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Title: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: bubby on November 18, 2013, 08:09:39 pm

hickory molly in blackhawks style 60" ntn and 52 @ 28", burch bark on the levers, padauk tips and rattlers,stained the wood a golden oak and went to my go to finish 5 coats of tung oil and 5 coats of paste waxsmooth shooting, dead in the hand and fast, hope ya like her, Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4386_zpsfaaddf2d.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4386_zpsfaaddf2d.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4383_zps1c8a0927.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4383_zps1c8a0927.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4391_zps44944697.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4391_zps44944697.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4390_zps8650276c.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4390_zps8650276c.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4389_zps771a8f39.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4389_zps771a8f39.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4388_zps8c0a0d16.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4388_zps8c0a0d16.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4387_zps0ef5350d.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4387_zps0ef5350d.jpg.html)

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: bubby on November 18, 2013, 08:12:37 pm

here's the money shot, this is the bow I made for my physical therapist asst Kyle, should be a suprize, told him i'd make him one a year ago :laugh:(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4385_zps7128b220.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4385_zps7128b220.jpg.html)

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: BOWMAN53 on November 18, 2013, 08:24:08 pm

bad ass, pauly. ive been wanting to see this one finished since you started it.

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on November 18, 2013, 08:24:51 pm

Sweet! Those little phone pics just dont look the same as these. Great bow bubbly!

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: BOWMAN53 on November 18, 2013, 08:28:28 pm

Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on November 18, 2013, 08:24:51 pm

Sweet! Those little phone pics just dont look the same as these. Great bow bubbly!

hahaha bubbly, why didnt i think of that sooner.

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: Badly Bent on November 18, 2013, 08:31:50 pm

That looks real nice bub, got your usual smooth bend and dressed to kill as well. That baby has to be a real shooter from the looks of it. Hard to see the birch bark in the pic., must be the glare from that cal. sunlight messing with the camera image. Just glued some birch bark on the back of one myself a few days ago. I'm liking your bow much better
than the one I'm working though.

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: bubby on November 18, 2013, 08:40:08 pm

thank's guys, i'll try and get some better pics the batteries were low on the camera and it's actually supposed to rain tonight so I kinda rushed them

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: okie64 on November 18, 2013, 08:45:16 pm

Great lookin bow bubby! Way to take care of your pta.

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: J05H on November 18, 2013, 09:04:20 pm

Really nice. Interesting profile, looks like a cross between a pyramid and a molly.

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: Ifrit617 on November 18, 2013, 09:07:41 pm

Nice one Bub, Love the skins.

Jon

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: blackhawk on November 18, 2013, 09:14:54 pm

You better tell Kyle when ya give it to him that he needs to take that dancing in the woods  ;D looks like its made to hunt ;)

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: Tom Leemans on November 18, 2013, 09:34:30 pm

Niiiice!

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: DuBois on November 18, 2013, 09:35:07 pm

Dang Bubby, that thing is sweet!! Is the birch bark wrapped on 3 sides of the levers?

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: Trapper Rob on November 18, 2013, 09:40:29 pm

That is one sweet bow Bub.

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: lostarrow on November 18, 2013, 09:40:54 pm

Another beauty ,Bubby! You look different some how. What's different?

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: IdahoMatt on November 18, 2013, 09:45:50 pm

That looks great Bub.  I am getting ready to try a similar bow of hickory.  I only hope it turns out half as nice as that beauty. 

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: osage outlaw on November 18, 2013, 09:49:26 pm

Wow!  That is one outstanding bow.  I'm sure he will be thrilled with it.  What kind of rattler are those skins?  I like the pattern.

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: bubby on November 18, 2013, 10:45:17 pm

Thanks everyone, yeah the bbark wraps around three sides of the levers, and it is a hybrid pyramid/molly, I can get the layout for ya tues, Clint those are western diamondbacks from out at my sons place, I think the only thing different about me is the long pants, it is finally starting to turn cool out here

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: Arrowind on November 18, 2013, 10:51:02 pm

Dude that's an awesome bow!  Love it!  I really like colors and finish work. 

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: bubby on November 18, 2013, 11:00:31 pm

Blackhawk I've built maybe five mollys and they all drive an arrow but this modified design is flat out fast, Greg I got the bbark idea from you, but I like your bow with it better, I did slightly recurve the tips and it was more apparent before I put on the bark

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: Pat B on November 18, 2013, 11:19:06 pm

Very nice bow, bubby. I've not made a Mollie yet but I can see one in my future.

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: soy on November 19, 2013, 01:33:26 am

Looks real good bub !!!

