If you put enough people together, eventually you'll end up with somebody who knows something about everything. Well not really one somebody who knows.... more like a bunch of somebodies who each know... you know....
Anyway, here at the Lone Star Corral, we have somebody who knows how to make bows out of PVC pipe. Not the kind of bows you put on packages, but the kind you shoot.
Using different diameters of a 48 inch piece of Schedule 40 PVC and a heat gun, (like you'd strip paint with,) you can make recurve bows of varying draw weight. According to John, (the guide for this activity,) a 1/2" pipe will produce a bow with about 30 pounds of draw weight, while a 3/4" pipe yields about 45 pounds of draw weight.
Now like all red-blooded Americans, I like to shoot. Problem for me is, I can't afford another hobby that has a high initial price tag, like buying a nice gun, and then LOTS of consumables, like bullets, and the HOW ain't no place to be reloadin' my own. So this bow thing intrigues me. Under 5 bucks for bow making materials, 3 or 4 bucks each for some Wal-Mart arrows and a couple more bucks for some target tips. AND, it's all reusable; again and again.
When I'm done, it should look similar to what you see here. Then it'll be fun until somebody's eye gets shot out!
That is awesome! I used to shoot years ago and would love to make one this summer!
ReplyDeleteFirst, let's see if mine turns out... I'm not much good at crafts.
DeleteGotta have faith,
ReplyDeletePaul that looks pretty cool. I went on a fishing trip about 18 years ago with several guys up to a cabin in the northwoods. Two of the guys made a spud gun that shoots potatoes out of a piece of pvc using hairspray. It really had a lot of power. You might go to youtube and watch it if you've never seen it before. Well have fun and be safe. By the way your timing was excellent you missed lots of shoveling!
ReplyDeleteBruce (& Val) in Crystal Lake
Shoot an eye out ? I wanna try!
ReplyDeleteSZ