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Offline Frode

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The Looong Mollegabet
« on: December 08, 2010, 07:21:16 pm »
Well, here is the bow you have all so graciously been helping me with, lately!  It's 75 1/4" tip to tip, 74" ntn, 30# @ 24", ash.  Working limbs 1 3/4" wide, and lever tips about  5/16" wide.

It's my first go at ash, and it was done about 90% with some kind of blade, be it draw knife, plane, or spokeshave.  Mostly spokeshave, the low angle variety.  A little rasping around the grip, some filing for the nocks, small gouges for the fade reliefs, and sand paper (OK, I got tired a couple of times and broke out the palm sander).

I regard the thing as an experiment, meant to be whittled on, and altered, but, ya gotta take 'em out shooting every now or then, so here goes!
Oh, almost forgot, it has a linen backing, just in case  ;).

Thanks for all the advice and help, and thanks for looking!

Frode

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Offline half eye

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Re: The Looong Mollegabet
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2010, 07:26:43 pm »
Very nice Frode.....the bends are "all Mollegabet" and I really like your treatment of the lever fades.....very slick.
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Re: The Looong Mollegabet
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2010, 07:36:37 pm »
Thank you, Sir!
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Offline Stoker

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Re: The Looong Mollegabet
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2010, 07:37:44 pm »
Very nice.Molle's are slowly becoming my favorite bow.I got a chunk of Hickory thats calling but after the yew is done.
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Offline Frode

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Re: The Looong Mollegabet
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2010, 07:42:53 pm »
Thanks, Stoker!  There is something about that style that hooks folks in, isn't there?
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Offline dragonman

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Re: The Looong Mollegabet
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2010, 07:55:37 pm »
Nice bow, like the man says -typical mollegabet lines,  I like those long thin tips, should shoot well?
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Offline cracker

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Re: The Looong Mollegabet
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2010, 08:00:02 pm »
Very cool I like em long just ask Pappy.
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Re: The Looong Mollegabet
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2010, 09:58:55 pm »
very nice Bow...I like the Coped out Fades...nice touch....
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Offline Frode

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Re: The Looong Mollegabet
« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2010, 11:37:08 pm »
Thank you all for the kind words!
Actually, I just got back in from shooting for an hour and a half or so, and I'm pleased to report that it does indeed shoot well!  Much snappier than I'd have expected for a 30# bow!  I don't know how much of that is the ash, or the thin levers, or  ???, but I'll take it!  And, looking at the pics, it almost looks like the levers are just barely bending?  I don't know if that has an effect, either.
Thanks again!

Frode
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Offline Pat B

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Re: The Looong Mollegabet
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2010, 12:02:33 am »
Well done Frode!  8)
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Offline Holten101

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Re: The Looong Mollegabet
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2010, 04:24:59 am »
Nice bow Frode:-). Fades to the lever are awsome (gotta try that trick out).

30#@24" on a 75" bow, linen backed...now thats keeping it safe;-). I suspect that you can take atleast 6" off each lever and still have margin for some overdraw....excellent idea to make an overbuild Molly as an ongoing project of lever length experimentation (I assume that is what you mean by "whittled on, and altered")....I lurcked on Ken75 thread too, and if I can find a suitable piece of wood ill walk the same parth as you two:-).

Frode...is that danish?

Cheers
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: The Looong Mollegabet
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2010, 05:15:06 am »
Oh yeah, I love that scoopy lam fade, real piece of art.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: The Looong Mollegabet
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2010, 07:43:19 am »
Good looking bow,tiller looks great and I will have to say you got her slick,nice work. :)
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: The Looong Mollegabet
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2010, 09:18:22 am »
Good looking bow! As others have said, I like how you grooved the shoulders--never seen that before. Nice handle design too.
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Offline Parnell

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Re: The Looong Mollegabet
« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2010, 09:35:11 am »
Very good looking tiller, your handle looks very thin - how wide is it?  Looks comfortable.
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