I have dabbled with bowyer for years, and never thought about using PVC till I watched your videos. Real creative!

You are well spoken and take us through the steps in a clear fashion. Thank you! You're brilliant!

Hey Nick, I'm using a length of rain gutter for a heat trough, works great. Everyone has some left over rain gutter kicking around.

Great fun to watch you work. I admire your skill. PVC is one of my favorite materials to work with for many types of projects/ Had not really considered making a bow... but will be doing so shortly! Thanks for the vid!

I've been a subscriber for about a year now, and can I just say: you seem like the nicest dude in the entire world!

@BackyardBowyer

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@iganciomunoz5684

4 жыл бұрын

@@BackyardBowyer dude ! great video .. one question , it is a 1 inch pvc pipe ? i cant understand clearly when you said it (1:21 ) .. english isnt my first language hahah

@CelestialHandpan

4 жыл бұрын

@@iganciomunoz5684 si, 1 inch

Man, this is unreal. Ur very good at ur skill. I had no clue someone could do this with PVC pipe. I just subscribed.

ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MAN, SOME OF THE BEST VIDEOS I HAVE SEEN :)

Congrats¡¡¡¡ You remind me my beginnings in archery, a long of years ago, making bows with a pvc tube...but never at your level¡¡¡¡

I love your videos and I'm super-serve and over forty bows made with pvc pipes.Thanks!!

Great video and bow as always! I was just wondering, what's the length of the bow string you use because I'm not sure which length to get. Thanks!!

yayyyyy!!!! soooooo glad i found this thank u very much

Simple yet beautiful craftsmanship from basic materials. Great job Brother!!

Este tipo es un maestro en construccion de arcos..!!

Ive never actually made one of your bows. Ive always watched your videos and taken bits and pieces to form my own styles. This time Im going to actually make the bow.

damm good show B.Y.B...gonna start one tomorrow.!!..thanx for all the tips...

I am your 100,000th sub congrats!

Very nice build! I am trying to find PVC pipes at local dealers, but where I live most dealers only supply ABS or PP material, any idea of these would work? Only found thin walled PVC so far, but not sturdy enough for a proper bow :/

You are a wonderful teacher thank you so much For sharing with us. I think I am going to do this...

i hate your videos because whenever i try to do it, it never come up as good and elegant as yours :P

You are awsome man. Keep upp the awsome vids.

Hi Nick, I'm a big fan of your channel! I'm looking forward to making this bow and the 10-15 pound kids bow with my kids. I know you're a busy man but could you recommend some arrows that would match both bows? I appreciate your help! Thanks!

just awesome! thank you for the tutorial!

Awesome job man!

You are the best backyard booyer ever. Hello Nick, the backyard booyer.

@BackyardBowyer

Жыл бұрын

Hello! Thank you for watching!

Hi Backyard Bower, I've just found your channel and would like to try making one of your designs. I'd like to know which of your designs you've found the best from an archery perspective? Which do you still use? Thanks in advance

BAD ASS!!!!!!!!!!!! Just ordered your book & I am so excited to make some of my own bows! Would this particular design be possible to achieve in a youth sized bow? Thanks.

Thanks for the help. I'm in the middle of making one :)

That’s beautiful!

Hi, great video and I'm now considering using this method to make a different lotr bow. I'm kind of weak though after surgery so how could I lower the draw weight? A smaller diameter pvc pipe perhaps? I wanted to make legolas's mirkwood bow specifically. Do you also have any suggestions on what length pvc pipe to go with to not make this look ridiculous with a 5'2'' shortie, especially as that bow has less curves to it then the one in your video? Thanks so much.

Awesome creation!

Superstar dj.... here we go hahaha nice bow.. skills

raccon behind the fence at 16:16

@wisdomandknowledgeismostim3883

6 жыл бұрын

Dunderhead Entertainment So cool 😀👍

@soldierbravo0357

4 жыл бұрын

Good eye

@ellismidkiff6117

3 жыл бұрын

It is a cat.

very nice bow and a very nice little tree in the backgroud :D

On the top board I screwed two vertical 1x2s at each end to be used as guide to keep it inline with the bottom board with clamping. To help keep the pipe straight place two strips of tapered material on each side of the pipe separated by the flat width of the pipe. The flatter the pipe is pressed...the wider it gets.

