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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN
ARCHERY EQUIPMENT
2017
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Introduction 3BOW & STRINGHow to make bow handle (riser) 4 make bow limbs 6 make string 9 tie a nocking point by Heather Flint 15 wax a bowstring by Heather Flint 16 make bow stringer 17 make sight 18 make arrow rest 19 make pressure button 22 make draw length checker (clicker) 23 build a youth PVC bow by William Sephton 24ARROWS How to make arrow shafts 40 fletch an arrow (with plastic vanes) by Heather Flint 43 howtoapply arrow wraps by Heather Flint 45 make fletchings 46 make arrows by Ludys Tejada 48 make arrow container 49 put points in arrows by Heather Flint 50ACCESSORIESHow to make finger protector (tab) 51 make tab by Ludys Tejada 52 make arm guard (bracer) 53 make arm guard by Ludys Tejada 54 templates for tab and armguard 55 make finger sling 56 make quiver 59 make quiver by Ludys Tejada 60 make ground quiver 61 make jigs by William Sephton 62TARGETHow to make target 63 make target stand 65 bow stand 67OTHER RECOMMENdEd PUBLICATIONS ANd WEBSITESOther recommended publications and websites 68
TABLE Of CONTENTS
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Archeryisanextremelyaccessiblesportincountriesaroundtheworld.Itisasportforallagesandabilities-andcanbeasrecreationalorcompetitiveasthepersontakingpartwants!
Beware: Archery is addictive. One shot can have you hooked for a lifetime.
WhiletheeliteathletesshootingattheOlympicGamesmightspendhourseverydaytraining,thereisnoneedtodedicatesomuchtimetoarcheryifyourgoalsarenotsolofty.Casualarchersmakeupthebulkofthearcheryfraternityandanyonecanconsistentlyhitthetargetwithaslit-tleasanhourofpractice.Moreadvancedaspectsofthesport,however,cantakeyearstomaster.
Doremembertobeconsciousofsafetyandyoursurroundingswhenpractis-ingarchery.Thereareplentyofarcheryrangesandclubswithproficientcoachestoguideyouthroughyourfirststepsintothesport.
Therearemillionsofarchersallaroundtheworld.Doyouhaveareasonnottojointhem?
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Thebestwaytostartarcheryisfindacluborrangewithdedicatedinstructorsandbeginnerequipmentavailable.Gettinganintroductiontothesportdoesnotcostalotofmoneyandnewarchersimproveveryquicklywithpropercoaching.
Likeanysport,it’sbettertolearnthecor-recttechniquefromtheverybeginning!
Itisencouragedtocompleteanintroduc-torycourse–andtryoutthedifferent
kindsofbows,recurve,compoundandtraditional,anddisciplineswithinthesport–withalocalarcherycluborcentre.
Facilitiescanrangefromadedicatedvenuetohiredsportshallsorfields.
Theimportantthingistofindawell-or-ganisedclubwithinstructorsaccreditedthroughtheWorldArcheryorrespectivenationalfederationcoachingsystem,whowilloffertheappropriateadviceforsomeonestartingoutinthesport.
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Thereisamyththatarcheryisanexpen-sivesport.Thisbookletdemonstratestheopposite.Thisbookletisagreatcontribu-tiontoarcherydevelopment.ThepriceofoneOlympicbow=180PVCbows.
AnOlympicarcherhasthesamegreatfeelingwhenshootingthananovicewithhishomemadebow;theonlydifferenceisthatthenoviceisprouderthantheOlym-picarcherofhisequipmentbecausehemadeithimself.
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Itwilltakesometimeandpracticetobecomfortableenoughasanarchertoenteracompetition.
Competitionlevelsvaryahugeamount,meaningtherearetournamentsappro-priateforverynewarchersrightuptointernationaleventsatwhichonlymem-bersofnationalteamscanshoot.
Yournationalfederation,andotherarch-ers,willbethebestpeopletoidentifyrelevanteventsinyourarea.
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› amodelorpattern› amedium-sizedsaw› a small saw› a saw blade› awoodplane› aspokeshave› a cooper tool› ahammer› a rasp› aflatfile› aroughtriangularfile› abowsquareorsetsquare› ameasuringtape› a“barclamp”or“Gclamp”› a ruler
› pincersorpliers› aluminiumorothermaterial
intheformofanU(withalengthof7cm,awidthof 4cm,aheightof2cmandathicknessof1mm)
› aplatemadeofaluminiumoranothermaterialwith alengthof12cmto14cm, awidthof4cmand athicknessof1mm
› apencil› aneraser› nylonthread› sandpaper
› amacheteorahandaxe,› use2to3yearsolddried
largebamboosticks(thick-ness=1.5to2cm,length:1.5m
NB!Cutthebambooneartheearth´ssurfaceduringwaningmoonanddryitforatleast45days.
