About 6 years ago I made a bow close to yours, and made it freehand. Mine has syah-like straight sections. And I painted it grass green. Yes, bows of that type are fine bows. Thanks for showing.
When selling art at a native american celebration, a complainer said the art was not culture correct. A true native american turned to me and said that his ancestors always utilized the cutting edge technology as opportunity presented itself. When the french came by, they traded up for the best beads, wire, clothes, etc. Settlers were contributing better technology, as in present day festivals and shops! You are following in my ancestors tradition of TRADE UP!!!
If it works out, please do report. Seems like there are less and less PVC pipes that aren't brittle being sold, and I can't even find fitting PVC pipes around here, everything is too thin-walled :(
The very first bow I had as an adult was a takedown made from your videos. That was 6 years ago and now my son has a bow. He's 7 and easily pulls a 15lb compound bow. He says he needs a new one haha. My 4 year old daughter wants to get into archery but needs a little bit more strength And I have a $50 40lb eBay bow. Funny thing is the one I made was more accurate and more toward the 60lb mark I think I'm going to teach my kids how to make a PVC bow. Better than eBay crap
What a small world! I was camping next to you and your family at Echos in time about 6 years ago! Hope you and the kids are doing well. I was there with my two sons as well.
"I'd like to return this piece of PVC piping, please." "Sure, what's wrong with it?" "Well, I hit it a bunch of times with a hammer, and it shattered."
@@PixelSlayer247 I know this is supposed to be facetious, though some stores will honor this if you explain what you did and that pipe that is up to code should not shatter, especially if you only did the test on a small section. You'd be surprised.
Another great accomplishment...just love your new marketing strategy...GREAT JOB!!! Keep up the Mana. This video is perfect to help the guys that do not have access to a lot of room to store all of the necessary paraphernalia and extra tools. Much Aloha
Backyard Bowyer, I wonder if the PVC pipe is temperable sort of like metal to become harder or softer when subjected to different temperatures during the manufacturing process? I mean we might be rejecting a lot of pipe that actually just needs de-tempering possibly? Maybe try heating a test piece up and plunging it into cool water and heating another piece up and allowing it to slowly air cool and see what the difference in their hardness is? It's worth a try!
No, its elasticity is determined by the plasticisers used to modify its characteristics in manufacture. If anything it will become more brittle if thermally cycled.
@@mariemccann5895 I guess the question then is, are there any compounds that could be purchased easily that would act as plasticisers and whether applying those topically/submerging the pipe (and presumably letting it "cure" for a while to get rid of the excess) could be the way to go
I really liked that. I have made few wood laminated bows ten years ago, but my workshop is gone now so I like Your low tech approach. Only thing I would change is that electrician tape. I am thinking of using cloth ribbon soaked with glue
All ready to go ....got a scrap sheet metal folded into the same length and shape of the "aluminum heat retainer / guide" .... I think it will do and is more durable .....got a feeling I will be making a few of these trying different sources of PVC . I live where there are several different indigenous tribes and traditional wooden bows have been becoming more popular the last few years.... They will get a kick out of these . Also , I want that "sweet" one , that I don't think I will get on my first try.
Hi Nick, I just made a bow for my seven year old son thanks to your video! I need to make a few for myself because, it’s sure getting weird and scary out there! ( I’m in Kaimuki btw) Thanks!
Hi nick I hope you doing well, thanks for your toturials;do you have any idea about making arrow shaft and blade? I will be thanksfull if you guide us.🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹
You could make one of these things seriously strong with the addition of a fiberglass core. Even so, just the pvc by itself is surprisingly snappy, I didn't expect the +40lb draw, very pleasantly surprising. Try using Tesa tape for your wrap sometime, it's incredibly strong stuff, with a lot grip. Doesn't hurt that it looks cool too.
I been working a lot with Tesa tapes for a while and I absolutely agree with you. Btw yes it's possible to make the bow even stronger, with a fine method you can even use 2 pipes at the same time and make it a compound bow. With that you can easily reach 55-60 pounds if it's a well made one (had one).
