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Title: Can a pyramid be made into a takedown?
Post by: Jakeemt on June 30, 2014, 12:57:00 AM

Pretty straight foreword question has anyone made a 2 piece take down pyramid style bow using either a metal sleeve or fiber glass sleeve? Is this even doable since they are supposed to bend ever so slightly in the handle?

Title: Re: Can a pyramid be made into a takedown?
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on June 30, 2014, 07:07:00 AM

Pyramids don't bend in the handle. Pyramid is just the profile shape of the limbs, no parallel section. Straight tapers from fade to tip. Yes, you can use a sleeve set on that. Now if your making a bandy handle bow, of course not. Brass and steel wont budge.

Title: Re: Can a pyramid be made into a takedown?
Post by: KenH on June 30, 2014, 08:04:00 AM

What Pearl Drums said.  Pyramid is the limb taper shape, not the handle status.  If it has a round-ish handle you can use a sleeve set to make it a takedown.

Title: Re: Can a pyramid be made into a takedown?
Post by: timbermoose on June 30, 2014, 12:16:00 PM

i made a rawhide backed white oak 2pc takedown for my brother awhile back. used fiberglass cloth and epoxy for the sleeve. followed Big Jims style from his vids on his site. it was 66" flipped tips and came in 62@28. 2 1/4" at fades tapered to 3/8" at tips. handle section was 1 X 1 3/4 X 4 1/4. i put about a thousand shots through it to make sure the sleeve would handle it. so far so good. he takes it out to the woods near every weekend and never a prob. he drives a lil car so a 1pc bow was too big.

Title: Re: Can a pyramid be made into a takedown?
Post by: Jim now in Kentucky on July 07, 2014, 01:22:00 AM

(http:// [url=http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Reparrow/media/archery/hickory%20backed%20osage%20takedown/104_4709_zps4f46930e.jpg.html] [img]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d72/Reparrow/archery/hickory%20backed%20osage%20takedown/104_4709_zps4f46930e.jpg)[/url] [/IMG]

  (http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d72/Reparrow/archery/hickory%20backed%20osage%20takedown/104_4713_zps584de3c2.jpg) (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Reparrow/media/archery/hickory%20backed%20osage%20takedown/104_4713_zps584de3c2.jpg.html)

  (http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d72/Reparrow/archery/hickory%20backed%20osage%20takedown/104_4723_zpse31e472f.jpg) (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Reparrow/media/archery/hickory%20backed%20osage%20takedown/104_4723_zpse31e472f.jpg.html)

  (http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d72/Reparrow/archery/hickory%20backed%20osage%20takedown/104_4728_zps81bf0ded.jpg) (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Reparrow/media/archery/hickory%20backed%20osage%20takedown/104_4728_zps81bf0ded.jpg.html)

  (http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d72/Reparrow/archery/hickory%20backed%20osage%20takedown/104_4721_zps2ed6be11.jpg) (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Reparrow/media/archery/hickory%20backed%20osage%20takedown/104_4721_zps2ed6be11.jpg.html)

Yes, a pyramid can be a takedown

Jim

Title: Re: Can a pyramid be made into a takedown?
Post by: Jakeemt on July 12, 2014, 04:55:00 AM

Awesome bow Jim!

Title: Re: Can a pyramid be made into a takedown?
Post by: red hill on July 15, 2014, 06:46:00 PM

Nice bow, Jim. What is the width at the fades?