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Offline hillbilly61

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Re: hunting bow
« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2011, 01:55:32 pm »
  The molly failed  :'( I have no idea why. ??? It was Hick backed Red Oak. I've had no luck with RO and going to quit useing it.....For now
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Offline ken75

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Re: hunting bow
« Reply #16 on: May 18, 2011, 06:24:29 pm »
thanks Pappy
thanks Scott i was happy with this one
sorry to hear that Mark , red oak is not my fav. either although it will make a servicesable bow
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: hunting bow
« Reply #17 on: May 18, 2011, 07:40:43 pm »
Nice bow Ken!
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Offline tattoo dave

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Re: hunting bow
« Reply #18 on: May 18, 2011, 08:14:31 pm »
Another awesome bow Ken!!! I just got some snake skins in the mail today from Mike (almostpighunter), Diamond backs, I would love to put them on a molly. Don't feel bad about that red oak Mark. I've had good luck with RO, but can't seem to make a working molly.

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Offline scp

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Re: hunting bow
« Reply #19 on: May 18, 2011, 11:04:44 pm »
Not quite a 50/50 Molly, but IMHO 28" draw length from two 15" working limbs is a remarkable achievement for a self bow over 50#. Especially when the unstrung tips are not much more than 1" below the "handle back line." It would be nice to have several measurements of the working limbs' thickness.
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Offline cuthalion

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Re: hunting bow
« Reply #20 on: May 19, 2011, 12:52:55 am »
Great bow...tiller looks sweet and the snake skin is awsome
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Offline ken75

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Re: hunting bow
« Reply #21 on: May 19, 2011, 01:07:49 am »
thank you Frank
thanks Dave
scp , i did a experiment a while back on lever length and performance and what i determined was the effeciency was better slightly under the 50 50 ratio. i try now to get about 2 to 3 inch shorter levers than working limb. also the thickness is almost the same through the working limb due to the tapering of the sides. i know this isnt original to the molly design but one  of the biggest probs i see with molly tiller is too much bend at the handle fades , this helps in that respect.
thanks cuthalion
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Offline madmax46

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Re: hunting bow
« Reply #22 on: May 20, 2011, 08:36:05 am »
Nice bow, Ken.  And the laced wrap is cool!    ;)
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Offline ken75

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Re: hunting bow
« Reply #23 on: May 21, 2011, 11:32:12 pm »
thanks max , i enjoyed this one
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