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍👍👍 Depois de assistir a Km’s de filmes aqui, finalmente aprendi a fazer meu arco de PVC. Tudo isso sem falar e, nem entender a língua inglesa. Parabéns...!!!
Hi, I am 71 years old and have arthritis in my left hand. I am a right handed archer. Drawing a heavy bow is a problem. Could you do a build that would yield a 20-25 pound draw, but be an adult size? I like to shoot my bows about 3 times a week in my back yard and the ones over 30 pounds can be painful. I have built your “Seminole” bow. It came out beautifully and shoots well. I have not tested the pull weight. Thank you for your excellent instruction and wonderful personality.
Enjoyed watching this build. Came on your channel several years ago and haven't seen you for quite a while. Brings back memories of making bows and arrows nearly 75 years ago as a youngster, pre pre PVC🙃
I'm really impressed. So, have you figured out a better way to get the right type of PVC? No hardware store in my area carries schedule 80 and the price of schedule 40 has almost tripled.
Thanks for the build! I had everything at the house to make this. I've never built a bow until today. Your instructions were very clear. I put the string on about 30 mins ago. It's far better than I expected. Thanks again dude! Edit: I just shot about 20 arrows with it. I can't believe how good it shot! My string wants to fall off the siyahs to one side a little bit, but thats it! I'll make a few more minor adjustments.
@@BackyardBowyer Thank you, Nick! It was a lot of fun. I made a flattening jig for the next few bows & it saved me a lot of time. The flattened horse bow with wood siyahs is my favorite so far. I will be trying out some more of your builds soon.
@@J6rish Were you using the 1 inch, schedule 40/80 pipes? I'm determined to find the ones that would work one day, but I'm pretty sure all the stuff available locally is too thin-walled...
What up brotha man I bought the book a month ago read it twice still haven’t got the balls to go make one due my thinking I’ll fail but awesome to have these
Ok, is this a legit test of pvc strength? I get the pvc pipe manufacturing process may not be 100% consistent, but did he only smash test one end of each piece? If one end survives, are both of the same strength, what about the center of the pipe? I know he heats the material up to form the bow (smash survivor), does that change the material properties, would the same heating process change the outcome of the "failed" tests? I could google all this but I love watching all the awesome build videos! Been watching for forever, glad to see you're still doing work, bro!
The main reasons for embrittlement seem to be the manufactoring process itself (too little plasticiser), in which case there's likely no difference whatsoever on such a short piece of pipe, and storage time and conditions before the purchase. As far as the latter goes, temperatures would affect the pipe evenly, but sun exposure might actually only affect one exposed end, assuming that particular pipe wasn't on the outside of a batch. Heating does weaken the material to an extent, but as long as minimal neccesary heat is used, it should be fine. The biggest issue is that heating accelerates the escape of the remaining plasticiser, unless you absolutely torch it, of course, in which case the polymer might start breaking down too much (some of it will still break down since heat guns heat things up rather unevenly, hence the need to work in a well-ventilated place - PVC is a nasty thing when it comes to the products of it's decomposition)
Excellent idea m8 ,will have a go at this with my Grandson thanks for showing us . question ? you tried 3 pieces of plastic pipe 2 shattered one was ok , were they 3 different makes and the latter been the best or can you use any straight off the shelf ? greetings from Wales UK .
Hi Nick, love your vids. I would like to try make some bow with heat gun, would you recommend me this type of bow for first time? Or some bow with flattening jig instead? Thanks!
Hey Nick, do you know what the numbers & letters are that is on the pipe that didn't shatter in pieces ? I would like to know so i can bye some at home depot or lowes. It would be greatly appreciated Sir. I am from Southern Alabama. Some farrow hogs get up to 500lbs here. Thank you kindly Sir for your informative and beneficial information in your videos. Please, keep'em coming.
Hi Nicholas, when shooting off the hand, do you have a brass nock on your string? Or do you have any type of indicator where to place the nock on the arrow?
