Takedown Bow Sleeves Review

Great solution for the two piece selfbow!

I've used these sleeves for building several two piece bows. It takes some care to get the fit right but once it's done, they fit tight and work well. Just be sure to add just a little wax to the tenon before slipping it into the sleeve. That'll make it easier to take the bow apart.

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Excellent quality. Haven used it yet but will soon. Recommen

Haven't used yet

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Poor fit, Buy if you like extra work

Not too impressed with the fit and finish. It works, but you'll need to spend quite a bit of time getting the sleeves to fit properly. I ended up using bondo on the brass sleeve to fill in the gaps from poor machining to snug up the loose fit. When I shook the bow it had a 1/16 or so of play between limbs.I'd buy it again if it was half the price. but since it isn't, I would build… read more a fiberglass wrapped tenon to make another takedown.

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Small TD sleeve

I used this sleeve building a two PC Osage self bow for traveling. I've been going to FL for the last few years on a spring hog hunt and wanted to use a boy I made this year. I like the being able to use my self bow and being able to pack it in a small space for traveling makes it much easier. I've ordered another sleeve from 3 Rivers and will be building another soon.

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Take down sleeves

I will not buy em again Very nice to look at but very poorly mechined takes a mallettt to get them Apart countless hr s of sanding filing to get a good fit to the sleeves them selves not happy with them at all i do not recomend them

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Take Down Bow Sleeve

Should come with two brass sleeves instead of one to allow for deciding upper and lower limb for best string alignment.

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"this is my faverite item"

love your stuff you keep my gears moven

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Take down bow sleeves

I use both the small and large kits. Takes good woodworking skills to get a good fit. Only problem is the large kit comes with only one brass fitting; this causes the bow not to be straight, 1 limb is off centered by 1/18 to 1/8 of an inch. This may not be a problem for most people. But, I order 2 kits and use 2 brass fittings on the large kit to keep the bow straight.

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A challenge for my "second" bow

Just a beginner trying different things, looks like a challenge, but my teacher recommended this product, so I know I can master it.

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Functional, but tinkering needed

Installed take-down sleeves on rawhide-backed osage longbow. Sleeves did not fit one inside the other perfectly out of the "box". It took a certain amount of filing to achieve a smooth mating of surfaces, but once done, everything worked fine. A durable, simple design. I found a neat trick for a super-fine fit was to spread a little quick-set epoxy such as JB Weld inside the… read more female sleeve, put a thin layer of grease on male sleeve, then slide together when the epoxy set to putty-like consistency (don't let it get too hard-happens pretty quick). Pull the male sleeve right back out carefully, clean up the extra epoxy that was pushed around inside female sleeve, and let fully harden. Makes a perfect tight mating of surfaces that "pops" when you pull them apart! Automotive body filler would probably work great too.

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