Thread: Any Archers out there??

Will see if I can get a photo of my setup this weekend.

Do you guys know if I order shafts online and have them cut from them, will they be threaded/slotted for knocks and broadheads or is that something I have to get done on my own?

i think 3 rivers archery will do that for you. Shoot them an email to doug;e check though

For aluminium arrows it is a hot melt stick and if they don't do it it is easy to do yourself. It is cheap and order a stick with your arrows. Even if you get them glued in they come loose once in a while. Carbon arrows are super glued.

So i moved back to Vancouver island last March and I've been craving a new hobby, i was browsing the Net one afternoon and came across an interesting youtube user named Backyard bowyer, i start looking into his videos and apparently he's been making longbows and recurves out of sch 40 PVC plumbing pipe. I've always found archery interesting but I've never really had the disposable income to invest in the proper equipment, so i figured what the hell, so i whipped up a simple recurve with a 5ft length of pipe and a heat gun that was laying around the house, he has excellent how to videos to make everything you would need from press boards to a vary useful jig to make the bow string, the start up cost is a bit more then the cost of the bow, buying the string martial, arrows and serving tool and such but i think its a fun little hobby and i thought i'd share

Hey that does look like a fun project. Thanks for sharing. You know what else you might like ? A blow gun. Super easy, deadly accurate.

Awesome stuff. How does it shoot? What would the draw weight be on that bow?

It's draws about 45 lbs at 28 inches, it shoots pretty straight but this being the only thing I've ever shot I have nothing to base it on, i need to go get some hay bales to shoot at or something my back fence has a few marks. I sprayed it and did a simple jute wrap

Just thought I'd share the new fingertab I got.

The one on the left is my old tab. The new tab is the same design but made out of brass so it's much heavier. I wanted a heavier tab but didn't want to change tab designs and this worked out perfectly.

What brand are those? I haven't seen them before. But that doesn't mean much!

I like the feel of brass releases. The only negative is that they discolor quickly with the salt and oil from my hands.