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Offline kid bow

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composite handle for a take down bow.
« on: January 30, 2013, 09:13:26 pm »
so i have a bow that broke and was wanting to turn it into a 3 piece take down bow, and i was wanting to make a good handle for it the ends for the handle are about an inch wide how should i go about making a handle. should i round the ends or should i leave them square??? im having some real trouble tryin to figure this out so i figured i would ask all of you
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Offline bow101

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Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2013, 11:35:51 pm »
This site aint 'bout synthetics or plastic... :-X Maybe try TradGang.!!!!
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Offline aaron

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Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2013, 11:45:15 pm »
he didn't say it was a FG bow, just broke. there was a great thread recently about a cool 3 piece takedown. let me find it for ya... hold on...
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Offline aaron

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Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2013, 11:51:28 pm »
can't find it, ...
but are you thinking of using two "sleeves" ?
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Offline bubby

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Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2013, 06:28:09 am »
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Offline kid bow

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Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2013, 08:03:51 am »
somethin like that but i was going to put the limbs into the actual handle
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Offline PatM

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Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2013, 08:52:03 am »
How long is the handle section? People have just used two sections of pipe that sleeve together or you can just make a fiberglass tube with half bonded to one section and the other waxed to allow it to release after the glass tube cures.
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Offline kid bow

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Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2013, 05:16:41 pm »
i would say its a good four or five inches long possibly 6. the limbs have flipped tips nothing to much though
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Offline PatM

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Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2013, 07:12:44 pm »
Where is the break?
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Offline kid bow

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Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2013, 07:27:33 pm »
Right in the middle >:D
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