Cutoutaplankofmahogany,teakoranotherhardwoodwithalengthof50cm,aheightof 11cmandathicknessof4cm.
Necessary materials for making the riser:
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN BOW RISER (BOW BOdY / HANdLE)
MAKING THE RISERCutting out the shape of the riser.
How to make the sight window for a lefthanded archerYouhavetocutoutthesightwindowtotheright,whichmeansthatyouhavetoholdtheriserwithyourrighthand.Drawalineonthecurvedpieceofthenowroughlyshaped“riser”atadistanceof2cmtotheupperedgeoftheprotrudingcornerandanotherlineatadistanceof2cmtotheloweredge.Drawalongitudinallinewhichdividesthespaceof4cmintotwoequalpieces;seeillustrations1.6,1.7and1.8.
1.Drawtheformoftheriserontheplankofmahoganybymeansofthepattern;seeillustrations1.1,1.2and1.3.
2.Usethe“barclamp”or“Gclamp”tofixtheplank
toabenchsothatthedrawnshapecanbecutout.
3.Sawouttheshapeoftheriser.Seeillustrations1.4and1.5.
4.Atthisstagecutoutasightwindowintheupperpartoftheriser(totheleftforright-handedarchersandtotherightforlefthandedarchers).
Illustration 1.1 Illustration 1.3
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Illustration 1.2
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Illustration 1.6
Illustration 1.9
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Illustration 1.11 Illustration 1.12
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Cutoutthesightwindowfollowingthelinesontherightsideoftheriser.Theriserisfragileneartheprotrudingcornersandislikelytobreakorchipifcareisnottaken,seeillustration1.9.
Roundofftheupperandlowerendsofthesightwindow.Thesecurvesdonotweakentherisertoomuch.Theuppercurvecanbeabit“larger”thanthelowercurve.Hereyoucanseeanexampleofformwhichisagoodcompromisefortheedgeofthesightwindowwhilemaintainingthestrengthoftherisersee,illustration1.10.Takethesandpaperandpolishthewholeriser.
Thereistwowaysofmakingthefixingforthelimbs.Onewayistobendapieceofthemetalintoachannelandscrewittotheriserasshowninillustration1.11,orthemetalcanbeshapedintoachan-nelandfixedtotheriserasshowninillustration1.12.
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN BOW LIMBS
› malletorhammer› widechisel› measuringtape› saw› planeordrawknife› flatrasporfile› smallroundfile› wellseasonedbamboo
80cmlong
Materials needed:USING BAMBOOWhich bamboo to choose?Usematurebamboobetween2and3yearsofage.Youcangetanestimationoftheagefromtheyellowishcolourandfromthesoundwhenyouhitthebamboowithapieceofwoodoriron.
How to cut the bamboo?
Selectthebamboothathasalargediameterandawallthicknessofbet-ween4and6millimetres.Cutthebamboolowdownneartheearth´ssurfaceandcutthetrunkintolengthsof80centimetres.
DryingDrythebambooforatleast45daysbeforeusingit.
How to determine the length of the limbs?
Thelengthofthebowmadefrombamboocorrespondstothesizeofthearcher.Inthefollowingexample,wehavetakenthearchertobeapproximately170cmtall.Therisershouldhavealengthofap-proximately50cm.Andthelengthofeachlimbshouldbeapproxi-mately71cm.Theoverlappingzonesbetweenriserandlimbsforfixingthelimbsontherisershouldbe9cmoneachside.Thestringnockhastomeasure1.5cm.fromtheendofthelimb.
PRESENTATION Of THE ALUMINIUM PARTS fOR fIxING THE LIMBSGuide of the limbsTheguidesaremadeofaluminiumboxsectionbars(length:6cm,width:4cmandheight:1mm)whichareavailableinstores.Cutthemintotwopieceslengthwiseandyougetseveral“U”swith7cmlength,4cmwidthand1.6cmheight,seeillustration2.1.
Braces of the limbsForthebracesofthelimbsseeillustrations2.2and2.3.Youhavetochoosebetweentwoalternatives:
A Youcanusetheremainsofyourbarwhichyouusedformakingtheguidesofthelimbs.Forthis,opentheanglesandyougetpanelswithalengthof12to14cmwhilethewidthandheightremainthesame,seeillustration2.2.
