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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: bubby on January 27, 2012, 07:50:50 pm

Title: 15 min. urban survival bow
Post by: bubby on January 27, 2012, 07:50:50 pm

i know this ain't primitive, but it is resourceful, 1 1/4" sced 40 pvc pipe ended up 48" ntn and about 50-55# @ 22", surprisingly know handshock and shoot's where you look, used my elec stove top on hi to heat it and drilled a hole for one nock and cut the other on the bandsaw, 200# braided nylon cord for a string, ya never know what you can make a bow out of till ya try, i guess >:D, Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Picture002-16.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Picture003-10.jpg)

Title: Re: 15 min. urban survival bow
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on January 27, 2012, 08:31:02 pm

You need some staves Bub! Pretty cool all the same.

Title: Re: 15 min. urban survival bow
Post by: bubby on January 27, 2012, 08:58:28 pm

PD if ya want to send me some ::), no i saw one of these on youtube and wanted to see if it would perform at all, i know it's an ugly little spud but it performed better than i thought, of course it aint yew or sage but it might be as close as i get to a horse bow :laugh:, Bub

Title: Re: 15 min. urban survival bow
Post by: tattoo dave on January 27, 2012, 09:06:44 pm

Nice bubby, I saw that kid on youtube. I'll be honest, i made one too, just for fun. What amazes me is that dude wrote a 300 page book about making bows from pvc ??? Ya 300 pages, it took about 30 minutes to make, how did he turn that into 300 pages. Anyway, it was a fun waste of 30 minutes.

Tattoo Dave

Title: Re: 15 min. urban survival bow
Post by: bubby on January 27, 2012, 09:17:19 pm

300 pages!!! what the #@%^&, i just did it for s*#? and giggles, plus i was bored, but it shoots purty good for something outta the dumpster >:D, Bub

Title: Re: 15 min. urban survival bow
Post by: jeffhalfrack on January 28, 2012, 12:05:32 am

   Hey  the  Impossible  bow!!!  thank you I made one  and I  wasn't  going to  tell anyone!!!  my secretes out  thanks  Jeff W

Title: Re: 15 min. urban survival bow
Post by: Gus on January 28, 2012, 02:15:28 am

Heck that is Awesome!

Gonna have to try one of those... right after completion of The Tater Launcher...
My Bad Shoulder Angel is telling me to paint it a sandy color and call it Rattan...  >:D

-gus

Title: Re: 15 min. urban survival bow
Post by: bubby on January 28, 2012, 07:10:17 am

yeah Gus them tater gun's are fun, Bub

Title: Re: 15 min. urban survival bow
Post by: Rick Wallace on January 28, 2012, 11:36:01 am

300 pages?  At least he wasnt playin vedio games,,, :)

Title: Re: 15 min. urban survival bow
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on January 28, 2012, 01:23:18 pm

I have made quite a few smaller ones for the kids....you can make one in 10 minutes and it gets them shooting fast and cheap.  My organization The Bowhunters of South Carolina has a rabbit hunt for the kids this coming week and we make and give out these bows to any child that needs a bow.