They take a set, which is why I add the recurves as well as the reflex. This results in a bow that still has about 1" of net reflex (the tips push the string forward so the limbs are able to take a set without taking a permanent deflex of what would be considered a negative set. It takes about 30-50 arrows until the bow settles down. I'll sometimes keep the bow strung for a week to force the set. Such bows tend to be very forgiving and stable, while slightly slower than bows that have more reflex.
You don't need locking pliers. A table vice works well. I'll also use my flattening jig for this. I lay the top board over the bottom so the spacers hang off the end and the two boards rest flat on each other. Then I'll heat the tip, squish the extra material between the boards from the side, and then put weight on the boards until cool. Hope everything is alright! How did the bow break?
I’m wondering the same thing. My current string is paracord. The biggest downside I’ve noticed is the wear and tare to my fingertips due to the porous nature of the string.
I'm green as grass abt archery, so if I may a couple of questions? How long do you cut the pvc pipe for short bow? How long do they last and power of bow? An lastly what do you use to string the finished bow? Any help would be great as I just seem your channel an subscription done.
Yes. If you go down to 1/2" schedule 40 pipe, the bow will be around a 25 pound draw. Also, for every inch longer pipe you start without, the weight will go down around 2 and a half pounds.
Знаете ли вы, что в СССР (1970-90 года) буквально всё было обмотано СИНЕЙ ИЗОЛЕНТОЙ! Ею "украшали" и усиливали хоккейные клюшки, рулевые колёса, поручни в автобусах, бамбуковые удочки, вилки и рули велосипедов, и многое другое. Просто это было дёшево, долговечно, продавалось повсеместно и вошло в традицию. СИНЯЯ ИЗОЛЕНТА во времена интернета стала мемом, который применяют все поколения, даже рождённые в 2000-е годы. И тут синюю изоленту достаёт американец, и обматывает ей только что сделанный лук, чтобы его УСИЛИТЬ И УКРАСИТЬ! 😄 Это просто связь веков и цивилизаций! 🤝
Hi Nick, I've been struggling to make my own PVC bows for a little bit now. The problem is no matter how long I try I can't get my PVC to become as soft and pliable as you do, I can be at it with a heatgun for 30 minutes and barely get it anywhere. I suspect the problem is the PVC itself, the dimensions are the same but perhaps it's just different quality. I live in Eastern Europe and we don't really have dedicated hardware stores where you can find exactly what you want. Any tips on heating up the pipe?
Same. The problem is with the heat gun you can't make the pvc pipe hot enough unless you focus on a small area of pvc pipe. I'm gonna try using the oven instead
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About 6 years ago I made a bow close to yours, and made it freehand.
Mine has syah-like straight sections. And I painted it grass green. Yes, bows of that type are fine bows. Thanks for showing.
This is old so my comment will probably go unoticed, but this was awesome. Loved the cleverness of this bow build.
@@endlessnameless8181 Thank you for watching!
Making a 50 Pound bow thank you for the video, you inspired me to make this bow
When selling art at a native american celebration, a complainer said the art was not culture correct. A true native american turned to me and said that his ancestors always utilized the cutting edge technology as opportunity presented itself. When the french came by, they traded up for the best beads, wire, clothes, etc. Settlers were contributing better technology, as in present day festivals and shops! You are following in my ancestors tradition of TRADE UP!!!
That's an awesome perspective...
ما شاء الله
إبداع بأبسط الأشياء
бізде оны садақ деп атайды
There is a Karen for every occasion my friend. Fk em!
I been a plumber over 25 years
I always thought this could be done just never tried
I now, will be making me a pvc bow
If it works out, please do report. Seems like there are less and less PVC pipes that aren't brittle being sold, and I can't even find fitting PVC pipes around here, everything is too thin-walled :(
The very first bow I had as an adult was a takedown made from your videos. That was 6 years ago and now my son has a bow. He's 7 and easily pulls a 15lb compound bow. He says he needs a new one haha.