B Cutoutpiecesof12to14cmlongfromthepanelmadeofalu-miniumorasimilarmaterial.Thelimbswillbeputintotheguidesthatarefixedtoeachendoftheriser.Fixthealuminiumpanelsintheformofa“U”withtacks2cmlongtothetwoendsoftheriser.Eachendis9cmlongand4cminwidthandhasaguidewithalengthof7cmandawidthof4cmwithaheightof1.6cmseeillustration2.3.
Illustration 2.1
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN BOW LIMBS
Cutting the bamboo to sizeSplitthebamboointotwopiecesbymeansofabladeorahandaxeorwoodchiselbypayingattentiontothedirectionofthebamboofibres.Donotuseasawasthiswillpossiblynotruntruewiththefibres,seeillustration2.4.Ifthediameterofthebambooislargeenough,itmaybedividedintofourorsixpieceswithawidthof4cmforeachlimb.Theinnerknotsshouldberemovedasthesewillaffectthecurvatureofthelimb,seeillustration2.5.
Assembling the limbs
Putthebambooontheguidethatisintheformofa“U”ontheriser,andmarktheexcessivematerialwiththepencil.Theexcessivematerialhastoberemovedinorderforthelimbstofitintothe“U”guide,seeillustration2.6.Removetheexcessivematerialtoalengthof7cmusingwoodplaneorwoodchiselandfixthebamboo“limb”intothe“U”sectionontheriser.
NB!Evenifyouturntheriserupsidedown,theinsertedlimbsmustnotslipoffthe“U”guide.Find
Illustration 2.5 Illustration 2.6
Illustration 2.7 Illustration 2.8
Illustration 2.9 Illustration 2.10
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Illustration 2.12
Illustration 2.13 Illustration 2.14
thecentralalignmentbytyinganylonthreadtothecentreofeachlimbtip,andusingthisasaguide,drawonthebambootheshapeyouwantthelimbtobe,seeillustration2.7.Thentakethe“limbs”offtheriserandremovetheexcesswoodthatisoutsidethelinesdrawn,seeillustration2.8.Whentheroughshapeisachievedeitheraspokeshave,rasporwoodplanecanbeusedtofinallyshapethe“limbs”,seeillustrations2.9and2.10.
Forming the groove on the end of the limbs to take the string endFinallyshapetheendsofthelimbsanddrawalineacrossthelimb2cmawayfromtheendofthelimbonthesidewhichisvisibletothearcherwhenintheshootingposition,andanother1.7cmfromtheendofthelimbonthesidewhichisnotvisibletothearcherinshootingposition.Fordeterminingtheformofthefuturestringnock,drawamarkatadistanceof5mmofeachsideofthecentreline.Thisneckingcarriesthestringloop.Thenecking(shaping)mustbesloping,see
illustration2.11.Cutouttheshapeofthelimbtipwithasaworasawblade,seeillustration2.12.
Thenfinishyourworkbysmoothingthelimbtipwithasmallroundfile,seeillustration2.13.Ensurethatthisareaisnotleftwithanysharpcornersasthiswillcutthebowstring.Whentheriserandlimbsarefittedtogetherandthestringisfittedyouwillhaveabow,ascanbeseeninil-lustration2.14.
NBForawhileoccasionallylookatthestringendstoascertainthatnowearisappearingontheserv-ingattheloopendsofthestring.Ifanyweardoesappearremovethestringandremoveanysharpareasonthelimbtipswherethestringisfitted.
Illustration 2.11
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Dacronshouldbeusedformakingastringforabeginner’sbow;other materialscoulddiminishthelifeofthestringandthebowconsiderably. Whateverthematerialused,thebasicmethodtomakeastringremains thesame,butwatchforthenumberofstrands.
Installation onto the string jigIfyoualreadyhaveabowstringtothelengthofthenewoneyouareabouttomakeitwillbeeasiertomakethenewonetothecorrectlengthatthefirstattempt.Ifyoudonotalreadyhaveastringwhichisofthecorrectlengththereareproceduresandmeasurementswhichwilltohelpgetclosetothelengthofstringrequired.Thiswillbediscussedalittlelater.
