Greg I really like them veneers you put on my bow   :D  The riser layout is sweet as well.

I'll give her a good home  

Lots of sweet bows coming together in this and other threads.

Stiks

kelly i just realized you messed up my draw weight range. its 12-90#


-hov

Very sweet.

lol

   

Can't think of anything to say that hasn't already been said.  Way to go Greg.

I kind of feel stupid for cutting a perfectly good bow stave in half... but I've almost got it back together now....

 

 

I had to make a jig to keep everything aligned for the machining.

 

I built a box and wedged everything into place.

 

 

Once everything is aligned, I can route out the ends for the takedown fixture.

 

Ends done.

 

Then the back has to be cut.

 

Pretty nice fit....

 

 

Both pieces routed out.

 

Now I have to bed both of the fixtures in epoxy, then put in the screws.

 

After the epoxy dries I can put in the screws and glue on the end grain phenolic covers.

If it all comes together.....I can actually start making the bow.

that is really awesome. what kind of screws are you using to secure these kind of take down mechanism?


do you suppose the ends could be carved out for this system?


-hov

thats an awesome rig nosage. i wouldn't feel stupid about cutting a perfectly good stave in half. i done it but mine is a sleeve takedown system. you should check out my build here at the bowyers bench. ruddy

this TD will be interesting for sure

I'm using stainless steel machine screws, drilled and tapped.

I'm a firm believer that anything you can do with power tools you can do with hand tools.... sometimes faster.  That said, I've screwed up putting this into a stave twice before.  I also used to have it in a BBO, but the bow broke so I salvaged the connection system.

Ruddy,

I've built a couple of sleeved takedowns.  On both of them, the wood shrunk over the winter in the house (dry heat here in teh winter) and the sleeves came loose.

pretty cool td

Looking good!!

Nice, well done!

Greg in Malad...   Light?   Did you say light?          Beautiful bow.   I just love quilted maple.  Used to make muzzle loader stocks with it and have done two bows

Excellent, nosage.
Stan

No-sage, I like this takedown system also, is it custom made or are they available through one of the many suppliers on this site?  I've also had similar problems with the sleeve system.

Dan

Dan,

It's called a bevellok.  Kuston King sells them, but they're not cheap.

There used to be a web site for the manufacturer, but it seems to be closed down.