Primitive Archer

Thanks Guys!

Tuomo: I don't have a solution yet  These sleeves are made by a lot of bowyers and I have not heard about that specific problem. This was not my first one but there's always things to learn.

Right now its freezing cold and very dry here - however, wehen I made this takdown sleeve it was begin of december and relativly mild and intermediate climate here  - so that is my hope,  maybe I'm lucky Sure you have this effect more extreme in Finland with massive diffferences between summer and winter.

However I have already been thinking of how to improve that system - especially for drawweights like that. Thinking about putting some carbon also onto the male side in the future.

If this one does not work proper over longer period the bow will come back to my clinics and I will redo the handle as described. For now its gathering more experience.

Apart of that I find it a very smart and cool takedown solution, well doable with little material.

Cheers 

This sure is something different!
Really like it!

Wow! - That bow came out of the stave you have pictured? That's amazing.

Yes, think so, too!
This sure an ultimate design and a thing of beauty!

Anybody know a good way to increase the weight of glue-on heads by around 20 grains?  I just got some really cool heads from 3rivers that weigh 125 gr.  I'd really like them to weigh 145.  Tried dumping lead shavings inside, but there wasn't enough room to glue on the arrow.  20 gr. of lead shavings takes up a surprising amount of room.

Can we just declare simk the winner and get on to February?