If you have a string that is the correct length
Turnthestringjigpostcarrierendssothattheyareinline.Thispartdependsonthelengthofthestring,butundobetween10and15ofthetwists.Placeiton,andadjustthestringjigsothatthereisnosagonthestring.Donothavethestringtootightasthiswillhaveaneffectonthestringlengththatisbeingmade.
If you do not have a string that is the correct lengthSetthestringjigtoalengththatis3½inches(9cm)shorterthatthelengthofthebow.Thismeasurementdependsonthemakeandmodelofthebowbutitwillbringyouclosetotherequiredlengthforsubsequentstringmaking.Taketheoldstringoffthejig.Turnthejigendssotheyaresquaretothelineofthejig.Looselytieoneendofthestringmaterialtoastringpostabout2centimetresbelowthegrooveonthepostwhichtakesthestringmaterial.Thenwindthestringmaterialroundtheposts(keepingtothegrooveatthetopofeachpost)makingsuretherotationstartsbygoingroundthepostthatisthenearesttothepostthestringmaterialistiedto,seeillustration3.2.Thesecrettoagood,reliablestringliesintheequaltensionofeachstrand.Ifthetensionisnotequalbetweenallstrands,thestringbreaksbecausethepressurewasheldonlybyafewstrands.Asthepressureofbeginnerbowsisalwayslessthan25lbs,itisrecommendmakingstringsusingDacronwitheightstrands.Ifyouaremakingan8strandstringgoroundthejig4times,ifyouaremakinga10strandstringthentheneedwillbetogoroundthejig5times.Alwaysmakesurethefinishingendistiedlightlytothepostthatispasttheposttowhichthestartofthestringmaterialwastied.Thisallowsanoverlapofthestringmaterialthatissecuredundertheloopserving.
Serving the loopMakethefirstlooptobeservedtheendofthejigthathasthestringmaterialoverlap,thiswillbebeneficialandstopthoseendscominglooseasthestringmanufacturecontinues.Untiethestartingendthatwastied2cmdownthefirstpostandloop
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› astringjigasshownin illustration3.1
› aspoolofDacron› braidedservingmaterial› stringservingtool› scissors› a ruler› 2 markers
(eachadifferentcolour)
Materialsneeded:
Illustration 3.1
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itroundthepostgrooveunderthewindings,seeillustration3.3.Allservingsmustbewoundonthestringinthesamedirec-tion;thiswillensurethattheywillnotcomeloosewhentwistsareaddedtothestringforactiveuse.Iprefertoservefromrighttolefthavingtheservingspoolcomingtowardmefromunderthestring.Ifallservingsarecompletedthiswaytheywillallbeinthesamedirection.
Making the loopWhenthecorrectlengthofservinghasbeenreached,seeillus-tration3.4,turnthejigswivellingend90degreesandslidethestringroundthejigsothattheservedsectionisnowroundtheoutsidepost.Theendstillattachedtotheservingtoolshouldbeabout4millimetresshorterthantheendwheretheservinghadbeenstarted;thiswillallow4millimetresofservingoverlapgivinganeatjointotheloop,seeillustration3.5.
Continueservingthenowjoinedloopinthesamedirectionasbefore.Makesurethetwolooseendsofthestringmaterialareheldalongthissectionandservedover.Afterabout6centime-trestheyshouldbecutoff,makesurethatthereareatleast4windsofservingbetweencuttingoffthefirstlooseendandcuttingoffthesecondlooseend.Thiswillstophavingasmallstepalongtheserving,whichmaypossiblywearandcausetheservingtobreakduringuse.
Serving to the correct lengthWindtheservingontowithin1centimetreofthedesiredlengthi.e.about10or12centimetres,seeillustration3.6(thismeas-urementdependsonthelimbrecurvecurvature).Keepingthetensionontheserving,pulltheservingtoolawayfromthestringandcuttheservingthreadleavingabouta45-centimetrelengthforfinishingofftheserving.
Making a neat end to the servingPassthetailendoftheservingoverthestringwiththelefthandabout3centimetresfromtheendoftheserving;makealoopholdingthiswiththefingersoftherighthand.Usingthelefthandpassthetailendtothethumbandforefingeroftherighthand.Thenkeepingthelooptight,bringthetailendthroughtheloopun-derthestringandpassitontothelefthandseeillustration3.7.
Locking off the tail endMakethispartofservingforabouttwelveturnsoruntilabout1centimetre
Illustration 3.5
Illustration 3.6
Illustration 3.7
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Illustration 3.10Illustration 3.9
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long.Placethetailendundertheloopofservingthreadjustasitcomesofftheendoftheservingalreadycompletedwiththeservingtool,andlockittherebykeepingpressureontheloop,seeillustrations3.10&3.11.
