15-30lb PVC Bows

we built these for scouts and they turned out pretty well, i was very impressed.

what you need:
common sense (this is NOT optional)
tools-
 heat gun
 gloves
 a pot
 hack saw
 vice holder thing (you make this)
materials-
 3/4" PVC
 para-cord
optional but highly suggested:
 arm guard
 glove (your hand is the arrow rest and if your shooting arrows with feather flechings, it can be painful.
 quiver
other:
 arrows (duh)

this is basically a 4 step process, flatten the PVC, bend the PVC, and curve the PVC

its just 2 boards pined to a larger board just wide enough to fit the PVC and another board.

start heating the PVC, this may take a while but don't be discouraged, keep going ON BOTH SIDES its hot enough when it behaves like spaghetti OK not actually like spaghetti but it gets soft enough to bend in ways it shouldn't  DO NOT hold the gun in one place for too long this will burn the PVC and greatly weaken it.

or sit or stand or kneel or whatever, just take the 2x4 and sandwich the pipe.

heat about an inch above the 2 handle marks, then let it fall and pinch where the handle goes. USE GLOVES

use a pot to curve the top part of the bows

using a hack saw, cut notches going toward the center.

just use para-cord  if one side bends mere than the other heat it up making try to return to its original form, don't go all the way just enough to equal it out.

now you have a PVC bow, not as good as the other 2 in the picture below but just as acurtate if you practice! also you may notice the other re-curve has a yellow string, i didn't have one for that length so i just made one with bright yellow para-cord

i highly suggest ether finding a way to use an arrow rest or wearing a glove when firing