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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Jeremy Bays on October 08, 2015, 12:20:00 PM
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Hi Folks.
I just had an article published in the Winter 2015 issue of TradArcher's World. The article is about making SIMPLE PVC bows. I thought it might get some life here.
The link for the article is
Making Simple PVC Longbows (http://www.ourmightywarriors.com/?p=7)
I would also like to add a couple of quick pictures of some other very simple PVC designs I a, working on.
(http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah312/Jeremy_Bays/IMG_20150724_104622_zpsbz1vo3jb.jpg) (http://s1383.photobucket.com/user/Jeremy_Bays/media/IMG_20150724_104622_zpsbz1vo3jb.jpg.html)
This bow is made from SCH40 (Schedule 40) 1/2" PVC pipe and pulls about 20 pounds at 26 inches. It is 54 inches tip to tip and painted with brown liquid shoe polish.
(http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah312/Jeremy_Bays/IMG_20150720_132637_zpsf5xjt91x.jpg) (http://s1383.photobucket.com/user/Jeremy_Bays/media/IMG_20150720_132637_zpsf5xjt91x.jpg.html)
These bows are made from 3/4 inch SCH40 PVC and pull about 35 pounds at 26 inches (about 40 pounds at 28 inches). They are 56 inches tip to tip. Painted with a coat of brown (nutmeg) spraypaint then coat of black show polish and then a coat of brown. I will finish them up with a pleather handle.
Thanks
Jeremy Bays
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Nice looking simple bows. Interesting that Trad Archer's World would publish and article on PVC bows, but this website hardly mentions them...
If folks are interested, there is a lot of activity with quality PVC bowbuilding on G+ and a variety of sites we can't mention here. Historical shape recreations, draw weights in excess of 70#, draw lengths in excess of 33"...
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I have a friend who has armed an army of youngsters just starting out in archery with these bows. Cheap, easy to make, and shoot surprisingly well, just the ticket for a kid who has never had a bow in his or her hands.