper for his sinew backed bow, but for glass laminated bow, juniper is used as veneers. As for red cedar I have never seen it in a laminated bow, and I would think that it is too oily to glue it. But I might be wrong ...

woodworker

Juniper makes for great veneers as will cedar but neither would be good core woods.  I use red cedar in making boats and it does glue well and epoxy and glass take to it well.  I would stick to traditional core woods and pretty them up with these veneers.

ethan

I've made bows out of both cedar and juniper.  Juniper is quite a bit stronger. In fact I have a longbow and a recurve made with juniper that are still shooting fine.  I have a longbow with cedar as well,  but wouldn't put cedar in a recurve unless it was in a veneer.  Supposedly cedar from the middle part of the country (Tennessee, Virginia, Missouri, etc) is better for building bows.  I don't know how true that is though, just something I heard once.

bentpole


rainman

Eastern Red Cedar is a Juniper.  Wetern cedar is not.  ERC makes good wood bows if backed.  Go to Apex predator bows to see what it looks like under glass.

Dan
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Dan Raney

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QuoteOriginally posted by rainman:
Eastern Red Cedar is a Juniper.  Wetern cedar is not.  ERC makes good wood bows if backed.  Go to Apex predator bows to see what it looks like under glass.

Dan
Was going to say the same thing...


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