Finishing off the servingOncethetailendhasbeensecured,andkeepingthelooptight,winditroundthestring,continuingonfromtheservingalreadydonewiththeservingtool.Indoingthistheservingwillgetlongerandthepartthatwaswoundthroughtheloopwillgetshorter.Byservingmanuallytherightpartoverthetailend,youun-servetheleftend,seeillustration3.12.
Pulling the end throughWhenallofthewindsontheloopendhavebeenwoundoff,stillkeepingthelooptight,pullthetailenduntiltheloophascompletelygone.Thethumbofthelefthandcanbeusedorevenapencilcanbeplacedunderthelooptomaintainthetensionwhilstthetailendisbeingpulledthrough.Bypulling,theendstrandcantwistonitselfand“refuse”topassundertheserver.Useapencil,orsimilar,tohelpguideitthrough,seeillustrations3.13,3.14&3.15.
Cutting off the tail endWhenthetailendhasbeenpulledthroughandtheservingisniceandtightthetailendcanbecutoff.Todothisplaceaknifeflatontheservingsectionthathasjustbeenwoundbacktomeettheservingthatwasdonewiththeservingtool,thengen-tlycutoffthetailend.Iftheknifeisplacedontheservingwhichwasdoneusingtheservingtooltheservingwherethetailendcomesoutmayinadvertentlybecut,asthiswillbealittleproudofthemainservingduetothetailendbeingunderneathit,seeillustration3.16.
Completing the other end of the stringWhenthefirstendofthestringiscompleteturnthestringjigroundanddoexactlythesametheotherend.Bearinmindthatthetoploopofthestringmustbelargeenoughtoslipoverthetoplimbwhenstringingthebow.Byservingbothendsinthesamewaytheservingswillbecorrectwhenthestringistwistedforfittingtothebow.
Twisting the string in the correct directionWhenbothendloopsofthestringarecompletedthestringshouldbefittedtothebowsothatthecentreservingcanbeadded.Todothisfitthetoploopoverthetoplimbandslideitdownabout10centimetres.Takeholdoftheloopforthelowerlimbandtwistitfor10to20turns,seeillustration3.17(makesurethattheturnsareinthecorrectdirectionotherwisetheendservingsmaycomeloose).Thedirectionoftwistshownis
Illustration 3.11
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Illustration 3.15
Illustration 3.16
Illustration 3.17
Illustration 3.18
thecorrectdirectionforthedirectionofservingshowninthisdocument.Ifthestringistwistedintheoppositedirectiontotheserving,theservingwillpossiblycomelooseandmaymoveduringuse.Allthreeservingsmustbewoundonthestringinthesamedirection,seeillustration3.18.
Somepeopleservetheirstringsinadifferentdirection,orway,thanshowninthisleaflet.Thesethreediagramsmayhelpindeterminingthedirectionthestringshouldbetwistedtostopanyoftheservingscominglooseduringuse.
Getting the correct bracing heightIfthenewstringisnottothecorrectlengthforagivenbracingheightthenthelengthmaybeadjustedbyaddingorreducingthenumberoftwistsinthestring.Theminimumrecommendedisapproximately1fullturnevery7.5centimetres,thereisnomaximumbutrememberthemoretwistsinthestringitwilltakelongertosettletoitsworkinglength.Itwillalsobefatterwhichmaygiveareducedperformance.Thebracingheightmaybemeasuredfromthethroatofthebowgriptothestring,asshowninillustration3.19,orfromthestringtothecentreofthepressurebuttonplunger.
Beforebeddinginthewaxhavethebraceheight3millimetreshigherthantherequiredfinalheightasbeddinginthewaxwillincreasethestringlengththusloweringthebraceheight.Takeapieceofleather;folditroundthestringandrubupanddownthefulllengthofthestring,seeillustration3.20.Moststringmaterialsdonotneedextrawaxappliedtothestringbeforeundertakingthistask,butifthestringmaterialisun-waxedthenafewrubsofaBeeswaxblockonthestringwillbenecessarybeforethestringisrubbedwiththepieceofleather.