My 4 year old daughter wants to get into archery but needs a little bit more strength
And I have a $50 40lb eBay bow. Funny thing is the one I made was more accurate and more toward the 60lb mark
I think I'm going to teach my kids how to make a PVC bow. Better than eBay crap
Just got through watching some of your video's...fantastic. Thanks. Be blessed man.
This is one cool build. I took a couple hours it's a bit lumpy bumpy but it's enough to make the local turkeys worried... if I had some arrows.
I love the simplistic way yu’ve formed that bow & th sound of a released arrow sounds awsum !!
What a small world! I was camping next to you and your family at Echos in time about 6 years ago! Hope you and the kids are doing well. I was there with my two sons as well.
"I'd like to return this piece of PVC piping, please."
"Sure, what's wrong with it?"
"Well, I hit it a bunch of times with a hammer, and it shattered."
Be4 u take it , pick a hammer and test it .
"Also, this hammer "
Lol
@@PixelSlayer247 I know this is supposed to be facetious, though some stores will honor this if you explain what you did and that pipe that is up to code should not shatter, especially if you only did the test on a small section. You'd be surprised.
I dig how you make it look so easy!!! I fight it the whole time🥴 Practice makes perfect heh. I hope 🤙🏼
You probably didn't heat it enough
Another great accomplishment...just love your new marketing strategy...GREAT JOB!!! Keep up the Mana. This video is perfect to help the guys that do not have access to a lot of room to store all of the necessary paraphernalia and extra tools. Much Aloha
Thanks for reviewing my mind that without wood or other stuff you can build the bow by using PVC
Thanks for This
You're welcome!
Thank you for watching!
Backyard Bowyer,
I wonder if the PVC pipe is temperable sort of like metal to become harder or softer when subjected to different temperatures during the manufacturing process?
I mean we might be rejecting a lot of pipe that actually just needs de-tempering possibly?
Maybe try heating a test piece up and plunging it into cool water and heating another piece up and allowing it to slowly air cool and see what the difference in their hardness is?
It's worth a try!
No, its elasticity is determined by the plasticisers used to modify its characteristics in manufacture. If anything it will become more brittle if thermally cycled.
@@mariemccann5895 I guess the question then is, are there any compounds that could be purchased easily that would act as plasticisers and whether applying those topically/submerging the pipe (and presumably letting it "cure" for a while to get rid of the excess) could be the way to go
I really liked that. I have made few wood laminated bows ten years ago, but my workshop is gone now so I like Your low tech approach. Only thing I would change is that electrician tape. I am thinking of using cloth ribbon soaked with glue
YOU ARE THE BOOYER'EST OF ALL BOO'YERS!
Your tape wrapping is very satisfying ^^. Always a treat to see a new video, happy holidays!
Nice work. Going to make one. Cheers from North Bay Ont Canada. It will be good for Partiage gather while bush camping.
Wow! I made some years ago - out of hazel wood - but never got that fancy shape... I will try this technique sometime soon! Thanks!
Hi Nick glad to see you back making vids would love to see more knife making vids also, love your work
Hey Nick, Awesome bow as usual, Stay safe Brother.
All ready to go ....got a scrap sheet metal folded into the same length and shape of the "aluminum heat retainer / guide" .... I think it will do and is more durable .....got a feeling I will be making a few of these trying different sources of PVC . I live where there are several different indigenous tribes and traditional wooden bows have been becoming more popular the last few years.... They will get a kick out of these . Also , I want that "sweet" one , that I don't think I will get on my first try.
Very nice, my dad has been wanting to make one. Now we know how
Very good idea. Thank you guy.
I would like to make a bow under his instructions! Nice bow Nick!
Hi Nick, I just made a bow for my seven year old son thanks to your video!
I need to make a few for myself because, it’s sure getting weird and scary out there! ( I’m in Kaimuki btw)
Thanks!
Hi nick
I hope you doing well, thanks for your toturials;do you have any idea about making arrow shaft and blade?
I will be thanksfull if you guide us.🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹
Very very cool idea Nick. I've watched several of your videos and have made about three
Awesome! Thank you for watching!
