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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Ifrit617 on June 22, 2011, 08:17:48 pm

Title: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: Ifrit617 on June 22, 2011, 08:17:48 pm: Hey everyone,

Just finished up this bow. Its my first molle and i must say that I am impressed with this design. It shoots hard and fast and looks pretty sick too. Can't wait to take to my local gun/archey range to show it to some compound folks. ;D Anyway heres the stats. (Sorry my crappy pics don't do it justice)

60" n2n
45#@28"
Working Limbs are 2" wide and 14" long
Levers are 3/4" tapering to 3/8" with pin nocks and are 12" long not including the fade.
It took about 5/8" set (measured at the end of working limb)
Handle is just simple leather and I shoot off my hand.
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: Ifrit617 on June 22, 2011, 08:19:56 pm: Here's some more pics.....
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: Elktracker on June 22, 2011, 08:21:37 pm: WOW that is Excellent! well done! The compound guys arent gonna know what hit em when they see that thing driving tacks ;D
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: bubby on June 22, 2011, 08:24:36 pm: cool bow, I love molly's, great shooters, what wood did ya use, Bub
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: fusizoli on June 22, 2011, 08:26:24 pm: Very clean work, with perfect tiller.

Great work for a first , schould be the 100. too.
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: ken75 on June 22, 2011, 08:31:24 pm: Beautiful bow !! full draw is perfect, fine craftmanship
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: Ifrit617 on June 22, 2011, 08:35:52 pm: Thanks Guys..... Can't wait to see the looks on on some of the wheelie shooters when they see this.

Bub the wood is red oak finished with light brown leather dye and 8 coats of tru oil. My goal is to prove that though many beginers use red oak, you can build just about any bow style from it as well as long as your careful.
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: Hrothgar on June 22, 2011, 08:46:24 pm: VERY NICE! I'm going to have to try red oak sometime.
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: hillbilly61 on June 22, 2011, 09:21:45 pm: Perfection captured. VERY nie job!!!
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Post by: half eye on June 22, 2011, 10:41:50 pm: Seen a few Mollegabets Ifrit and that one's a beauty, simply outstanding, sir !!!!!
rich
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Post by: RyanY on June 22, 2011, 11:23:03 pm: Wow. Excellent Molly representation! Design and tiller look awesome and so does the finish. What wood is it?
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: soy on June 22, 2011, 11:31:30 pm: Sweet ;)
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on June 22, 2011, 11:41:49 pm: You did a excellent job. That is a fine looking bow and the tiller looks very nice. I like the finish you put on it. It shows the wood very nicely.
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: Ifrit617 on June 22, 2011, 11:43:28 pm: Thanks everyone... Ryoon the wood is red oak finished with light brown leather dye and 8 coats of tru oil.
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: Michael C. on June 22, 2011, 11:46:16 pm: Awesome, that is a great looking bow.
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Post by: ErictheViking on June 23, 2011, 12:29:13 am: perfect in every way. love the full draw shot. just really cool
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Post by: peshikthe on June 23, 2011, 01:59:00 am: nice bow, i love the molle design and i am shooting an osage molle right now, 57 tip to tip and 59 pounds at 28 inches, they are excellent fast smooth and ultra quiet shooters, i shot mine at cloverdale, p'catewah posetha(black cat) has over 500 shots on it. let us know how the wheelie guys like the molle, at cloverdale there were alot of people that didnt have a clue as to what kind/style of bow it was. beautiful bow, you will be very pleased with it, i have made many bows out of red oak, the seceret is grain,grain, and grain.
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: colt on June 23, 2011, 02:36:32 am: I really like this bow. good job! when I cut the straightest 66" piece out of a red oak board i recently purchased, i was a bit scared to make anything but a dbow. after seeing this unbacked beauty which has such short sections of bending wood, I think I'm going to try to do it as an unbacked flatbow. that'll be stretching my tillering skills. thanks for inspiring my confidence in red oak!
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: peshikthe on June 23, 2011, 02:48:27 am: you have a very beautiful finish on that bow, red oak is nice wood, the molle design is a low brace heigth design and any bow that is lower in brace heigth will put much less stress on the limbs and make for a long lasting bow.if that molle was in the bow of the month id already be voting for yours. nice work.
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Post by: dwardo on June 23, 2011, 07:44:33 am: Thats a beauty, i have to make a molly soon.
The tiller and finish are both perfect.
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Post by: Ifrit617 on June 23, 2011, 01:59:47 pm: Sorry guys I must have locked this by accident.. ?? ;D
Thanks again everyone...

Colt glad I could inspire ya... Red oak really is pretty good, and as long as the grain is good, there is no reason you have to back it...
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Post by: Speratus on June 23, 2011, 02:16:32 pm: Unbelievable!!! Did you follow a blueprint or design one yourself?? Im just in awe! ;D
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: Ifrit617 on June 23, 2011, 02:19:33 pm: Quote from: Speratus on June 23, 2011, 02:16:32 pm
Unbelievable!!! Did you follow a blueprint or design one yourself?? Im just in awe! ;D

Thanks! The bow is based on an ancient design... I'm no expert on them though... Halfeye(rich) is probably the expert on them.
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: Lee Slikkers on June 23, 2011, 02:39:16 pm: Is that because Rich is ANCIENT or just cause he's good at making em? >:D
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: Gaur on June 24, 2011, 01:29:52 am: Great looking bow. Love the finish on it.
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: Ifrit617 on June 24, 2011, 02:58:55 pm: Quote from: Lee Slikkers on June 23, 2011, 02:39:16 pm
Is that because Rich is ANCIENT or just cause he's good at making em? >:D

Maybe a little bit of both.. Hehe... ;D
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: dbb on June 24, 2011, 06:06:32 pm: Good looking molle you got there ifrit,and thanks for the help with mine ;)
These bows are fun and different,i have to make one for myself soon.

/Mikael
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: n2huntn on June 24, 2011, 06:08:48 pm: Outstanding! And a great testament to Red Oak. BOM,BOM,BOM.
Jeff
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Post by: JBL on June 25, 2011, 02:26:14 am: BRAVO!!!! An amazing bow. Just unbelievable craftsmanship.
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: Arrowind on June 25, 2011, 03:00:32 pm: AWESOME.
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: peshikthe on June 26, 2011, 02:15:56 am: one thing left too say, as others have said,.........bom.bombom..... :)
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Post by: peshikthe on July 04, 2011, 02:15:49 am: nice molle and red oak at that nice job, you got my vote for bom.
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: Ifrit617 on July 04, 2011, 10:46:21 am: Thanks man means a lot though it may not count now cause of this new damn rule... :( but thanks everyone..
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: peshikthe on July 04, 2011, 01:10:38 pm: hey ifrit you may only be a young man, but i would shoot/hunt with one of your bows anyday man, you have more skills than you realize. keep on building bows,but realize you will break perfectly good looking bows and it may be discouraging but learn from them we all have.
Title: Re: Built my first Molle! (Pic heavy)
Post by: Ifrit617 on July 04, 2011, 03:15:01 pm: Thanks man.. Ive only broken 2 so far and hopefully have learned from those failures and this ones still shooting strong... (knock on wood) :)

Jon