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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: huisme on October 20, 2014, 06:15:16 pm

Title: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: huisme on October 20, 2014, 06:15:16 pm
Both of these were orders, one for my best friend and one to trade for a custom quiver and a couple sets of arrows (about time, I'm down to three).

The first is 75" ttt and pulls around 40#@32" and was an absolute butt to tiller without a mirror or tillering tree. Leapardwood overlays on foot long slightly bendy levers make for a real rocket launcher ;D
(http://i.imgur.com/pJrE9Cp.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Jan9smg.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/TaYiQfb.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/MiIiY0Y.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/30wmKpG.jpg)

The second is 62"ntn and pulls around 50#@29". Normally I'd look at those numbers, what with the stiff handle, and say no way but I wanted to impress this guy. She's one of my best, shooting well over her weight at full draw and not doing half bad at my own short 26". Very positive tiller and low set handle look a little funky but she's smooth as butter.

(http://i.imgur.com/aefzSKp.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/IhI1ES3.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/DFz3VsI.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/mdqJ26L.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/e4yH9Fw.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/8WmqHVP.jpg)

So with the 8" handle subtracted from the 62" this thing has 54" of limb counting the extra-ring-reflex levers, and pulls to 29". With the recent thread on draw/bow length in mind, wherein I said I usually don't draw past half the bows length, this thing has a working wood/draw length ratio of .557 and still retains 1" of reflex completely relaxed, .25" just unstrung, and no chrysals after shooting in.

I'm pretty happy, but you have to ask why I didn't just make the first bow 68"ntn instead is wrestling all that length into shape ;)
Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: wizardgoat on October 20, 2014, 10:24:37 pm
nice work all around!
I really need to get into some of my BL
Cheers
Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: Pago on October 20, 2014, 10:38:10 pm
What wood did you use?
Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: bubbles on October 20, 2014, 10:58:16 pm
I'm gonna guess....locust. :)
Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: H Rhodes on October 20, 2014, 11:44:05 pm
Nice work on both of them. 
Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: huisme on October 21, 2014, 12:05:29 am
Bubbles wins ;D locust it is, still haven't used up all the staves I brought down here.

Thanks guys  :)
Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: GlisGlis on October 21, 2014, 04:45:57 am
very nice bows!! you transmit me the urge to make a molly
and beatiful sourrounding too
Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: Hrothgar on October 21, 2014, 06:42:49 am
Very nice bows, impressively thin tips!
Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: Pappy on October 21, 2014, 06:55:52 am
Nice job,they both seemed to have turned out nice. :)
  Pappy
Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: lesken2011 on October 21, 2014, 08:25:07 am
Nice job on both!
Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: burchett.donald on October 21, 2014, 09:07:12 am
  Beautiful work man, you been turning out some serious levers lately 8)  Both are really nice.
                                                                                                                                           Don
Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: Chadwick on October 21, 2014, 12:22:02 pm
I saw the tip picture and thought that you've either got very thin tips, or hammer thumbs.  :)
Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: Peacebow_Coos on October 21, 2014, 04:13:30 pm
Good work Huisme, glad to see ya pumping out more quality mollies
Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: huisme on October 21, 2014, 05:48:52 pm
Hands aren't all that big, nocks are just under a quarter inch if I remember right.

I've got a shortie that ill want to show too, though no pics yet. She's getting her reflex treatment right now ;)

Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: Badly Bent on October 21, 2014, 07:42:44 pm
Nice work on those two. I would guess that design in a black locust bow makes a snappy shooter. I really like the way a good black locust bow can cast an arrow.
Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: huisme on October 21, 2014, 11:01:27 pm
And I'm a speed junkie, so you can imagine how fortunate I feel for having harvested some top-notch locust from my own property back when I started  :D
Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: Ron Wright on October 22, 2014, 06:26:09 pm
Nice looking molles, good work!
I like those thin tips, how deep do you make them to get away with 1/4" width?
Title: Re: A couple molles from my first free week in a while.
Post by: huisme on October 22, 2014, 11:51:03 pm
That specific lever was a little deeper due to the extra rings (don't want to put the nock on extra rings not supported by at least the back ring) and I'd have to go get that bow to show it, but here's an idea of how small I like my more simple nocks.

(http://i.imgur.com/7GzBv6U.jpg)