You could make one of these things seriously strong with the addition of a fiberglass core.
Even so, just the pvc by itself is surprisingly snappy, I didn't expect the +40lb draw, very pleasantly surprising.
Try using Tesa tape for your wrap sometime, it's incredibly strong stuff, with a lot grip. Doesn't hurt that it looks cool too.
I been working a lot with Tesa tapes for a while and I absolutely agree with you. Btw yes it's possible to make the bow even stronger, with a fine method you can even use 2 pipes at the same time and make it a compound bow. With that you can easily reach 55-60 pounds if it's a well made one (had one).
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Sim,um interior do outro. @@sesdartesesdartino3882
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍👍👍 Depois de assistir a Km’s de filmes aqui, finalmente aprendi a fazer meu arco de PVC. Tudo isso sem falar e, nem entender a língua inglesa. Parabéns...!!!
Awesome! I'm glad you were able to make one!
Hi,
I am 71 years old and have arthritis in my left hand. I am a right handed archer. Drawing a heavy bow is a problem. Could you do a build that would yield a 20-25 pound draw, but be an adult size? I like to shoot my bows about 3 times a week in my back yard and the ones over 30 pounds can be painful. I have built your “Seminole” bow. It came out beautifully and shoots well. I have not tested the pull weight. Thank you for your excellent instruction and wonderful personality.
How are you?
Enjoyed watching this build. Came on your channel several years ago and haven't seen you for quite a while. Brings back memories of making bows and arrows nearly 75 years ago as a youngster, pre pre PVC🙃
I really enjoy watching you build bows. Awesome!
I'm really impressed. So, have you figured out a better way to get the right type of PVC? No hardware store in my area carries schedule 80 and the price of schedule 40 has almost tripled.
Hey love the build might try it later on. But have you tried making a crossbow in a similar manner? Would love to see your thought on that.
brilliant build
Thank you!
@@BackyardBowyer
Am glad you are around and proud of you. Please make new video always.
I've tried to make this several times and I just don't have the artistic ability for it. How much would you charge to make me one?
Thanks for the build! I had everything at the house to make this. I've never built a bow until today. Your instructions were very clear. I put the string on about 30 mins ago. It's far better than I expected. Thanks again dude!
Edit: I just shot about 20 arrows with it. I can't believe how good it shot! My string wants to fall off the siyahs to one side a little bit, but thats it! I'll make a few more minor adjustments.
You are very welcome! Thank you for building along with me! I'm impressed with you freehanding your first bow!
@@BackyardBowyer Thank you, Nick! It was a lot of fun. I made a flattening jig for the next few bows & it saved me a lot of time. The flattened horse bow with wood siyahs is my favorite so far. I will be trying out some more of your builds soon.
So the fabled PVC pipes that work still exist, then?
@@MrCh0o yes. They still shoot fine now. I made a several from Nick’s tutorial vids
@@J6rish Were you using the 1 inch, schedule 40/80 pipes? I'm determined to find the ones that would work one day, but I'm pretty sure all the stuff available locally is too thin-walled...
I'd say you'd be the popular kid at the archery tag field.
And this is why I’ll survive the new world apocalypse
Facts
Bravo -an excellent work.
Maan that looks like a siiick ottoman horn bow . Beautiful job bro 👍
You could build a jig
You could also rough sand your bow a lil. It will help paint stick
Very cool bow dude!!
What up brotha man I bought the book a month ago read it twice still haven’t got the balls to go make one due my thinking I’ll fail but awesome to have these
Have you tried the electrical gray conduit? The stuff seems indestructible every time I’ve used it for something.
Glad you doin vids again!!!
It broke on me and it doesn't reform when you heat it back. Pex works alright as a core as it's more flexible
What bow is the best?!
I've watched at least 10 but I'm trying to gauge whats best for my needs
Nick, love the channel. I would love to see a Manchu style bow that has a draw of 55 lbs at 35 inches.
That looks great sir!
