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Mollegabet Yeager Bau / carved and painted / (not for bom)
« on: February 20, 2010, 02:08:30 pm »
      Thought I'd make myself a Molle hunting bow and this is what I come up with. It is Red Elm, 57" NTN, 62# @ 28". Icarved the limbs and levers and decided to paint the carving to see how that looked. The bow still needs it's wax job but the sealers are all on (satin finish now, but may go to flat) I purposely made the bow from wood that had a slow cruve to the grain and made it to fit the grain curve....came out nearly center shot. Weather got up to 28 degrees today so shot about 50-55 arrows through it ....and it just keeps getting better :D
       Thought ya might like a look, more than 6 pics so two posts...sorry
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Re: Mollegabet Yeager Bau / carved and painted / (not for bom)
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2010, 02:10:00 pm »
Here's some detail shots

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Offline DanaM

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Re: Mollegabet Yeager Bau / carved and painted / (not for bom)
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2010, 02:47:37 pm »
Looks great Rich :)
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Re: Mollegabet Yeager Bau / carved and painted / (not for bom)
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2010, 04:07:40 pm »
Superb!  A good hunter, but also handy for the occasional monastery raid.  Excellent work Rich!
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Offline stringstretcher

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Re: Mollegabet Yeager Bau / carved and painted / (not for bom)
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2010, 04:32:29 pm »
What is the string material you are using?
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Offline jamie

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Re: Mollegabet Yeager Bau / carved and painted / (not for bom)
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2010, 05:10:51 pm »
wow !!
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Re: Mollegabet Yeager Bau / carved and painted / (not for bom)
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2010, 05:52:30 pm »
Fellas,
      The string is made from artificial sinew, spun up in three bundle like a flemish twist. 3 bundles of 3.
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Offline dragonman

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Re: Mollegabet Yeager Bau / carved and painted / (not for bom)
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2010, 06:26:54 pm »
beautifull bow, excellent craftsmanship, you sure are a busy bowyer!!!
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: Mollegabet Yeager Bau / carved and painted / (not for bom)
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2010, 07:18:28 pm »
Beautiful craftsmanship as always. Nice bow.
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Offline Cromm

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Re: Mollegabet Yeager Bau / carved and painted / (not for bom)
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2010, 07:21:08 pm »
Nice work.
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Offline LEGIONNAIRE

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Re: Mollegabet Yeager Bau / carved and painted / (not for bom)
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2010, 08:02:42 pm »
wow! That is an awesome bow. I like the carvings, good job on that one for sure. Nice tiller too.
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Offline rileyconcrete

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Re: Mollegabet Yeager Bau / carved and painted / (not for bom)
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2010, 08:38:28 pm »
Another beauty Half Eye.  Maybe I will try a little carving on my mollegebet. I like the colors you used, and the tiller, it is another fine bow. Great job.

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Offline KenH

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Re: Mollegabet Yeager Bau / carved and painted / (not for bom)
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2010, 08:45:46 pm »
Another Half-eye success!    Nice use of color and carving like they did 7000 years ago when the bow was developed.   Now go clear the backyard of deer!
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Re: Mollegabet Yeager Bau / carved and painted / (not for bom)
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2010, 09:04:37 pm »
 Thanks guys,  I got some nice flying telephone poles from down Georga way, and when some of them busted riocks get here that's next on the agenda....fill up my red fox quiver.....then I got wait for October to roll around :-\
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Mollegabet Yeager Bau / carved and painted / (not for bom)
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2010, 10:03:57 pm »
Another awesome beauty Halfeye. Your talents are incredible. Love the design and tiller looks great
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