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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ken75 on May 17, 2011, 03:59:10 pm

Title: hunting bow
Post by: ken75 on May 17, 2011, 03:59:10 pm

well i had to break from the shorties today and build a LONG bow , ive given away about every molly and i needed one for a hunting bow that will stay here. so heres one finished today hickory self bow 59 inches on the grooves 52 lbs at 28 . 1 3/4 working limbs fadeing to 1 1/8th. 15 inch working section . laced handle wrap with antler rest. banded water snake

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: degoins on May 17, 2011, 04:02:25 pm

Nice!!!

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: gstoneberg on May 17, 2011, 04:12:28 pm

Lovely bow Ken.  Do you have any problems with feathers coming off the arrows on that rest?  I taped a temporary wood rest on my shortie over the weekend so we could shoot it at the lease.  It promptly stripped the bottom feather off 2 arrows.

George

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: bubby on May 17, 2011, 04:21:45 pm

nice full draw and love those skins, Bub

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: Blacktail on May 17, 2011, 05:22:15 pm

woooow i like alot...thats some mighty fine work...so ken what are we hunting with that stick..hogs,frogs,deer,bear,terrorist..lol..john

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: dbb on May 17, 2011, 05:50:08 pm

Im amazed at the speed you churn out one pretty bow after another :o


/Mikael

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 17, 2011, 06:01:29 pm

Very nice bow. Jawge

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: half eye on May 17, 2011, 06:17:19 pm

That's one very sweet molly....love everything about it, sir  8).  Them Banded watersnakes are really pretty. Damned fine bow is all that comes to mind.
rich

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: ken75 on May 17, 2011, 06:21:10 pm

thanks degoins
thanks George , my feathers are tied down on the front so i havent had any issues. even on store bought feathers you can thread or sinew them down.
thanks bub , their a gift from my mailman
thank you John , all of the above with a preference to deer and terrorist
thanks Mikael , you have to make the best of the time you have
thanks Jawge
thanks Rich , i knew you would like it if no one else did, lookin forward to seein that cane-break stretched out on one of yours

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: blackhawk on May 17, 2011, 06:28:33 pm

Awesome molly....love those long levers.

Oh by the way....is there any bow stave worthy trees left in your area  :D

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: ken75 on May 17, 2011, 06:34:17 pm

thanks blackhawk their gettin sparse  >:D

actually everything ive done hickory in the last year has been one tree .....its was a bigun

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: hillbilly61 on May 17, 2011, 06:48:17 pm

Very nice Ken. I've been working on a Molly today. Work a little till my knee starts hurting bad then sit down. Going back out after this. Hope they get the MRI scheduled soon :(

blackhawk...I had been eyeing a couple trees, but then I woke up one mornning and the were gone :o Maybe I know where they went ::) ;D

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: criveraville on May 17, 2011, 08:53:19 pm

That's another keeper.. Thats good use for that postal snake skin.. I bet you get some deer jerky with it.

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: ken75 on May 18, 2011, 12:31:34 am

thanks Mark , lookin forward to seein your molly, like i told the boss at work "you didnt see me do it did you " must not have been me >:D
thanks Cp i hope to

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: Pappy on May 18, 2011, 08:32:00 am

Beautiful bow Ken,very nice work. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: hillbilly61 on May 18, 2011, 01:55:32 pm

  The molly failed  :'( I have no idea why. ??? It was Hick backed Red Oak. I've had no luck with RO and going to quit useing it.....For now

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: ken75 on May 18, 2011, 06:24:29 pm

thanks Pappy
thanks Scott i was happy with this one
sorry to hear that Mark , red oak is not my fav. either although it will make a servicesable bow

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: medicinewheel on May 18, 2011, 07:40:43 pm

Nice bow Ken!

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Post by: tattoo dave on May 18, 2011, 08:14:31 pm

Another awesome bow Ken!!! I just got some snake skins in the mail today from Mike (almostpighunter), Diamond backs, I would love to put them on a molly. Don't feel bad about that red oak Mark. I've had good luck with RO, but can't seem to make a working molly.

Tattoo Dave

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: scp on May 18, 2011, 11:04:44 pm

Not quite a 50/50 Molly, but IMHO 28" draw length from two 15" working limbs is a remarkable achievement for a self bow over 50#. Especially when the unstrung tips are not much more than 1" below the "handle back line." It would be nice to have several measurements of the working limbs' thickness.

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: cuthalion on May 19, 2011, 12:52:55 am

Great bow...tiller looks sweet and the snake skin is awsome

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: ken75 on May 19, 2011, 01:07:49 am

thank you Frank
thanks Dave
scp , i did a experiment a while back on lever length and performance and what i determined was the effeciency was better slightly under the 50 50 ratio. i try now to get about 2 to 3 inch shorter levers than working limb. also the thickness is almost the same through the working limb due to the tapering of the sides. i know this isnt original to the molly design but one  of the biggest probs i see with molly tiller is too much bend at the handle fades , this helps in that respect.
thanks cuthalion

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: madmax46 on May 20, 2011, 08:36:05 am

Nice bow, Ken.  And the laced wrap is cool!    ;)

Title: Re: hunting bow
Post by: ken75 on May 21, 2011, 11:32:12 pm

thanks max , i enjoyed this one