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Pappy:
Then it is just a matter of making sure it will go on with a little tapping .I always use a rubber or wood hammer with a block to tap on the sleeves,Like I said before and can't stress enough is to be easy.
Once they are glued up you don't have to be easy with them but before they are very easy to warp . I usuall use epoxy but on the second limb I used Resoursanal [not sure on the spelling but yall know whwt I mean]  ;) ;D so I would have a little more time to make any adjustments because of the way the handle was.After using it I may use it all the time,I didn't have to rush like you do with epoxy. One thing I like is it gives the bow a little more weight,Some folks don't like that but I seem
to have a little more control with a little more weight.Thats about it.Once you let everything dry
slip it togeather and tiller if you were using billets just like you would if you had spliced it.If you were using broken bow check the limbs and adjust the diminution's to the smaller limb,floor tiller and tiller
just like you would on a bow that you have already had on the tillering board.Most of the time if the broken bows were close to the same and well tillered before it don't take long to get it shooting.
One more thing if you do warp the sleeves or they don't slide togeather easy ,take some emery cloth [fine] and work the down a little till they slide easy.Don't take to much because you want them to fit tight but you also want to be able to take it up and down without having to put it in a vice or get someone to hold on end.Hope this helps. :)
     Pappy

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Pappy:
I forgot to mention I get the sleeves from Mike Yancey ,They are about $40.00 and come in 2 sizes.
I uses the small and is still a little larger than I usually make my handle.Never used the large but if you have a big hand and enough wood to work with you may want to think about the large one.On most of mine they are broken bows so I don't have the wood without adding some so I always go with the small. :)
   Pappy

Timo:
Nicely done Pappy. Pics look good and clear. ;)

Pappy:
Thanks Tim,it really ant that much to it if you just take your time and be sure everything fits and are going to line up before you glue ,and be easy with the sleeves.I once glued the brass sleeve on before cutting the handle down to size witch was going to leave with about an 8 inch handle.I had to heat the epoxy till the sleeve turned colors to get it back off.Well it took a lot of fitting with emery cloth to get it where it would slide togeather again so I learned the hard way.Make SURE all will be like you want it before you glue. ;) ;D
   Pappy

cracker:
Thanks Pappy you da man. I bought a sleeve kit awhile back and been puttin it off till I had more info. Ronnie

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