I'm inspired now. This one is beautiful. Gonna have to give it a trt!

Got a question for you. In relations to the bow and string, how much shorter should the string be than the length of the bow?

Any recommendations for a bow string that I can buy?

Great bow good job :)

Another Great video and bow. Have you ever tried to glue the ends that you cut off. Like after you form them......then come back with PVC glue and put glue in there and press it together in a vise. Just a thought....not sure if it would make any difference in performance.

How much metters is long the pvc pipe and what type of string did you use i saw alot of your videos and seems pvc bow is very strong and hard to brake like wood bow also will be cool if there was video for takedown bow :) thanks !

cool videos dude, id stop saying here we go tho XD, good job keep making more!

Great Vid!

What do you think is your overall best bow? And awesome videos

Can you make a video where you show how to make that string, I can't figure out how to do two loops with the twist, I've watched throne loop video, but no luck.

Hello, I want to make either this or your Hunger Games bow but I dont have white pvc only the Orange eletrical pvc! Is that ok? Also will a turbo hair dryer work instead of a heat gun?!

Hello, You Might give me the steps in cm, I'm from Spain, and if possible a picture of the angles of the arc Thanks, your videos are great

I probably should ask this in a message and not a comment but: The boards- two 2x4s with a couple bolts marked at pipe diameter in the top board? Just having ideas here, but would Serah Farron's bow be possible with this set-up?

hi. i love your vids. ive almost watched them all!! i wonder, can i make a pvc bow with grey pvc? ( i live in Belgium and they dont have white)... bye

I don’t know much about this but I was wondering. If you took your heat gun and didn’t allow it to cool so fast would it help with the brittleness? Just curious if that would help?

I have a question was it the middle were you put the flattening jig because i just cant hear it.

hi I like your bowls. do you ever sale them at all or make a bowl for some one that would like to bye it from you?.

On the hobbit bow, how can you gain more weight to the draw strength?. Amazing video. Also, someone said it before. Can you do a skyrim view. Like the ebony version?

Once you flattened the limbs initially, i noticed markings on the bow. What are the measurements on those markings? How long are the Sihyahs?

Hey Nick. question for you. how much draw weight would be added since I just bought a 1 n 1/4 inch pic and also if it's 5 and a half foot long?

I'm great fan of Your work. What is the thickness of the wall on that pipe ? it looks as if its around 4-5 mm.

Magnificent, simply magnificent!

Would it be safe to use your cut to center technique on this bow and would it sacrifice any draw weight?

Dude that is awesome. If you do have some for sale let me know. I'll definitely buy

What would a person expect this bow's draw weight to be if they used 1-1/4" pipe? I was going to make a longbow but love how elegant this bow is. What length string would I probably need for 6.5-7 inch brace height?

How long is the string on the bow and what knot did you use

Wouldnt there be a more efficient way to do this with out the initial tapering of the tips?

When flattening the pipe, do you set the jig to the inner diameter, or the outer diameter?

Tried making this bow.......... Failed HARD. You sir, have some serious skill. I had more luck with the 'Hungry bow". Keep up the great videos and bows

Backyard bowyer which pvc pipe should u use for the netherland

What is it you're using to cut the pvc? Also, anyone without a heat gun, I bought one on Amazon for $18, works great!

love the nature sounds hehehe xD

The Siyahs confused me a bit in the second video because they're curved the opposite from the rest of the bow, so I'm wondering if you could note that a little better. Also, I think it would be cool if you made some followup videos of like... Bard's bow or a Dwarven bow, showing the differences between them and the Elven bow. Thanks!

Whats up Nick....I have a question on your cuts in PVC. What are you using to cut the siyahs? I've seen your PVC cuter, I am using a hack saw but its difficult to cut in a straight line. Any suggestions?

How would these bows do in the Texas summers of 110+ degrees?

