Archery is almost as old as mankind itself, manifesting in
almost every culture and on almost every continent. It is in many
ways our link to the past and the stepping stone into another age.
It is one of the few ancient pastimes that are still relevant
today. Yet nowadays, getting into the ancient sport of archery can
be daunting for the average person with no experience or previous
exposure to the subject. For many, the hefty price tags on modern
bows or the seemingly impossible task of building a bow can be a
surefire deterrent. Many do not want to pay the price of a decent
bow to try their hand at the bow and arrow, simply to see if they
enjoy it or not. If only there was a way to make a bow good enough
for a beginner without expending or gambling an immense amount of
time or money on it.
What if you were told that there was such a bow? That hidden in
the ground, in the heart of buildings, on the shelves of most
hardware stores, and perhaps even in your home, there was a
material that made it all possible? Would you believe it? Well it
is true, and that material is PVC pipe, the white or gray plastic
pipe that can be found virtually everywhere. It is possible with
only a minimal investment and an hour of labor to make a fine bow
for target archery that performs just as well as bows worth more
than ten times as much. A bow that, if given a little more time and
effort, can be made into an efficient hunting tool or serious
target shooter.
The Impossible Bow shows you how to construct your own PVC pipe
bow, with bows ranging from the incredibly simple to the incredibly
complex. Learn to build simple bows that require a minimum of tools
and little time, more complex bows that can be modified to fit the
target archer as well as the experienced hunter looking for more of
a challenge, and finally a bow that accurately replicates the
weapons of war of the steppe nomads. The best part is that even the
most complex bow should cost no more than 10 dollars and be
completed in a day, yet can hold up to the rigors of daily
use.
Don't let anything hold you back from enjoying one of man's
oldest and most noble of sports. Join the backyard archery
revolution with your very own bow that will defy everything you
know and will baffle anyone who sees it. Join me in building an
impossible bow.
Author's Notes:
The bows in this book are great for kids of all ages, from the
young to the young at heart. Because of the ability of these bows
to mimic many historical bow designs, this book is great for
re-enactment archery as well as for the target archer. If made
well, one design in particular works well for hunting, and can be
modified to work just as well as many primitive hunting bows. This
book covers how to make the generic PVC pipe bow that has been the
mainstay of do-it-yourself archery for some time now, as well as a
couple designs which bring out the hidden performance of PVC as a
bow material.
These bows also work well for survival situations and can be
made small and can be kept virtually anywhere out of the sun. In
the trunk of a car, in a boat, in a hunting cabin, your basement,
your attic, the list goes on and on. This book goes over how to
make smooth shooting bows from 30 to 70 pounds of pull that can
perform well if taken care of. While they aren't top performing
bows, they can certainly be used for hunting, fishing, and target
archery.
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