making a simple PVC bow

[Jeremy Bays]

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

I would also like to add a couple of quick pictures of some other very simple PVC designs I a, working on.  

 
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.

 
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

[KenH]

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"...

[Eric Krewson]

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.