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Offline Fox

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Takedown sleeves and billets…
« on: December 12, 2021, 09:23:36 pm »
I have a few yew billets of some kind of ornamental yew that I cut last spring, and some super short Osage billets. The Osage billets are super short because I messed up the splice. I tried the W splice recommended  TBB and totally goofed it. I’m wondering what to do with these other billets. How hard are takedown sleeves to use? I thought about that for the yew maybe? Or I could try splicing again maybe…
Why must we make simple things so complicated?

Offline Jim Davis

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Re: Takedown sleeves and billets…
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2021, 11:45:56 pm »
I find it pretty easy to make a take-down using seamless steel tubing. Much like fitting a wooden handle to a hammer or maul, but easier because the tubing is round.

I can take detail pix if interested.
Jim Davis

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Offline Fox

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Re: Takedown sleeves and billets…
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2021, 11:53:45 pm »
I would love some detailed pics if you would do that
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Takedown sleeves and billets…
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2021, 08:55:35 am »
Jim is really good a making and installing sleeves, perhaps he will do a tutorial for us. What say you Jim?

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Re: Takedown sleeves and billets…
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2021, 12:06:54 pm »
I'll see what I can do...
Jim Davis

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Offline Fox

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Re: Takedown sleeves and billets…
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2021, 12:40:11 pm »
That would be awesome!
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Offline Morgan

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Re: Takedown sleeves and billets…
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2021, 07:18:47 pm »
Jim, I’d like to see details of  your sleeves as well!

Offline TimBo

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Re: Takedown sleeves and billets…
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2021, 11:06:51 pm »
Me too - I have always thought that was an interesting idea.

Offline Jim Davis

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Re: Takedown sleeves and billets…
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2021, 11:17:27 pm »
can't seem to add images. I have reduced the size well below the limit and it still won't take them.
Jim Davis

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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Takedown sleeves and billets…
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2021, 09:23:02 am »
I have trouble with images here as well, when I want to post a lot of them with captions and insert them in story line I put them on IMGUR which will resize them and give your a link to insert in your text. It's free and very easy to drag and drop pictures into your album there.

I get the "file too large" message on a lot of my single picture posts here, even after I have resized my pictures to 640X480