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osage molly warbow (now with pictures)

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ken75:
nevermind i went through all your post and you dont do pics

fishfinder401:

--- Quote from: ken75 on June 11, 2011, 01:23:25 am ---nevermind i went through all your post and you dont do pics

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that sounds a little stalker ish :D i know its not, just a quick first glance
by the way, this discussion is giving me allot of background on these bows
thanks
noel

CraigMBeckett:

--- Quote from: ken75 on June 11, 2011, 01:21:49 am ---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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No I don't, I do not like the aesthetics of the bow design, the majority of bows I make are medieval style English bend through the handle Warbows with the occasional lighter weight stiff handled ELB. Which is why I have trouble finding suitable native Australian woods for my bows.

Now having answered your question may I ask the reason behind it? The discussion was on the historical facts not on who made these bows or their relative efficiency.

Craig.

ken75:
just the way the conversation rolled ,dont worry bout it these tend to stray all the time.  historical facts are great but i get the most joy from the build and im interested in the performance also like most others are i believe.

elb bows are fine ,the ones i've built have had more hand shock than i like , but i guess with heavy enough arrows like i would imagine were used with them it would calm them a bit.

as far as bow wood quality you should make friends with some of these Yanks they got some wood that would work with your design.

Noel , i'll hush now so you can post us some pictures of your "osage molly warbow" lookin forward to it !

CraigMBeckett:
Ken75


--- Quote ---as far as bow wood quality you should make friends with some of these Yanks they got some wood that would work with your design.
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Unfortunately it costs in the region of $150 to have a stave (warbow sized) couriered from the states to Australia, I know that is what it cost for the yew stave I have seasoning in my shed. The stave itself cost $250 so all together $400. Makes the hobby a tad expensive even if the stave were free.

If you are getting hand shock from ELBs I suggest that your limb tips are probably too massive, or possibly your horns are too big or both, what you must remember is that even the really heavy Mary Rose bows were only approximately 1/2" (12.5mm) dia at the point where they began the cone for the horns, that is a point 40 to 50mm from the tip of the limb. So lighter bows should have correspondingly lighter tips.

Craig.

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