How to Make Link's Bow | Legend of Zelda Build 

Thanks!!

Thanks as always Jill!

Fiberglass rods in the pvc is a terrible way to increase draw weight. That’s the least mass efficient place to put working material. You can achieve any draw weight or length you want by simply adjusting the starting length and design or by using a different size of pipe

100% agree with Dan, fibergalass rods in the pvc add too much mass, and rub against the inside of the tube whenever you draw, wearing away the wall of the tubing on the inside. You can get pretty much any draw weight out of pvc if you do your math. I made a 80lbs longbow, and a 120lbs crosssbow out of 1" pvc, as well as plenty of 35-55 lbs bows from 3/4" pipe.

Worth a try!

I’ve never done it but it seems like very interesting stuff!

I’m out of the shop and won’t be back for a few days so I can’t get you exact dimensions. To be honest though I don’t think there’s anything special about these dimensions. You just need to build a frame strong enough to support an axle. The dimensions of the spring arm will vary depending on the wood and draw specs. I’d suggest starting with a similar size piece of any decent bow wood and tillering it down. Even just a thin slat of wood would work here untillered.

it would break

A longer bow would lower the draw weight but give you more margin for error and reduce stack. This one’s very short just to match the video game but in my other tutorials i recommend longer bows

One day! It’s on the bucket list for videos. I plan to do a lot with bamboo on the channel

This isn’t a very good design for an all wood bow. If you manage to make it, performance would be lousy compared to a simple, well designed all wood longbow

I'm very curious, if such a simple well designed wooden Longbow, could resemble, the Zelda bow

Thank you for the response. I'm. Watching your videos, and planning some. Simple. Board Bows, and I'm picking up a maple tree... So I'll hopefully have some. Good staves...

For a super short recurve bow with a long draw you almost have to use more than just wood. Normally a bow with that profile would use sinew on the back for certain and often horn on the belly.

@@timothym9398 very interesting. What kind of horn would give the length for a 6 ft adult?

I teach bow making classes and make tutorials ru-vid.com/group/PLi5Xnel2aIJbu4eFn1MvC_w7cGVIPCFwD

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Good knot, I just like a bowyer’s knot more

Sounds like a good opportunity to compare signing work by hand vs laser engraving. I can’t promise positive reviews but I would happily try it out.

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