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I need some suggestions for about as un-primitive a bow one could make...
makenzie71:
Their rules only have a really long list of things you can't use (like horsehair and tobacco) and that it has to be "fully functioning". I want to make something that has at least a 35~45lb draw.
David...I've never dealt with those plastic boards. Are they springy? I might check them out...
KShip85:
--- Quote from: makenzie71 on April 22, 2010, 01:46:03 pm ---lol I don't know if we can use sinew.
However...can you get PVC sheeting? Pipe would suck to try and make work, but I do know PVC in general pretty resilient/bendy.
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Not sure about PVC sheeting but I have seen some 1/8" sheets of lexan for use as window guards. If I recall that's what nalgene water bottles are made of and is supposed to be tough stuff. Sticker said it's 250 times stronger than glass. I'd imagine it would bend with a bit of heat. I'd like to try laminating strips together recurving and bolting onto a solid handle riser. Not sure about tension strength though, wonder if tyvek gives enough for a backing strip?
Kip
jonathan creason:
You can buy PVC sheeting, but it's pretty thin stuff. I know they have it in the Home Depot here, it's in the plumbing section.
makenzie71:
I've seen certain kinds of bead board...looks like tile...but it has fiberglass in it.
knightd:
I ain't never cut any of the plastic boards thin but in 2x6 it seems stout.. If you like the PVC idea. You could cut a strip out of a thick walled 12" diameter or larger pipe that would be more than enough to get the # you are looking for.. And it would be almost flat..
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