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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bubbles on October 16, 2015, 05:22:23 pm

Title: First Molly - Finished
Post by: bubbles on October 16, 2015, 05:22:23 pm: Hey Guys, Just thought I'd share this bow I finished up recently.
First Mollegabet that I've attempted and it seems pretty successful so far.
62" NTN, 55#@26", Heat treated Elm. Had a big check that ran off the side of the bow that I filled with warmed epoxy after I heat treated it. I gave a wrap after I tillered it out for a little extra insurance.
I've been shooting pretty well with it and I made my first primitive kill with it which I shared in the Shooting and Hunting forum.
(http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo19/mikemeusel/Elm%20Mollegabet/20151016_102350_zpsqyl6wg7u.jpg) (http://s357.photobucket.com/user/mikemeusel/media/Elm%20Mollegabet/20151016_102350_zpsqyl6wg7u.jpg.html)
(http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo19/mikemeusel/Elm%20Mollegabet/20151016_102408_zpsk4qmhfet.jpg) (http://s357.photobucket.com/user/mikemeusel/media/Elm%20Mollegabet/20151016_102408_zpsk4qmhfet.jpg.html)
(http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo19/mikemeusel/Elm%20Mollegabet/20151016_103018_zpshb4dli4m.jpg) (http://s357.photobucket.com/user/mikemeusel/media/Elm%20Mollegabet/20151016_103018_zpshb4dli4m.jpg.html)
(http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo19/mikemeusel/Elm%20Mollegabet/20151016_103028_zpscqppurnu.jpg) (http://s357.photobucket.com/user/mikemeusel/media/Elm%20Mollegabet/20151016_103028_zpscqppurnu.jpg.html)
(http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo19/mikemeusel/Elm%20Mollegabet/Screenshot_2015-10-16-10-35-19_zpshei499qk_edit_1445006537495.png_zpsv6fbc7h5.jpeg) (http://s357.photobucket.com/user/mikemeusel/media/Elm%20Mollegabet/Screenshot_2015-10-16-10-35-19_zpshei499qk_edit_1445006537495.png_zpsv6fbc7h5.jpeg.html)
(http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo19/mikemeusel/Elm%20Mollegabet/20151016_102950_zps5pnkwi3q.jpg) (http://s357.photobucket.com/user/mikemeusel/media/Elm%20Mollegabet/20151016_102950_zps5pnkwi3q.jpg.html)
(http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo19/mikemeusel/Hunting/20151002_185805_zpsykhwklzh.jpg) (http://s357.photobucket.com/user/mikemeusel/media/Hunting/20151002_185805_zpsykhwklzh.jpg.html)
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: Stixnstones on October 16, 2015, 05:28:21 pm: Wow , what a looker. Great job. And congrats on that kill
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: Del the cat on October 16, 2015, 05:53:02 pm: Very nice looker, great tiller.
Del
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: bushboy on October 16, 2015, 06:02:14 pm: Beauty man 8)!right down to the specs,just how I like em!nice work!
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: blackhawk on October 16, 2015, 06:25:20 pm: Your first molly looks better than my 3rd!!! Nice job :)
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: hunterbob on October 16, 2015, 07:40:44 pm: Looks like you nailed that one. Great job.and congrats on your first kill with it.
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: mulberry on October 16, 2015, 07:51:24 pm: That's nice!! Zero set!!
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: bowandarrow473 on October 16, 2015, 07:52:26 pm: Very nice bow
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: burchett.donald on October 16, 2015, 08:27:47 pm: Love the character and the tight little handle... 8) Nice bend...
Don
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: Pat B on October 16, 2015, 09:19:37 pm: Very cool Molly and the tiller is good. I've yet to make a Molly. Maybe I need to.
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: Badger on October 17, 2015, 12:14:07 am: That came out nice!
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: wizardgoat on October 17, 2015, 01:16:40 am: Looks awesome bubbles. I need to make a molly, I'll admit, they've grown on me
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Post by: bubby on October 17, 2015, 02:00:04 am: Nice one!!
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: sieddy on October 17, 2015, 08:59:49 am: Man that Bow looks great. Love the colour of the wood! :)
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: Springbuck on October 18, 2015, 04:34:07 pm: Well, I got nothing to teach you! We'll done, plenty of good 5hough and adjustments made on all the little issues, well wxecuted. Esp if you took game with it, that's one solid beauty of a bow.
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: Hrothgar on October 18, 2015, 05:14:46 pm: Nice bow, and congratulations on the kill.
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: Springbuck on October 18, 2015, 08:54:22 pm: Well, I got nothing to teach you! We'll done, plenty of good 5hough and adjustments made on all the little issues, well wxecuted. Esp if you took game with it, that's one solid beauty of a bow.
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: Pappy on October 19, 2015, 06:15:49 am: Good looking bow,very nice work. :)
Pappy
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: bubbles on October 19, 2015, 12:07:42 pm: Thanks so much for the compliments everybody. I really like the way this one turned out. One big Ah-ha moment I had was when I split this log, I split it so any knots ran from back to belly. In the past I've been so afraid of having a knot on the back I would put any knots on the stave on the sides of the bow. I would hope that the knot was gone when tillering was finished, but most of the time I ended up with grain dips that ran across the whole belly. Usually I would end up with a hinge or chrysals. When the knot is straight back to belly it can be easily compensated for by making it a touch wider in that area.
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: Aaron H on October 19, 2015, 12:41:36 pm: Awesome bend, congrats on the meat too.
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: Hans H on October 19, 2015, 04:35:11 pm: like it, Looks very nice to me too, congrats
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: Badly Bent on October 20, 2015, 07:15:20 am: Nicely done, that looks like a perfect hunting bow you made there.
Title: Re: First Molly - Finished
Post by: Will B on October 20, 2015, 07:43:29 am: That is a great looking bow, and a very deadly hunting weapon. Congrats.