Where can I find inserts / joints to make take down arrows?

Dave Canturbury . Wilderness Outfitters Archery. He has a web site and a retail store In Indy.

Thanks Andy!!!

I’ve made my own with aluminum shafts. Cut arrow at balance point and then sleeve with about 3” of appropriate size smaller aluminum shaft. Find a chart or do the math to determine what size shaft to use for sleeve. Epoxy sleeve into one half. A small piece of tape holds halves together.

I found one in the woods back in the mid 70s, I thought it was pretty cool

Thanks for the tips guys but I need something for Carbon arrows.

Cut it in half, get 2 of the appropriate inserts you are using for the broadhead. glue in place at two cuts. Go to hardware store and buy a piece of threaded rod to match. cut twice the lenght of the broadhead threads, minus a couple of threads. Throw some red lock tight on the threads on one side, put arrow together and let sit over night.

It might be lack of knowledge on my part, but I fail to see why someone would need/want a take down arrow. Seems like that would screw up the spine and be a source for potential trouble. Someone enlighten me. Is it just because someone can? ;~)

Well years ago when I was using Aluminum arrows I had many broken ones so playing around I found a way to use them and it worked, changing point weight and sometimes lenght. Now that I use carbon I want to try with them, plus backpaching it can become useful.

I certainly would not do carbon arrows, that's asking for trouble. But for the backpack archer there great done in aluminum, if the friction fit is snug nothing else is needed except some hot melt on one side and if the union piece is around 2-2 1/2" long and in the middle of the arrow spine is not effected enough to bother anything. I made some for myself many years ago, when I was shooting a center cut recurve. They flew great. use at least a XX75 alloy.

Bob

If you can fnd a way to work through the ID/OD considerations, I’d think you could have a carbon-to-carbon ferrule...

But for backpacking, I’d think that a take-down flyrod case would cover you. Or a chunk of PVC if you needed more arrows...

But hey, if Rambo had some, they must be indispensable!!

I have one, experimental, that I was to give a review on. It is a carbon with ferrule made from same material. It is barrel tapered as well. It actually worked wellfrom my bow. BUT it wouldn’t come apart no matter how much I tried. Maybe some sort of lube applied when put together but neither I or the maker thought of it. So I have this one off arrow in my “what’s it” collection. I guess the man decided the project wasn’t worth the effort or he had no start up cash.

I have made take down arrows for years. Your best bet is slip fit aluminum. They easiest to build, straightest and most consistent in spine with very little change from original.

The inert to insert but joint with all thread is often very crooked and adds a lot of weight in a bad place.

You may want to try an external aluminum slip fit with chamfered ends if you're stuck on carbon. Sort of like a footing but in the middle. I'm not sold on carbons durability in this type of use though

i saw one slip-fit design with an elastic cord through the middle. it put together like a corded tent pole. i didnt trust it.

Thanks everybody

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