Take-down systems??

[Skinny Little Runt]

where do we get the  connexion hinges ?
Chuck

[Jason Kendall]

Robertson Archery makes and sells them, Kustom King had them too.

Ken, I built a bow with the hinge a long time ago and you can feel it but unless you have a death grip you wont notice it. Although it's not as pretty as some others it works well and I have only ever heard of one failure, and that was with bad screws.

[Dick in Seattle]

I've done two with the Connexion and am quite sold on it, one from scratch and one conversion.  I've had several other systems on bought bows, though not the Bow Bolt.  It's probably just fine in most installations, but there have been a couple of incidents and for the slim longbows I build, it makes me nervous.  I've had sleeves, excellent system for longbows, but not as convenient to take apart as the hinge, especially if you leave it for too long.

[Kenneth]

Thanks for all the info guys.  Sounds like the connexion is a pretty good system.

Big Jim,  I really like that takedown system you use.  Would that limit my grip options (slimmer locator grip)?  When you get my one pc finished I'll see how I like the grip and see if I can get the same grip in a take-down.

[Mrpike]

So....? on the Big Jim and Widow (lock it sock it).  Do the two halfs just slide into each other or are they actually locked in somehow?

[BigJim]

Kenneth I can make a smaller grip in the TD, but there are limitations.
Mrpike, there is no need in it locking together. It will not come apart unless you take it apart. It won't fall apart when unstrung. That is what I didn't care for about the conexion hinge. Other than that and feeling and seeing it, I had no qualms with the conexion hinge. I think it is a decent system.
With the socket, you get the best of all worlds. You can't see it, cant feel it, won't fall apart when untrung, it should also be very easy to take apart if you use the corect lubrican in the grip no matter  how long it stays together.

BigJim

[Huntswithbows]

A friend of mine has a Mohawk with the connexion hing system.  I placed my order with Vince last week.

[Rob DiStefano]

i'm really gettin' intrigued with big jim's socket system .... !

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by Kenneth:
it's funny I was just looking at Big Jims takedown system.  Rob, do you notice a difference in the grip feel with the connexion hinge?  I'm thinking about a getting a takedown hawk and saw that's what Vince uses.

thanks,
Ken

having owned and shot a gaggle of t/d and 1pc 'hawks, yer bow hand would be hard pressed to tell the difference 'tween the two bow types.  vince's craftsmanship and design is second to none, imo.

roll down rubber grip ...

 

leather grip ...

[Kenneth]

thanks for the pics Rob.  That's a lot better view of it.  Most of the pics I've seen it looks larger an kind of out of place, but now that I see it better it doesn't look that noticable and the roll down rubber completely conceals it.
Maybe I'll have Big Jim build me a take down and get a one pc Mohawk or maybe I'll order a take down from both.... Hmmmm... life is full of hard decisions.    :D    

[Rob DiStefano]

i just ordered my second t/d mohawk.   :D

[Kenneth]

I need to try one with the standard grip.  I found out the one I had was special made with the big blocky grip.  I loved the way it shot but the grip was too big when I wore gloves.

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by Kenneth:
I need to try one with the standard grip.  I found out the one I had was special made with the big blocky grip.  I loved the way it shot but the grip was too big when I wore gloves.

the grip on a 'hawk is Very Slim and torque-free.

[ron w]

How about the type that Mike Treadway and Tomahawk use. It looks good to me, but I have never had a 2 pc. longbow......not that I wouldn't like to have one...lol!!!

[Ia Hawkeye]

Back in the very late 60's and early 70's , a bow named Magna Flye, used a very simple yet very effective take down system. The limbs were simply slipped into the riser until they snapped into place. Great simple procedure. I still have an old Magna Flyte..Came with Hard case , and it was a fast, durable bow .
The only reason this bow was discontinued was because of the compound revolution.I believe the  bow was made in Illinois.

[Kenneth]

Rob, yeah that grip is A LOT smaller than the grip on the hawk I had.  I need to get my hands on one of those and give it a try.

[Jim Picarelli]

Two Black Widow's...PSRV recurve on top and a PLV longbow on the bottom.One's a T/D and the other is a 1-pc.Tell the differance?
 

[Jim Picarelli]

Here's the t/d compared to the 1-pc. Great system and both grips are pretty much identical in feel
 

[Jason Kendall]

I really like the system Big Jim and Widow use, maybe Jim should do a Buildalong! (hint-hint)

[IndianaBowman]

This TimberHawk system works great and is rock solid. I'm putting gator on the grip.

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