Author Topic: Light Osage take-down (Read 5876 times)

oscar3b · « **Reply #15 on:** November 16, 2012, 05:35:14 pm »

Hey Jim! That is one awesome bow! I've already said this once today but I've been wanting to make me a take down as well. I think I may have to try it though I don't have the expertise to make the ferrules like you did.

On a side note, what part of Kentucky are you in if you don't mind me asking? I'm a little south of Lexington, in a little town called Berea. I actually know several bowyers around here but as I see it, it never hurts to know one more!

Jim Davis · « **Reply #16 on:** November 16, 2012, 06:02:48 pm »

Oscar, I'm in the "Purchase Area" near Murray and south east of Paducah. We visited Berea when we were looking for a place to live. Nice country and a lot closer to good trout water than where I am.

Jim

soy · « **Reply #17 on:** November 16, 2012, 07:52:30 pm »

Wicked cool

Starfire · « **Reply #18 on:** November 16, 2012, 07:54:40 pm »

Neat can't really tell it's a takedown when together!

bubby · « **Reply #19 on:** November 18, 2012, 12:18:24 am »

nice setup, what size tubeing did you use anyway, Bub

Jim Davis · « **Reply #20 on:** November 18, 2012, 01:47:26 am »

Bubby, I used welded steel tubing that happened to measure very close to 1.125 inside diameter. I chucked the sleeves in my metal lathe and bored them to right at that diameter. (That also removed the bump from the weld.)

If I make many more, I would try to get some seamless tubing that would be that size and have no weld to worry about.

Jim

dmenzies1950 · « **Reply #21 on:** November 18, 2012, 02:05:29 am »

Very cool! I've used the store bought sleeves , and have tried to come up with some sort of screw together whatchamacallit, but never figured anything out. Thanks for sharing your invention with us! Dale

Jim Davis · « **Reply #22 on:** November 18, 2012, 11:08:32 am »

Quote from: dmenzies1950 on November 18, 2012, 02:05:29 am

Very cool! I've used the store bought sleeves , and have tried to come up with some sort of screw together whatchamacallit, but never figured anything out. Thanks for sharing your invention with us! Dale

Just for the record, no way did I invent this. I saw a similar setup that was marketed in the 1920s. I don't know if it used round sleeves, but it did use a threaded connection.

Jim

bubby · « **Reply #23 on:** November 19, 2012, 02:28:19 am »

thank's Jim, now on to the in-law's lathe

, Bub

Pappy · « **Reply #24 on:** November 19, 2012, 09:10:54 am »

Dang Jim you ant much over and hour away ,we should get together and visit sometime.Love the take down by the way.

Pappy

Jim Davis · « **Reply #25 on:** November 19, 2012, 09:59:17 am »

Quote from: Pappy on November 19, 2012, 09:10:54 am

Dang Jim you ant much over and hour away ,we should get together and visit sometime.Love the take down by the way.
Pappy

Pappy, I certainly plan to be at one or more of your shoots this year--now that the bridge is open again!

Jim

Pappy · « **Reply #26 on:** November 19, 2012, 10:12:14 am »

Cool,love to meet you.

Pappy

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