PVC bow making. 

Hey Nick. big fan of yours

That is high praise from you. Hard to believe the guy would not respond to you and pin your comment at least.

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BackyardBowyer the real GOAT of PVC Bow! Such a legend!

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i've had 3 snap in half, they were shorter then most ive made. i think i didnt work them in well enough. even made a couple that i reshaped into a totally different bow just a bit shorter every time for new knocks. mind you one or twp of those might have been left in my car, strung up still and baking in the heat. take the string off and the bow barely moves lol

Thanks for your comment. Actually here in Mongolia we have shorter summer PVC works very well. The wood bow can be very costly.

Having made lots and lots of things from heat formed pvc over the years , I believe the "shattering" problem you experienced was likely caused by ofer heating/drying during the initial forming of your bows. pvc like many plastics are very prone to "plasticizer migration" which can occur when heated up to much and or allowed to be exposed to UV light for too long (even indirect UV can cause this.) If you ever have interest in trying to form pvc bows again, may I suggest a few ideas that should increase their lifespan. 1 Select your pipe from the deepest part of the bundle where it was less likely to have been exposed to sunlight. 2. cut off the first 6 " of the pipe where it could could have sat exposed to the sun in the builders storage ward for weeks prior to your purchase. After you cut off the first 6" try grabbing the cut off piece with a pliers and smacking the fresh cut end with a hammer. If it's good for bow making it should NOT shatter, but rather should simply flatten out with successive hammer blows. If it shatters, repeat the hammer test 6" further towards the center. If it shatter fails 2-3 more times simply return that pipe as UV degraded and try another until you get on that doesn't shatter. 3. If you can avoid it, don't heat the pipe with a heat gun or fire. both will easily dry out or scorch the pvc and leave it brittle. Instead use steam from a steam cleaner or old pressure cooker from good will with some 1/2" fittings affixed to the lid to allow you to direct the steam in to the pvc pipe. (wear gloves!) The steam will heat up the pvc , but will not scorch or dry it out in the forming , so it will retain it's original strength and flexibility. 4. Lastly. after you've formed the pvc, PAINT IT! UV light is the #1 cause of plasticity loss & plasticizer migration. It takes very little uv exposure daily to make strong & flexible pvc turn brittle. A well formed and uv protected pipe should fail via crimping when over bent, not shattering. Hope this helps should you try using pvc for building anything in the future. :)

@@Killianwsh Interesting. I always used a heat gun for forming but I also always painted my bows to protect against the UV rays. Over heating may have been a problem in the beginning since I struggled to get the exact shape I wanted. Steaming does sound superior but it also sounds like bending wood so I might as well go with the more tried and true material. I still have some of my PVC bows and even shoot them on occasion but I try not to put too much strain on them. I guess I've been burned too many times. I just got a new Korean bow and love the way it shoots. Of course my first thought on inspecting it was, "I could so make this out of PVC." Old habits die hard.

@@RedStretchLimo Haha! Yes they do indeed die hard. Might I ask if you noticed a breakage pattern of any sort on the pvc bows you built ? did they seem to fail most often at the nock, or the sayas, or limbs? or perhaps at the junctions? In terms of longevity for bow building , I completely agree, Fiberglass & wood are far superior materials, (not to mention prettier ;), however, they are also much costlier in time and labor & harder to work easily. Given that you seem to enjoy the "made it your self" aspect of building things, as I do, I highly recommend giving steam forming/ softening a try. It's much easier and faster to get good results than using a heat gun or flame softening. PVC becomes very easily mould-able in a surprising;y small amount of time when placed directly into even a small steam flow. I think it has something to do with the water holding the heat longer and being able to efficiently transfer it to the pvc better than hot air alone. I use an old steam valet like you might find in hotels for touching up dress shirts, but even with a simple old teapot, once the water's boiling, it only takes a min or two tops to turn a sch40 into a noodle you can make into all kinds of things in seconds, & for pennies ,compared to the labor , material, and time required to shape, glue up, and finish most other materials. :)

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Your on to something.

Thanks :)

no shots of the bow actually strung either.

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@WallNote He actually told you that since 1999 they got no bonaqua mineral water even though that was the best. I think he meant it as a joke.

Si

Creo que se le rompió, yo he hecho con PVC tmb y es depende muchísimo de la calidad del PVC, cuanto lo calientas, que tan rápido enfría y su límite de tensión. Un par se me han roto pero otro está como nuevo. El que el hizo me parece muy delgado y con demasiada tensión.

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You just wrote that you make a PVC onion (oignion: français, cebolla: español, cipolle: italiano) I'm sure you meant something else

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Ridiculous video.

Thank you, I will

@@Awallnote You are welcome..I look forward to see more :-)

👍 You are right. Haters exist all over the world.

Yes,

And the Poundage

@@gamingwithsalahuddingondal9401 G'day, Too low to measure..., obliviously...; otherwise they would've Bin-Posted. QED. ;-p Ciao !

You could use synthetic sinew to make a string or 550 paracord.

possibly kill as well

I will keep that in mind next time 🙂

I second what he said

Schedule 40 The thickness of the pipe wall. 1”. 37.5” long

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Wow great English 🖕

@@tanujpalakkal1770 sarcasm?

@@gamingwithsalahuddingondal9401 how did you know my name

Ok I known

Pvc

Sure why not. it depend on where you live?

@@Awallnote Iam from India .... Please tell what is the price 👍🏻🔥

What price BTW I live in Pakistan

if done correctly, PVC bows can last just as long as a trad bow. Watch some of BackyardBowyer’s videos here on youtube and you’ll see.

Yu

I could use only indoor once in awhile.

@@Awallnote can u suggest me the more strong material to make this

@@harjassingh7350 put fiberglass rods inside tube

Oh, sorry, Venetian cord.

@@Testacabeza that solves the question!

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But same concept

@@Awallnote nope!

heating gun

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Not that bad.

its not that bad

i ike to see you make a better one

Actually it was better then it looks.