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Offline Cloudfeather

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Osage Molly Self Bow
« on: May 04, 2013, 09:56:57 pm »
I've been working on this on and off for about 6 months, had a bit of a hiatus in there for a while. She's not done yet, but I wanted some critique on the tiller. I know the bottom limb is a bit stiff, I've got about a 1/4" positive tiller, gonna even it out. IT shoot very sweet and smooth atm though.

http://youtu.be/ZDjiLg1vsZg
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Offline twisted hickory

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Re: Osage Molly Self Bow
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2013, 10:10:07 pm »
Like the looks of it. Got any close ups? Stats on the bow? How far does it shoot a 10gpp arrow?
Smooth lines, I bet it doesn't have much hand shock and seems to shoot fast :)
Greg
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Offline Cloudfeather

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Re: Osage Molly Self Bow
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2013, 10:36:56 pm »
59 ttt, about 57.5 ntn. Pulling right around 50 @ 27. The limbs are about 60/40 working to static. She has just a slight shock, which I think is due to the bottom limb being stiff. Draws super smooth though and very accurate. That shot in the video is about 12-15 yards. My first self bow(aside from a hickory board bow).
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Offline ssgtchad

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Re: Osage Molly Self Bow
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2013, 10:49:48 pm »
Looks good to me.  it would be easier to tell with some pictures
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Offline Cloudfeather

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Re: Osage Molly Self Bow
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2013, 10:53:52 pm »
I'm gonna tweak the bottom limb a slight bit tomorrow and then I'll post some more pictures. Braced, unbraced, full draw, etc.
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Offline Joec123able

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Re: Osage Molly Self Bow
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2013, 10:57:07 pm »
Wow you did a damn good job on that bow I really like it.
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Offline Cloudfeather

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Re: Osage Molly Self Bow
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2013, 05:39:01 pm »
She's mostly done, just needs a leather wrap, aesthetics, etc. Ended up at about 48# @ 27". Shoots very smooth and accurately. Any critique is welcome. Thanks, guys.
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Offline Cloudfeather

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Re: Osage Molly Self Bow
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2013, 05:39:47 pm »
Few more pics...
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Offline ssgtchad

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Re: Osage Molly Self Bow
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2013, 06:12:43 pm »
Really nice! Can you give us a picture of the front so we can get an idea of the layout?  Thanks for sharing your work. 
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Offline twisted hickory

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Re: Osage Molly Self Bow
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2013, 06:45:27 pm »
Looks really nice. I like how all edges are rounded and smooth. To me the tiller looks just a little stiff on lower limb but if it shoots with out hand shock I would just shoot it with out messing with tiller. I would like to make one of that style this winter. I bet its a quick shooter.
Greg
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Re: Osage Molly Self Bow
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2013, 09:20:52 am »
I'd give the bottom limb some scrapes...but congrats
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Offline Christian Soldier

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Re: Osage Molly Self Bow
« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2013, 10:45:21 am »
As the others said the bottom limb looks a bit stiff to me but otherswise very cool!

I really like the molly/recurve thing you got going there. Good looking bow.  :)
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Offline Tom Leemans

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Re: Osage Molly Self Bow
« Reply #12 on: May 06, 2013, 01:05:35 pm »
You can probably get there with just a bit of sanding now. Nice bow!
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Offline Cloudfeather

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Re: Osage Molly Self Bow
« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2013, 07:50:29 pm »
Thanks, guys. Yea, I decided to just lightly rasp the outer half of the lower working limb, then sand it overall some. The top limb is about 1/4 higher brace than the lower. Gonna get it to around 1/8 and call it a day.
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Osage Molly Self Bow
« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2013, 09:20:45 pm »
Really nice.  +1 on the bottom limb, but really sweet!
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