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Offline JW_Halverson

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Mutt bow
« on: January 03, 2012, 01:41:28 am »
I like the idea of Molle bows, but I have yet to get the guts up to try such short and wide working limbs.  How about if I make something about 64" long with the last 12" being narrowed and stiff, and the working limbs about 1 1/4 wide.  Slightly narrowed stiff handle and 1 1/2 inch fadeouts.  28" draw length and shooting for about 60# draw.  I have a piece of really clean hickory board in mind for this bow.  I will probably back the working limbs with rawhide. 

Am I completely wasting the advantage of stiff/narrow tips by making the bow longer?
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Offline bubby

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Re: Mutt bow
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2012, 04:30:15 am »
that otta work, i built a molly 64" ntn, and it shoots nice and drives them deep, Bub
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: Mutt bow
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2012, 09:19:01 am »
  I never built a long MOLLE but know people and have seen there bows. The looked and shot well as far as I know.
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« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2012, 01:37:02 pm »
Remember this one i posted back in early dec?  Maybe it'll give ya some influence and help. Go to page two where I give a lentghy explanation on layout. Its similiar to what your asking about.

 http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,29343.0.html
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: Mutt bow
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2012, 04:23:41 pm »
be careful to make the inner limbs too short, or make them very wide. I have had problems with the molle design chrysaling badly in the past, and no longer like the design although they shoot incredibly well...

Good luck!

Jon
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Mutt bow
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2012, 06:59:45 pm »
I double checked the piece of hickory I had in mind.  It's actually going to afford almost 1 3/4" width at the fadeouts.  Not the full 2" that Blackhawk mentions in the link above to the hackberry masterpiece he showed. 

I went back and re-read his posting of that bow.  I really liked it at the time, but had not read much about the details. (Too busy looking at bow porn to read about her turn-offs, astrological sign, and such)  Good comment about making sure there is NO limb twist, Blackhawk, I would have missed that and learned a hard lesson. 

I did notice that there are pin sized borer holes in a few spots on this piece of wood.  They go diagonally thru the grain in places and follow the growth rings in other places.  Since I am backing with rawhide, I'm not terribly concerned and will just pump 'em fulla cyanoacrylic glue.  I'll be extra careful to make sure I do not have a bug hole, if at all possible, in the outer levers. 
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Re: Mutt bow
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2012, 07:37:18 pm »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on January 03, 2012, 06:59:45 pm
I double checked the piece of hickory I had in mind.  It's actually going to afford almost 1 3/4" width at the fadeouts.  Not the full 2" that Blackhawk mentions in the link above to the hackberry masterpiece he showed. 

 

Oh, you mean his PEARL DRUMS masterpiece J-dub-yah? Yah, that is a beaut for sure. Hackberry is KILLER bow wood, my favorite whitewood by far. You should get a stave.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Mutt bow
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2012, 07:41:18 pm »
It was named in error, I am sure, PD!  Now go beat your high-hat!

I've worked with hackberry in the past and have come to love that wood.  I will never turn down a hackberry stave!  I hvae one piece left from a tree that produced 4 high quality bows despite my best efforts to screw 'em up.
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Offline JonW

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Re: Mutt bow
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2012, 07:58:17 pm »
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Offline bubby

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Re: Mutt bow
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2012, 07:59:39 pm »
j w, get ahold of Rich," halfeye", i think he's the resident xpert on molly's, Bub
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Re: Mutt bow
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2012, 08:21:28 pm »
1 3/4" should be wide enough for hickory and your length cus hickory is denser than hackberry. That's if your using a similar design. Hope those holes aren't to nasty. Thanks for the compliment on the hackberry...and sorry for making Chris' head even bigger...its the last time I name a bow after him...I promise ;)  :laugh:
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Mutt bow
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2012, 02:25:31 pm »
Chris's head gets any bigger and he won't fit in here to post.  Maybe that's not a bad thing.  >:D
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