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osage molly warbow (now with pictures)

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ken75:
Craig, ive heard the accounts of the molly being a childs bow,and i dont dispute them. It is a great and efficient design if tillered properly (all too often bending in excess near the handle). I am curious about the design evolution of different styles and i think each had its on purpose and was based on generations perfecting its on designs. Which brings me to wonder if the actual bow remant found was a childs bow based on a design used by adults, either way ive built 25 or more mollys and their a proven design to me .

Noel , lookin forward to seeing this osage molly come to life . have you got it bending yet ?

fishfinder401:
not much free time lately, im currently finishing up my ash warbow, and trying to complete all my school work, my teachers this year put more work this week than in some entire months :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

criveraville:
Ken,

Well, at least the Molly you sent me isn't a kids bow... My buddy came over the other night, we went in the back yard and shot it.. Talk about a fast, flat and hard hitting bow! I sit in class sometimes just thinking of getting home and shooting that bow..

I never really saw myself hunting "primitive" with an arrow that I made and a flint head.. Just didn't think I could be efficient and I wouldn't go after deer as a so so archer.. They deserve better than that.. BUT after shooting that Molly for just a short time I am a changed man. I have been converted. My neighbor brought me a flint arrowhead on Sunday that I intend to put on an arrow that I make and shoot it from that Molly.. I need to name that bow, and I'm gonna put skins on it..

PS.. Diego absolutley loves the Molly you made for him!! He's good with it too.. And Rich, that Molly you made my daughter is now adorned with with horse hair (from her hoese- a descendent of Secretariat), and she enjoys shooting it and admiring the bow!

Thank you Rich and Ken for graciously giving to my family, especially my children ;)

y'all are real gents 

CraigMBeckett:

--- Quote from: ken75 on June 08, 2011, 01:42:06 am ---Craig, ive heard the accounts of the molly being a childs bow,and i dont dispute them. It is a great and efficient design if tillered properly (all too often bending in excess near the handle). I am curious about the design evolution of different styles and i think each had its on purpose and was based on generations perfecting its on designs. Which brings me to wonder if the actual bow remant found was a childs bow based on a design used by adults, either way ive built 25 or more mollys and their a proven design to me .

--- End quote ---

Ken,

It may well be that the bow was based on an adult sized one, it equally may not, until other contemporary artifacts of similar design are found it is only speculation either way. And yes I have seen the photos of similar shaped bows being exhibited in a Russian museum but doubt its veracity. I  have yet to find any reports on such bows.

It may well be that such a design escaped acceptance or recognition by the people at the time or were regarded as being too much work for little to no gain.

Craig.

ken75:
have you built any mollys craig ? they may not have been wide spread or accepted but im damn glad some portion of an artifact remains for us to base our work on. i alter mine by tapering width of the working limb wether historically accurate or not it is an improvement in design . it keeps from concentrating the force at the handle fades

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