The centre servingWiththebracingheightsettothedesiredheightthecentreservingcanbeapplied.Chooseaservingmaterialwithadi-ametertogivethecorrectfitforthesizeofnockstobeused.Thiswillsavehavingtobuildupthenockingareatogetagoodfittingnock,orviceversa,havingtoreplacetheservingbecausethenockistootight.Starttheservingataheightabovethede-sirednockingpointpositiontogiveadequatestringandfingerprotection,asuggestedheightofapproximately6.5centimetreswouldbesufficient,seeillustration3.21.Theservingshouldbeservedinthesamedirectionthattheendloopswereservedi.e.fromrighttolefttakingtheservingspooloverthetopofthestringandawayfromyou.
Serving the required lengthWhentheservingis1centimetreshorterthantherequiredlength,i.e.about16centimetres,seeillustration3.22,(thislengthdependsontheindividualspreference)continuetofinishofftheservingexactlythesameasthetopandbottomservingswerefinished.Remembertheservinggivesprotectiontothestringshoulditcontactthearmguardduringthecompletionofthe
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shot.Italsohasabearingonthetuningofthebow,thelightertheservingthefasterthestringwilltravelandheaviertheservingtheslowerthestringwilltravel.Differentlengthsandweightofthecentreservingcanbeusedforfinetuningthebow.
Itisusuallyeasiertostarttheservingontherightandtoworktowardtheleft,withtheservingspoolcomingtowardyoufromunderneaththestring.Ifyouservethisway,whichisthewaytheendservingsweredone,allthreeservings(theendloopsandcentreserving)willbeallthesameway.Whentheservingis8to10millimetresshortoftherequiredlength,pullabout30centimetresofservingoffthespool-makealoopandservebacktowardtheservingthroughtheloopjustmade.Thisservingdoesnotneedtobetightbutthespoolmustbeturnedaroundthestringinthesamedirectionastheservingwasapplied.Makesurethattheloopisalwayskepttightotherwisetheservingontherightoftheloopwillcomeloose,whichwillcauseaproblemwhenthestringisinuse.Whenthisreverseservingisabout8to10millimetreslongbringtheservingontheservingspooloutandtrapitundertherighthandsideoftheloop.Continuetheservingbyturningtherightsideofthelooptowardyoufromunderneaththestring,(thesamedirectionasthespoolwasusedearlier)seeillustrations3.23&3.24.Asthisisdonetheservingontheleft-handsideoftheloopwillgetshorter.Reducetheten-sionoftheserverbeforeunrollingtheendstrand.Thisallowsittodetacheasily.
Afterthecentreservingiscompleteholdthebowhorizontallyandplacethearrowonthestringsothatitishangingstraightdown.Ifthecentreservingisagoodfitthearrowshouldholdontothestringandonlyfalloffwhenthestringisgivealighttapwithafinger,seeillustration3.25.Thiscanalsobedonewhenjustafewcentimetreshavebeenserved,ifthearrownockistootightandathinnermaterialisneededitwillsaveundoingthewholecentreserving.Whenthecentreservingisconfirmedasagoodfititshouldbefinishedoffthesamewaytheendservingwerefinished.
Itisveryimportanttohaveagoodfitbetweenthearrownockandthecentreserving.Sometimesnockingpointenlargementisnecessarytoensureapropernockfitwhensmallstringsareusedonlightweightbows.Thismaybeachievedbyaddingasecondlayerofverythinserving,ordentalfloss,overtheareaofthenockingpoint,approximately2cmlong.Alittlefletchinggluecanbewipedoverthisareaastheservingprogresses,buttakecarenottousetoomuchasitmakesthestringstiffatthatpoint.ThebestwayistoaddsomestrandsofDacronundertheservingwhenmakingthestring.Theseadditionalstrandsmustbekeptstretchedasyouservearoundthem,seeillustrations3.26&3.27.
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Illustration 3.24 Illustration 3.25 Illustration 3.26
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The nocking pointThecorrectheightofthenockingpointdependsonmanythings.Asuggestedstartingpointistohavethetopofthebottomnockingpointabout5mmhigherthanwherethebottomoftheshaftmakesa90degreeanglewiththestring,seeillustration3.28.
Nocklocatorsmaybeaddedintwoways.Amanu-facturednock-setisavailablethatisclampedonthestringwithspecialpliers.Anothermethodistouseastandardheavythread,seeillustration3.29,thenfix-ingthiswithfletchingcementtoformasmallneatringaroundtheserving.Thisknotmustbefirmanduni-form.Applyanotherthincoatofglueovertheentirenocklocator,andthenleaveittodry.Thenockloca-torsmaybeaboveandbelowthenock.
Aftershootingabout30arrows,re-measurethebraceheight.Ithasmostlikelydecreasedandwillneedre-setting.Ifthisisthecasecheckthenockingpointandadjustifnecessary.
