This Mollegabet might live

[huisme]

Looks like a good molle, just need to make those nocks safe

[Ron Wright]

Cutting the string groove in the back of the bow risks pulling the grain apart?

I have some maple and some purpleheart I can use to overlay. I will get going on that, thanx for the advice.

[huisme]

Yeah, that was one of my novice mistakes on my first broken bow, third overall. First two just had side nocks and fat tips, tried to get the tips reduced on the third and CAPLOOEY!

It was also bending too much in the tips, so that added a lot to the danger of the cut back. The issue is that the string is only pulling down on the material below the cut-in nock.

[Ron Wright]

Would grain orientation make a difference, for example a quartersawn vs flatsawn board?

[Ron Wright]

Finally finished it! I was getting 47# @28" when I first started shooting it, after about 130 arrows I'm at 40# @28". I think I'll call her "Barley Legal"









Even got the tip overlays conquered.



It shoots great, but I'm limiting myself to 15 yards or less if I take her hunting. The poundage and velocity is a little on the low side for these monster Idaho raghorns.

[medicinewheel]

Nice work!

[Zion]

nice, if there's one thing that i think looks unsightly is overbuilt mollies. looks like yours is real smooth and fast, good job on it.

[nakedfeet]

These kind of overlays, that don't really change shape from the rest of the limb, are probably my favorite type. Nicely done.

[Peacebow_Coos]

Nice work turned out a looker and a shooter, and legal to boot

[Pappy]

It came out nice,nice work,looks like you have a nice collection of horns on the wall ,maybe you can add to them with the new Molly:)
  Pappy

[Hrothgar]

Good looking bow all around!

[koan]

Man i like this bow! Still aint built a molly yet, but its on my list.. To answer your last question.. None of us would recommend cutting across the back for nocks. But it would be safer on a quarter sawn bow... I went to see the Greyson collection on monday and believe it or not a very LARGE percentage of NA bows there had their grooves cut only on the back... Blows my mind..take it for what its worth.... Brian

[Ron Wright]

Thanks everyone!

The tip overlays were easier to accomplish than I thought they would be. I can see where even with quarter sawn red oak the grain could peel off to the side eventually.

I am close to finishing a hickory molle and I have lost about 8# of draw on that one too. Is this a common design/tillering issue or just how it goes?