Snakey Hickory Takedown

[Psycho]

That is neat. A character bow from hickory and a takedown at that. Looking forward to your version of the sleeve fitting process and more pictures as the bow evolves. Very nice.
                                                   Eliseo

[Stickhead]

I've been meaning to do the same thing with a couple of short ERC billets.  I don't have enough length to splice, so I'm thinking sleeve.  Is that the small sleeve from 3 Rivers?

[Pat B]

Quite a few years ago, Rusty Crain and Mike Westvang wrote an article on making a take down sleeve out of rigid metal conduit(1 1/4" or 1 1/2"). I have some I cut but haven't tried it yet.   Pat

[white wood]

pat i was thtinking of making my own but didnt know what id make them out of. i think i might make some round sleeves and bend them oval. if i do ill post some pics. sort of a how to. stickhead, i got mine from pine hollow but yes they are small sleeves only because they were out of large. im actually glad i used small now though because they are perfect size. -jesse

[Pat B]

Jesse, I will try to find the article that Rusty and Mike did. I can't remember if it was in PA or TBM. What I did was clamp the conduit on a vice and slowly squeezed it into an oval.
   The sleeve set I that was given to me is the larger one also. Until I mount I won't know for sure but I think I'd prefer the smaller set.   Pat

[Marc St Louis]

Very nice bow. Looking forward to the finished bow

[white wood]

pat the sleeves i used are small and measure 4" long and is 1" wide and 1 1/2" deep. those are the outside measurements. i have large hands and it is very comfortable to hold. -jesse

[Justin Snyder]

Hey Pat, did you find the article? I can remember reading it, but I cant remember where or when.
I have a large D sleeve, but I haven't had billets and I cant bring myself to cut a stave in half.    Justin

[Pat B]

Justin, I have just what you need for the sleeve! See ya at the Classic.     No I haven't found it yet I'll keep trying.   Pat

[brokennock]

 Pat, I was kinda thinkin the same thing. I figured if Ididn't have enough wood at the handle end of the reflexed pieces I wood use them for limbs on a 3 piece takedown with seperate handle/riser. I wish I could post picks of these staves, the reflex is great and matches almost exactly on both pieces of wood. too bad its on 2 seperate pieces.

[Pat B]

Bob notified me that the article is in the summer of 03 issue of PA. Thanks Bob.   Pat

[Justin Snyder]

Bob notified me that the article is in the summer of 03 issue of PA. Thanks Bob.   Pat

That makes since, I went back as far as fall 03 looking for it. Murphy's Law I guess.  Justin

[Mechslasher]

hey pat,  mr. don of lexington, sc makes a bunch of take downs using the steel conduit sleeve.  looks simple enough and it has to be easier than mating the steel and brass sleeves together.  if i worked with more billets i would try the steel conduit style of take down.

[Pat B]

Chris, Wasn't it you that gave the sleeves to me?  I'm gonna try one with conduit also.   Pat

[DanaM]

Pat do you use just plain ole conduit? What size? Also if conduit will work how about copper pipe
that would be a distinctive look.

DanaM