Illustration 3.27
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HOW TO TIE A NOCKING POINTArecurvebow’snockingpointkeepsanarrowinplaceonthebowstring,mak-ingsureitispropelledfromaconsist-entpositionandwithconsistentforce.Nockingpointscanbemakeofplasticormetal,butmanyarcherssimplytieknotsofthreadontotheirstringstomaketheirown.Someoftheadvantag-esofthisapproachincludethenockingpointsbeingsimpletoinstall,change,sturdyandeasytomaintain.Here’showtotieyourveryownnockingpoint… Illustration 1
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1. Runthethreadyou’lluseforthenockingpointthroughthestickofhot-meltglue.Thisstepisentirelyoptional,butitwillhelptobindthethreadtothestringlateroninthisprocess(illustration1).
2. Clipyourbracingheightgauge,alsoknownasaT-square,ontoyourstring,restingitgentlyonyourarrowrest(illustration2).
3. Chooseamarkabovethebottomlineofthegaugeforthetopnockingpoint.Thiswilldefinewhereyourarrowsitsonthestringanditwilltaketime–andtuning–tofindtheperfectplace.Agoodplacetostartis3/16thsofaninch,orabout5mm,up.
4. Loopthethreadaroundthestringandtieaknot,securingitintheplaceyouhavechosen(illustration3).
5. Tieasecondknotbelowthefirst,withthebulkoftheknotontheoppositesideofthestring,thenathird,abovetheoriginalknotand
facinginthesamedirection(illustration4&5).6. Cutthelooseendsofthethreadtoaround5mminlength(illust-
ration6).7. Withalighter,carefullyheattheendsofthethread(illustration
7).Besupercarefulnottoburnyourstring!Thematerialwillcatchalightandmeltdownslowly.Oncetheexcessthreadhasburnedaway,pressthemoltenendsdownontothenockingpointtosealit.Ifyoucompletedstepone,thehot-melt–heatedbythelighter–willhavehelpedtobondthenockingpointtoget-herfirmly.
8. Nockanarrowtothestringandrepeatthewholeprocessagainforthebottomnockingpoint.Becarefultoleaveenoughspaceforthearrowtomovealittlebit,otherwisewhenyoudrawbackthetwopointsmaypinchthearrowonthestring.Withtwonoc-kingpointstied,you’llbereadytoshootstraightaway!
› bracingheightgauge› thread› lighter› scissors› hot-meltglue(optional)
Totieanockingpoint,youwillneed:
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HOW TO WAx A BOWSTRINGAnessentialpartofkeepingabowmaintained–nomatterwhatstyleyoushoot:recurve,com-pound,traditional…–iswaxingthestring(andcables),yetmanyarchersneglectit.
Thebowstringiskeytotheoverallperformanceofthebow.Afterall,itisthepieceofequipmentthatsendsthearrowtowardsthetarget.Waxingastringpreventsitfromfraying,addsawaterproofelement–stoppingwaterfromgettingbetweenthestrands–andretainstwists.
(Ifwatergetsinthestring,thestringgetsheavier–andthearrowleavesthebowtravellingslower,
impactingonsightmarksandgrouping.)
Aproperly-waxedbowstringhasasmooth,slightlytackyfeel.Ifthestringfeelsdry,orstartstoexhibitdiscolorationorfuzzout,it’stimetowaxitagain.Mosttoparcherswaxtheirstringseverytwotothreeweeks,plusbeforecompetitionifthefore-castisforrain.
Ifyounoticeloosestrandsorfrays,thatstringistoofargone!Throwitaway.
› bowstring› stringwax:syntheticwaxes
areideal,buttraditionalarchersmayfavourall-naturalbeeswax(anditdoessmell great)
› fabriccord,leather orflexiblecard
Towaxyourbowstring, youwillneed:
Illustration 1 Illustration 2
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5 Illustration 6
Checkyourstringisingoodcondition.Makesuretheservingsareintactandthestringhastherightamountoftwistsforyourset-up.(Sincethewaxhardensthestring,changingthetwiststoomuchafterwardsisdifficult.)Stringyourbow.
1. Applywaxdirectlyalongthelengthofthestring(andcables)byrubbingitupanddownwaxisvisiblealongthelengthofthestrands.Donotwaxtheserving.It’llunravelquicker–andalsomakeitslippery!
