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Post by Lawdog2705 on Jul 31, 2013 8:40:45 GMT -7
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Post by woodyz on Jul 31, 2013 13:33:37 GMT -7
I think it is a great idea. I have made PVC bows and they are surprisingly effective. I carry a bow string with nocking points and threaded loops at each end in my kits already.
while any size is better than none, accuracy and effectiveness make bow length and arrow length important. Quick guide is a bow length 2/3 your height and arrow length from your chest to the tip of your fingers with your arms outstretched and together.
Using the space inside completely escaped me, but it is a great idea. I would add a few premade field points and maybe some fletching.
Using electrical tape IMO is not such a good idea. It is effected in bad ways by both heat and cold. I would use duct or gorilla tape instead.
The middle reinforcement PVC is much easier to make by going to the gray PVC for that piece. The white will fit inside the gray.
When it comes to a grip for the middle consider a piece of foam like is used to protect PVC from freezing, then wrap the foam with paracord to get a thickness that suits your hand. In fact you could use that method to reenforce the middle and forget the middle PVC piece.
If wrapping the center with paracord you then can include something like a small "L" shape to use as an arrow rest.
IMO wrap a single edged razor blade or several in duct tape until the just fit inside. You can reuse the tape and I could skin a deer or other game with a single edged razor bed if required. Also you can break the razor blade into triangle pieces to use as an arrow point.
Along the same line they make a collapsible/telescoping fishing pole of hard plastic, that could be reinforced and used as a light bow.
Hardware stores carry many sizes of rubber stoppers that would work for end pieces, rubber stoppers in rabbit waterers already have a hole thru the center, a small washer on the inside with a washer slightly larger than the diameter of the outs side and a pice of all thread with nuts on each end would allow you to compress/expand the stoppers. They also make a one end threaded PVC adapter so you could use PVC end caps.
Its a good idea to have in your memory banks. Here is another, you have the idea but its SHTF and you have no PVC. Think water lines just under the surface where sprinkler systems are, most are PVC and not hard to dig up.
I like the tile saw idea too. Most have ends with holes where they attach to the saw. Carry a couple of keyring key circles big enough to get your finger in and help you hold the saw.
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Post by Lawdog2705 on Aug 1, 2013 13:12:15 GMT -7
Great info woodyz! Thanks for the input!
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