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: H Rhodes on November 19, 2013, 02:45:05 am

Awesome bow.  Love everything about that one.   ;)

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: mikekeswick on November 19, 2013, 04:12:50 am

Nice bow.
One thing you could do with it is not to have such as a big thickness transistion out to the levers. You only need a fraction of increase in thickness because you haven't made a step in the width reduction. If you think about it you only need a section of a working limb to be 1/16th or a 1/32nd thicker to see a stiff spot.
I've played around with these sort of bows quite a bit and it always surprises me just how little extra thickness you need to keep the levers 'static'.

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: Pappy on November 19, 2013, 07:51:26 am

Good looking bow, very nice work. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: burchett.donald on November 19, 2013, 09:25:36 am

Beautiful craftsmanship, really nice.

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: SLIMBOB on November 19, 2013, 09:26:30 am

Sweet.  Nicely dressed and she looks fast.

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: Slackbunny on November 19, 2013, 10:54:35 am

Very nice. I love mollys.

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: ErictheViking on November 19, 2013, 12:13:52 pm

very nice bow bubby, sweet bark job.

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: mwosborn on November 19, 2013, 12:28:29 pm

One fantastic looking bow!  I wish I could shoot all the bows I see on here!!

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: bubby on November 19, 2013, 05:57:05 pm

hopefully these are better pics of the birch bark, I think I could have sanded the bark thinner but it's my first time working with it and I liked the way it looked, the levers were actually much more slender looking befor I added the bark(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4395_zpsabd7b25e.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4395_zpsabd7b25e.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4394_zpse413fae5.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4394_zpse413fae5.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4393_zps2e102521.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4393_zps2e102521.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4392_zps509c60fb.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/neck%20knife/mollybow/101_4392_zps509c60fb.jpg.html)

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: bubby on November 19, 2013, 06:00:08 pm

in order to wrap it like I did I cut some strips of the bark, wrapped it in a wet towel and put it in the microwave for two min., turned it to rubber, then I cut it close to the shape of the levers and glued  and wrapped it with tubes

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: BOWMAN53 on November 19, 2013, 06:34:59 pm

coolio. finally started raining over there too huh

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: Josh B on November 19, 2013, 07:38:59 pm

Very nice Bub!  The tillers sweet and the birch bark is nicely done touch of class!  I'm not usually a conissuer of snake skins, but those coon tails are quite unique.  I've never seen em quite like that before.  Josh

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: bubby on November 19, 2013, 07:54:43 pm

josh if ya hang around my neck of the woods you'll see lots of them coon tails

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: paulsemp on November 19, 2013, 07:56:36 pm

that's a good one right there. nice job Bub. I like the birchbark

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: bubby on November 19, 2013, 08:14:34 pm

thank's paul

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: Badly Bent on November 19, 2013, 09:49:00 pm

Nice work wrapping that bark around the edges bub, like the color of that birch also. Use of the microwave is a cool trick too, never would have thought of that.

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: bubby on November 19, 2013, 10:38:22 pm

Yeah Greg the microwave  works great for bending whatever you can fit in it, I know someone on here has one with a whole in both ends and puts bows in there and stuffs the holes with rags

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: vinemaplebows on November 20, 2013, 01:36:40 am

NICE! :)

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: bubby on November 20, 2013, 03:57:44 pm

o.k. the layout was 2" at the fades, straight taper to 1" 12" from the tips the fades are 2" long then straight taper to 3/8" tips, this gives a 12" lever, and the grip is built up both sides with cork

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: bubby on December 02, 2013, 02:21:18 pm

just an update, gave Ryan the bow today, I love it when you hand them their bow and they are speechless, that may be the best part about giving one away, just got to set up a time to show him how to shoot a wood bow now all he's shot before was a glass bow like most of us had as kids

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 02, 2013, 02:37:56 pm

I think I know just how he feels bubbly!

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: bowmo on December 02, 2013, 03:04:31 pm

Sweet tiller, looks perfect for that style bow. Always love seeing birch bark incorporated into bows. Nice work.

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: Arrowind on December 02, 2013, 09:22:21 pm

Quote from: bubby on December 02, 2013, 02:21:18 pm

just an update, gave Ryan the bow today, I love it when you hand them their bow and they are speechless, that may be the best part about giving one away, just got to set up a time to show him how to shoot a wood bow now all he's shot before was a glass bow like most of us had as kids

That is one of the very best things about building bows!  AWESOME!

Title: Re: hickory blackhawk molly sort of
Post by: Sidewinder on December 17, 2013, 11:54:35 am

Nice.  I think from looking at it, it looks like a semi pyramid molly. I'm feeling a molly in my future. I think I like the looks of this style a little more than the standard paralel working limb.Most of my bows have more of a pyramid look to em anyway. Just never really took to paralel limbs for some reason.  Danny