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Title: Takedown recurve plans
Post by: Dannon on January 18, 2026, 10:23:53 PM
Does anyone have a good set of takedown recurve plans other than the Bingham plans? I can't seem to find any online.
Thanks Dannon
Title: Re: Takedown recurve plans
Post by: Crooked Stic on January 19, 2026, 08:05:31 AM
If you just happen to have a design you like you can trace and measure it  for tapers etc. Then build your form. May take a couple of trys to get it right but it works
Title: Re: Takedown recurve plans
Post by: Kirkll on January 19, 2026, 11:07:15 PM
You don't need no stinking plans.... Just get a piece of plywood on your bench, and a hand full of finish nails to start. Then bend some glass around the nails and look at it until you like what your see. It's called "carpenter cad". Build your forms 36" in length, and use 30" length lams and glass. One bow form will give you 12 different limb designs by shifting the stops back and forth , and using different configurations of taper rates and wedges....   Have fun.
Title: Re: Takedown recurve plans
Post by: Jlinson on January 22, 2026, 06:14:19 AM
Google Jim Thorn