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Offline fiddler49

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The Alaskan take down Molly
« on: March 06, 2013, 12:46:17 am »
This is my second bow of this type. Here's some more finished bow pics with handle pegs and wrapping. I used a porcupine quill instead of roofing nail pin in levers. I forgot to mention the belly of this bow was heat treated. No backing or glues. I mixed a yellow and brown stain and got this kind of green yellowish brown! Again there are no bolts or metal pins in this Alaskan style take down bow. The longest piece of this red oak bow is 31". It pulls 68 lbs @ 31" and is 72" ntn. Total cost of wood from Lowe's was 17.00 dollars It takes about 8 minutes to assemble the four pieces. This is a fast high performance take down anyone can build!
Give it a try. cheers fiddler49
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Offline Roy

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Re: The Alaskan style take down
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2013, 01:07:37 am »
Awesome bow and awesome scenery.

Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: The Alaskan style take down
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2013, 01:11:30 am »
wow, i like this one! nice bow and good job on it!
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Offline Atlatlista

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Re: The Alaskan style take down
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2013, 01:12:51 am »
Speak of the devil...

I was just referencing this take-down molly design of yours in another thread.  I like this one even more than the original.  Great work!
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Offline WarBird

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Re: The Alaskan take down Molly
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2013, 02:07:57 am »
That is a wicked looking bow. I think mollegabet bows are awesome to begin with but that thing is nice!

Offline randman

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Re: The Alaskan take down Molly
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2013, 02:45:34 am »
Awesome Fiddler! What are the dots - just paint? It looks very native with the dots. Kind of like the gun stocks and knife cases studded with brass tacks.
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Re: The Alaskan take down Molly
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2013, 04:15:09 am »
Thinking outside of the bow should be commended.
Excellent bow and thought process. Very cool bow. :)

Offline MWirwicki

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Re: The Alaskan take down Molly
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2013, 07:14:33 am »
Cool idea for your takedown.  Like the way you decorated it.   Also great scenery in the background!
Matt Wirwicki
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: The Alaskan take down Molly
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2013, 09:25:46 am »
Really nice job on that one Fiddler. Very cool design and that red oak sure has a straight grain. You musta dug thru a hundred boards to find that one.   Danny
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: The Alaskan take down Molly
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2013, 09:48:10 am »
Nice bow like the paint job.
Rob

Offline Pat B

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Re: The Alaskan take down Molly
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2013, 09:57:24 am »
Cool bow and a cool take down feature. Well done!
Are you using some type of release or thumb ring?
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Re: The Alaskan take down Molly
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2013, 10:17:00 am »
That is a very nice bow!  Really like your creativity and art work.  My congratulations!

Offline Pappy

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Re: The Alaskan take down Molly
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2013, 10:21:57 am »
Very nice take down,good looking bow,I was thinking the same as Pat about your release.  :) Looks like beautiful country you live in.Nice. :)
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Offline TRACY

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Re: The Alaskan take down Molly
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2013, 10:25:07 am »
I like it! Sorry, no porcupines in my area. Are the quills that rigid? So the quills are inserted and then wrapped with string? No slack or play? Sorry for all the questions :)

Tracy
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Offline raghorns

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Re: The Alaskan take down Molly
« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2013, 11:05:19 am »
Very nice! A build-a-long would be greatly appreciated...or I could just come to Alaska and watch?  :)

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