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Offline Del the cat

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Yew Cherry Molle' FD Pic
« on: July 29, 2015, 12:38:01 pm »
This is my first ever Molle' I've always been a bit suspicious of the design but i thought it was time to man up and make one.
The Yew back was an off cut from a Yew stave that had very thick sapwood, it still had the bark on, so it made a lovely backing strip. The belly was some Cherry cut from a near dead tree, it had some bug damage in the outer rings so I used it the "wrong way round" with the central pith lying under the Yew backing.
Stats,
45# @ 24"
55 3/4 " ntn
Working limbs about 1 5/8" wide 15" long. Thickness tapering from just over 1/2" to about 3/8"
Top lever about 10", bottom about 9"... dunno how that happened?  ::)
BH 4 5/8"
I made a couple of flight arrows and tried it out 226 yards with a 276gn arrow and 261 yards with a 201gn arrow.
S'pose you want pics?
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Re: Yew Cherry Molle'
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2015, 12:45:59 pm »
more pics Igor ;D
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Re: Yew Cherry Molle'
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2015, 12:47:02 pm »
Beautiful. I love the ancient designs.

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Re: Yew Cherry Molle'
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2015, 12:48:14 pm »
The closer you get the better it looks. I really like the cherry.
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Re: Yew Cherry Molle'
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2015, 12:49:23 pm »
Very cool Del.
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Offline Urufu_Shinjiro

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Re: Yew Cherry Molle'
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2015, 12:49:43 pm »
Gorgeous!
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Yew Cherry Molle'
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2015, 12:51:54 pm »
Very nice indeed
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Re: Yew Cherry Molle'
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2015, 12:59:06 pm »
Dunno how far I dare slim the levers in search of some extra distance.
The lightest flight arrow waggled a bit as she left the bow, I could cut away the arrow pass a whisker for a cleaner flight.
I'm V pleased as it was really just an experimental wood from stuff I had lying around... mind I find sometimes they are the best bows. Maybe the materials call out an choose themselves...hmmm, that sounds like I'm going a bit Harry Potter ::)
Anyone got any thoughts on minimum lever size and how to get a low weight blend between lever and limb?
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Re: Yew Cherry Molle'
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2015, 01:02:24 pm »
yes, very nice!!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Yew Cherry Molle'
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2015, 01:05:39 pm »
Cherry Molle...sounds like something you'd get in a Mexican restaurant.   ;D
Cool bow Del. I especially like the "keel" looking tips.
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Re: Yew Cherry Molle'
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2015, 01:45:40 pm »
That is one pretty bow.  Nice!
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Re: Yew Cherry Molle'
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2015, 01:50:45 pm »
Gorgeous!

I make my levers about 5/8" at the base and slowly  to 3/8"" until about three inches from the nock, then I try to make a smooth taper to under a quarter of an inch at the nock. This gives me plenty of stability while making a featherweight lever.

For thickness I just take a few scrapes at a time, check the draw to see of they bend, and I stop when there's just the slightest bit of movement. The tips themselves can be pretty small:

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Re: Yew Cherry Molle'
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2015, 01:50:54 pm »
Appears you did a FINE job on your first Molle.  The two tone is a great look especially with the black tip overlays.....sweet!
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Re: Yew Cherry Molle'
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2015, 01:55:09 pm »
AWESOME! Well done.
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Re: Yew Cherry Molle'
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2015, 02:09:26 pm »
Quote from: huisme on July 29, 2015, 01:50:45 pm
Gorgeous!

I make my levers about 5/8" at the base and slowly  to 3/8"" until about three inches from the nock, then I try to make a smooth taper to under a quarter of an inch at the nock. This gives me plenty of stability while making a featherweight lever.

For thickness I just take a few scrapes at a time, check the draw to see of they bend, and I stop when there's just the slightest bit of movement. The tips themselves can be pretty small:

Cheers. I'm assuming you mean 5/8" deep... how wide or do you just go by feel?
They are still pretty stiff on this bow and I think the blend may be a bit bulky.
The scape and try sounds good but time consuming... but if that's what it takes, then that's what it takes :laugh:
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