Big Jims takedowns are the way to go as far as the system he uses. If people are not happy with the price it is because they have no comprehension of what it takes to make one and make it right. With the Lockit socket system BJ uses you cannot even tell it is a two piece bow. They are solid, look like and shoot like a one piece bow. I have used it for some time and although time consuming to make and somewhat difficult it is pretty much fool proof and dependable when done correctly.
If a person gets what they pay for , and with a lot of bowyers they get more than what they pay for, then to ask them to build it cheaper seems almost insulting although I am sure its not meant that way. Its like saying give it to me free. Do it for your costs.
Bowyers should be able to make enough to justify their occupation. That is about all most of us do make and it is a labor of love , not wealth.
God bless, Steve