Ok, is this a legit test of pvc strength? I get the pvc pipe manufacturing process may not be 100% consistent, but did he only smash test one end of each piece? If one end survives, are both of the same strength, what about the center of the pipe? I know he heats the material up to form the bow (smash survivor), does that change the material properties, would the same heating process change the outcome of the "failed" tests? I could google all this but I love watching all the awesome build videos! Been watching for forever, glad to see you're still doing work, bro!
The main reasons for embrittlement seem to be the manufactoring process itself (too little plasticiser), in which case there's likely no difference whatsoever on such a short piece of pipe, and storage time and conditions before the purchase. As far as the latter goes, temperatures would affect the pipe evenly, but sun exposure might actually only affect one exposed end, assuming that particular pipe wasn't on the outside of a batch.
Heating does weaken the material to an extent, but as long as minimal neccesary heat is used, it should be fine. The biggest issue is that heating accelerates the escape of the remaining plasticiser, unless you absolutely torch it, of course, in which case the polymer might start breaking down too much (some of it will still break down since heat guns heat things up rather unevenly, hence the need to work in a well-ventilated place - PVC is a nasty thing when it comes to the products of it's decomposition)
I’ve found pvc conduit works wonderful as far as strength goes. Got a deer with it this season
Solid release too
Excellent idea m8 ,will have a go at this with my Grandson thanks for showing us . question ? you tried 3 pieces of plastic pipe 2 shattered one was ok , were they 3 different makes and the latter been the best or can you use any straight off the shelf ?
greetings from Wales UK .
I have 2 questions.
1) do you need to do the hammer test for schedule 80 PVC?
2) is there a way to make a center shot horse bow?
Dood this is so freaking cool and informative, thanks so much 😁
You're welcome!
Thank you for watching!
Nick, are you going to post part 3 to other video series? The 2012 one?
Nice video
Love you from Odisha, India 🇮🇳
Cool cheap bow that obviously can be built powerful enough to harvest a whitetail. Nice build.
Nice work man! 💪🏾👍🏾
How do you make a certain poundage. How do I make sure mine ends up being 35# for instance?
Thank you for this video, im really enjoy, may i know what size of this pvc? And what model PVC, im want to try make it 🥰
That's a really good-looking bow, question, does it keep losing poundage indefinitely? or does it settle once it reaches a point? Great video!
It will generally settle after a couple hundred arrows.
Thanks for watching!
Hi Nick, love your vids. I would like to try make some bow with heat gun, would you recommend me this type of bow for first time? Or some bow with flattening jig instead? Thanks!
This was a very fun video to watch! Thank you for taking the time to post it!
Hey Nick, do you know what the numbers & letters are that is on the pipe that didn't shatter in pieces ? I would like to know so i can bye some at home depot or lowes.
It would be greatly appreciated Sir.
I am from Southern Alabama. Some farrow hogs get up to 500lbs here.
Thank you kindly Sir for your informative and beneficial information in your videos.
Please, keep'em coming.
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
PVC bows are cool 😎 thanks I'll enjoy making one and do you make wood 🪵 bow's thanks again take care.
Hi Nicholas, when shooting off the hand, do you have a brass nock on your string? Or do you have any type of indicator where to place the nock on the arrow?
I wonder if anything other than a heat gun would work, would a hair dryer do the same job?
Great Video I wish you good and happiness
Hello, greetings from Colombia. I would like to ask you something, which is the most suitable PVC pipe for making a PVC arch?
Just looking like wow❤️nice shooting
But tell me these bows set after same days or not
They take a set, which is why I add the recurves as well as the reflex. This results in a bow that still has about 1" of net reflex (the tips push the string forward so the limbs are able to take a set without taking a permanent deflex of what would be considered a negative set.
It takes about 30-50 arrows until the bow settles down. I'll sometimes keep the bow strung for a week to force the set. Such bows tend to be very forgiving and stable, while slightly slower than bows that have more reflex.
