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Offline ken75

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hickory walnut molly
« on: March 25, 2011, 01:27:02 pm »
talked to half eye this mornin , found out it was 0 degrees up there and not fit for anything but sewing and girly stuff. so out of pitty ( its like 70 down here) i built this one this mornin after my midnight shift. of course it was glued up already . hickory molly selfbow with walnut accents on the levers and handle. 52 inches tip to tip , 53 lbs at 27 inches. 12 inch working limbs 1 3/4 to 1 1/4 . shoots good with very little stack for a shorty. hope ya'll aint tired of seein my bows
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: hickory walnut molly
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2011, 01:28:23 pm »
Come on now ken, your making the rest of look bad!  ;) Naw, I do that own my own, ( ;D ). I really like the look of the walnut overlayed on the lever. Really nice!
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: hickory walnut molly
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2011, 02:00:42 pm »
I am usually not a 'molly' fan. But I like the look of this one. Well done.

Bevan R
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: hickory walnut molly
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2011, 02:12:27 pm »
Man ken your knockin em out :o one yesterday before dinner one after dinner now a molly after breakfast lol ;D Nice work!
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: hickory walnut molly
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2011, 05:04:56 pm »
nicely done, the woods look good together and the way you put the walnut underneath(underlay?) is sweet.
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: hickory walnut molly
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2011, 05:51:38 pm »
Real nice like always... Now why would I ever get tired of seein some great bows?
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Offline Matt S.

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Re: hickory walnut molly
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2011, 06:19:13 pm »
That's a very cool looking bow. I've been inspired by half eye's Mollegabets too and am planning a red oak one. Hope it turns out half as nice as yours ken75!
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Offline Acutus

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Re: hickory walnut molly
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2011, 06:28:14 pm »
Bet that's a fast shooter too. Great design love the lamination work. I do have one question I hope isn't stupid but whats Molly? ???
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Offline Matt S.

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Re: hickory walnut molly
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2011, 06:36:03 pm »
Quote from: Acutus on March 25, 2011, 06:28:14 pm
Bet that's a fast shooter too. Great design love the lamination work. I do have one question I hope isn't stupid but whats Molly? ???

That's not a stupid question at all, but this may be a stupid answer ;D As far as I know, Molly is short for Mollegabet, an archeology site in Europe (near a town of the same name?) where this style of bow was discovered. Sometimes it seems people use Mollegabet and Holmegaard (I'm probably not spelling these correctly) interchangeably since the two styles are similar and were both discovered near each other. Both designs are many thousands of years old. It's absolutely amazing what our ancestors were making that long ago, they weren't no fools!
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Offline Acutus

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Re: hickory walnut molly
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2011, 06:45:49 pm »
Quote from: Matt S. on March 25, 2011, 06:36:03 pm
Quote from: Acutus on March 25, 2011, 06:28:14 pm
Bet that's a fast shooter too. Great design love the lamination work. I do have one question I hope isn't stupid but whats Molly? ???

That's not a stupid question at all, but this may be a stupid answer ;D As far as I know, Molly is short for Mollegabet, an archeology site in Europe (near a town of the same name?) where this style of bow was discovered. Sometimes it seems people use Mollegabet and Holmegaard (I'm probably not spelling these correctly) interchangeably since the two styles are similar and were both discovered near each other. Both designs are many thousands of years old. It's absolutely amazing what our ancestors were making that long ago, they weren't no fools!

LOL! Mollegabet!! I know the word but was never sure what the actual style was as I have heard the Mol and Holm words used interchangeably so much! Thanks! BTW: I couldn't spell them either so I would know if you did right or wrong. ;D
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Offline ken75

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Re: hickory walnut molly
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2011, 07:43:54 pm »
thank you for the kind words , means a lot
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Offline hillbilly61

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Re: hickory walnut molly
« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2011, 10:44:29 pm »
Looks good Ken. Like the Walnut accents. half eye said he got like, a foot and half of snow. Now it's below freezing :D You live a couple hrs away from me. Did you get the cold front come through? It droped about 10-12 deg. from yesterday. I think we might have hit 72 today ;D Thought about puttin a jacket on ::) Just kiddin Rich ;)
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Offline beetlebailey1977

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Re: hickory walnut molly
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2011, 12:07:43 am »
3 words......short and sweet!
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Offline ken75

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Re: hickory walnut molly
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2011, 12:58:55 am »
Mark , its in the low 60's at night and mid 80's in the day , i didnt feel a cold front if it came through. i keep tryin to convince him to go south when the snow flies.
thanks Beetle
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Offline hillbilly61

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« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2011, 10:16:07 am »
I told him and Donna to come on down. My wife could keep her buisy shopping and Rich and I (you too) could go stick a pig. What better offer can that be? ;D
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