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Title: composite handle for a take down bow.
Post by: kid 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

Title: Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
Post by: bow101 on January 30, 2013, 11:35:51 pm

This site aint 'bout synthetics or plastic... :-X Maybe try TradGang.!!!!

Title: Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
Post by: aaron 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...

Title: Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
Post by: aaron on January 30, 2013, 11:51:28 pm

can't find it, ...
but are you thinking of using two "sleeves" ?

Title: Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
Post by: bubby on January 31, 2013, 06:28:09 am

check out this one  http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,24354.0.html

Title: Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
Post by: kid bow on January 31, 2013, 08:03:51 am

somethin like that but i was going to put the limbs into the actual handle

Title: Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
Post by: PatM 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.

Title: Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
Post by: kid bow 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

Title: Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
Post by: PatM on January 31, 2013, 07:12:44 pm

Where is the break?

Title: Re: composite handle for a take down bow.
Post by: kid bow on January 31, 2013, 07:27:33 pm

Right in the middle >:D