I'm going to do this....Hello from Trinidad and Tobago..you get a sub
Professional video and great channel 🌷👍🍻😀
Okay just wondering what are the exact dimensions of the pipe that I need to get to make this
Hey Nick my bow just snapped,. Making another one like this.. Do you have to do the tips like that? I dont have those locking pliers
You don't need locking pliers. A table vice works well. I'll also use my flattening jig for this. I lay the top board over the bottom so the spacers hang off the end and the two boards rest flat on each other. Then I'll heat the tip, squish the extra material between the boards from the side, and then put weight on the boards until cool. Hope everything is alright! How did the bow break?
@@BackyardBowyer thanks for the reply... i just squeezed it.. it turned out to look more of a longbow.. well c how she shoots
I'd like to see a quick #50 little recurve with fiberglass marking rods reinforcing the inside and fiberglass tape or strips epoxied to the face.
Did you re upload this?
You said you used the paracord as a temporary string. Do you use something better for the finished product?
I’m wondering the same thing. My current string is paracord. The biggest downside I’ve noticed is the wear and tare to my fingertips due to the porous nature of the string.
There is a tutorial on this channel teaching how to make a good bowstring
Have you tried hockey tape?
I'm green as grass abt archery, so if I may a couple of questions? How long do you cut the pvc pipe for short bow? How long do they last and power of bow? An lastly what do you use to string the finished bow? Any help would be great as I just seem your channel an subscription done.
Very good! My friend
Thank you for watching!
Fantastic！Beautiful work →👍
I wonder if there is any advantage to using schedule 80 pipe instead.
How much for the bow Timothy Madsen
I wanna see you use wooden coat hanger cut in half an molded into the end, please show people that method
Hey Nick so I did this but the bow turned out to be 23 pounds.. shorten the bow to 38 "" ?
I haven't seen this kind of PVC tube on the market. Only PPR
Hey backyardbowyer. I was wondering, could you get a lighter draw weight with this build using a thinner pipe?
Yes. If you go down to 1/2" schedule 40 pipe, the bow will be around a 25 pound draw.
Also, for every inch longer pipe you start without, the weight will go down around 2 and a half pounds.
역시 잘만드신단 말이지...
How long does a pvc bow last?
I like your tecnology I Will Made one thanks
What kind of size do you use when you make a bow?
Where can I find such thick walled pvc pipe? Local hardware stores don't have it at all..?? :( I haven't found such even on the webstores..
Hello, do not be bored, what is this hopi PVC pipe used for
Знаете ли вы, что в СССР (1970-90 года) буквально всё было обмотано СИНЕЙ ИЗОЛЕНТОЙ! Ею "украшали" и усиливали хоккейные клюшки, рулевые колёса, поручни в автобусах, бамбуковые удочки, вилки и рули велосипедов, и многое другое. Просто это было дёшево, долговечно, продавалось повсеместно и вошло в традицию.
СИНЯЯ ИЗОЛЕНТА во времена интернета стала мемом, который применяют все поколения, даже рождённые в 2000-е годы.
И тут синюю изоленту достаёт американец, и обматывает ей только что сделанный лук, чтобы его УСИЛИТЬ И УКРАСИТЬ! 😄
Это просто связь веков и цивилизаций! 🤝
Why not use cPVC as the belly/horn? its more flexible and seems harder.
Do you prefer the way these ends are made over your previous builds with siyah?
Hi Nick, I've been struggling to make my own PVC bows for a little bit
now. The problem is no matter how long I try I can't get my PVC to
become as soft and pliable as you do, I can be at it with a heatgun for
30 minutes and barely get it anywhere. I suspect the problem is the PVC
itself, the dimensions are the same but perhaps it's just different
quality. I live in Eastern Europe and we don't really have dedicated
hardware stores where you can find exactly what you want. Any tips on heating up the pipe?
Same. The problem is with the heat gun you can't make the pvc pipe hot enough unless you focus on a small area of pvc pipe. I'm gonna try using the oven instead
@@Alswat100 you can also try an open fire aswell
@@branlan895 will do
Bravo très bien fait