Could you add fiberglass cloth to the knuckle side of the bow (I don't know what back and belly mean) to make it a laminated bow or add fiberglass rods inside the pipe?

do you sell any of your bows? it would be really helpful to get a nice fast well built one as mine tend to chrono less efficient than yours and i would really like to get my hands on a nice one for reference.

I like when he says "Here we go"

You are one talented, creative guy. Didn't you use fiberglass rods in your earlier bows to strengthen them? And; have you ever made a cross bow?

@AZURA888

8 жыл бұрын

+Jan Miller With just PVC you can get the scale of power you need without using fiber glass all is about the thickness of the PVC pipe the form of the bow, more reflexe de bow (recurve mongolians horsebows) more power in the same lenght, more deflexe (legolas bow) less power but also less stress to the matterial (more shoots). 2mm for 20-25lbs in 47 inches long, 4mm for 40-45lbs, 6 mm for 60-65lbs aprox in 1" PVC pipe, for more power it will be needed a PVC pipe of more thickness or more diameter.

Wow! I usualy make flutesand other wind instruments from pvc pipes.. so I had to try this. you are extremely acomplished, and it is much harder that you make it look! I am not entirely sure whether it is also the pvc that might be different in europe, but my first two atempts failed.. do you have measurements of the pvc pipes you use anywhere? like inside and outside diameters? I think it needs a few more tries, as I did do every thing kind of free hand, and not as smoothe as you.. but I am also unsure whether my pvc is maby too different, I fear it is smaller, and perhaps also has thinner walls.. greate channel and I like the kind of projects you post here!

Finished my second one after having to close the ends by hand. It came out to 54lbs at 28" draw. I may attempt another to make it cleaner

thinking of working on this, however, I do now have a heat gun... as silly as it may sound, would it be ok to use my mom's hair dryer on this? lol

Thank you Nick I've got some PVC here i know how to do this

can you reinforce this bow with fiber glass rods? I assume its a pain to do? But will it add any draw weight?

When making the siyahs could you use bondo or some type of filler to fill in the gaps?

I had a question, i would really like to make this bow but i would want to nake it in a higher poundage, between 60 to 65. Would i use an 80 weight instead of a 40 weight or would i use a larger diameter pipe such as an 1 1/4 inch instead of just 1 inch? I would love to makeit and take it hunting on Fort Benning. I'm active duty and its a hunters paradise here.

Can you please make a Legend of Zelda bow? Doesn't matter from what game, but I think the Sacred Bow from Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword would be awesome. Thanks. :)

I made one and love it.Be uloading it a couple of days.

Do you think you can make Legolas' bow, from the hobbit?

Yes, would it be possible to make a 35 lb version of this, in the same dimentions by going down a pipe size?

have you ever tried making a pvc banjo?

Please can you make a bow inspired by the superhero hawkeye

Ok, I have made multiple occasions bows, they look good but only pull about 30 lbs. What do you think I am doing wrong?

Could you try an elven bow from the LOTR?

sick bow

Hey, so what machine do u use to soften the PVC pipe?

how much would the poundage be for this bow if made of a 4' piece of 3/4" schedule 40 pvc

For 50 to 60 Lbs, how much length the PVC 1" pipe needed ? You using 5 foot on PVC 1" give you about 40 - 45 Lbs, so I'm guessing that should be good if I used 4 foot or I need more longer ? Do you mind give the chart ? Thanks

Can I use a thicker pvc pipe for more draw weight??

I couldn't find part 2 - is it up?

How long does it take the PVC pipe to cool once it's in the jig?

This is Decent... Nice..

If you wanted the bow to have a draw weight of 50- 60 pounds is it possible to make the pipe shorter? If so, how much? Thanks!

BackyardBowyer for the Siyah, to make it stiffer, do you think it would be possible to seal off the rest of the limb, and then fill the siyah with epoxy or J.B. weld to reinforce and stiffen it, or would this negatively affect the bow?

@BackyardBowyer

10 жыл бұрын

If you want to make the siyah stiffer, leave it a little taller, don't thin it too much. You could fill the siyah with something, but the added weight would bring the performance of the bow down.

How do you stop the pipe from sticking to the aluminum foil?

Just out of curiosity but how much do you sell these for?