2. Useyourfingerstomassagethewaxfurtherintothestring.Asthestringismadeupofmultiplestrands,thewaxmustbepushedallaroundthemforbestresults,meltingintoallthegaps.
3. Takethefabriccordandwrapitinalooparoundthestring.(Tra-ditionalarchersoftenpreferleather–and,inapinch,evenasmallloopofcardorpaperwilldo.)
Pushtheloopinthecordupanddownthelengthofthestringtoevenoutthespreadofwax.Asmuchaspossiblewillbepushedintothestrands–andtheexcesswillbepushedaway.
Removeanyleft-overlumpswithyourfingers–andyourstringisreadytogo!
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN BOW STRINGER
Useasolid2meterslongropeandmakeitintoaloop.Putthebottomlimbonsomesortofcushion,smallrub-bermat,orapieceofcarpet…anythingtoavoidscrap-pingthebottomlimbtiponaroughfloor.
Foldtheropeintwoequalpartsandputitastrideonthebowgrip.Placeyourfeetintheloopsasshowninillustra-tions4.1&4.2.
Pullonthetoplimbtowardsyouandplacethetopstringlooponthetopbowtip.Bewarenottopullthelimbdirectlytowardyourface,ifthelowerlimborropeslippedaninjurymayoccurasaresult.
Alwayscheckthegoodpositioningofthestring,particu-larlyonthebottomlimbtip,beforereleasingyourpulleffort.
ThereismoreinformationavailableintheWACoachingManualLevel1.
› meters of rope› smallpieceofrubberormatting
Materialsneeded:
Illustration 4.1
Illustration 4.2
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SIGHT
Takethestickofbambooorwoodwithsimilarcharacteristicsandcutoutabladewithalengthof18cm,awidthof1cmandathick-nessof2mm.Thisbamboostickservesasscalebarofthesight,seeillustration5.1.
Taketheblockofhardrubberfoamwithalengthof3cmandawidthof2cmtoserveasslider.Cutaholeforthebladeofbambooinsuchamannerthatyouhave1/3ofspacebetweentheriserandthescalebarand2/3ofspaceontheothersideofthescalebar.This
› stick of bamboo or wood similartothecharacteristicsof bamboo
› screwof3.5cminlength› adhesivetape› apieceofhardrubberfoam› tackof2cminlength
› screwdriver› hammer› knife› saw blade› boringbit(3)› aplastictubewithaninner
diameterof4.5mm
Materialsneeded:
Illustration 5.1
Illustration 5.2
Illustration 5.5
Illustration 5.3
Illustration 5.6
Illustration 5.4
Illustration 5.7
makesiteasyfortherubberfoamtoslidealongthewoodwithoutfoulingtheriser,seeillustration5.2.
Drillahole7·5mmfromeachendofthescalebarandthenputadhesivetapearoundthebamboobladewhereyouhavedrilledthetwoholes.Putthescrewsthroughtheadhesivetapeandintotheholes,seeillustration5.3.
Putapieceofbamboowithaninnerdiameterofatleast4.5mmandalengthof1cmaroundeachofthescrews.Thenfixthesighttothebackoftheriser,usingthetwoscrews,atthelevelofthesightwin-dow,seeillustrations5.4and5.5.
Insertathinpieceofbamboothroughthefoamslideronthesighttrackleavingapproximately2cmfromtheinnersideofthesightwindow.Thisvisibleendofthebambooservesasyoursightpin,seeillustrations5.6and5.7.
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN ARROW REST
1. Sticksomedoublesidedstickytapetotheriserwherethearrowrestistobefitted,seeillustra-tion6.2.
2. Openthepaperclipsothatitisata90degreeangle,seeillustration6.3.
3. Cutthebottom(horizontal)partofthepaperclip,seeillustration6.4.
4. Cutpaperclip,seeillustration6.5.
5. Bendthecutarmforwardtoapproximately45°,seeillustration6.6.
6. Putthecutpapercliponthedoublesidedstickytape,seeillustration6.7.
7. Bindsomeadhesivetapeoverthepaperclip,seeillustration6.8.
8. Ifneededalightweightfeltspacerpadcanbefit-tedtogetthearrowalignedusingthecenterlineofthebow,seeillustration6.9
› apieceofstiffwire7.5cmlong› apieceofthintin/aluminium
3cmlong,1cmwide› apairofpincersorpliers› threesmalltacks1cmlong› asmallrubberband
Materialsneeded:
METHOd 1
Illustration 6.2
Illustration 6.1
Illustration 6.3
Illustration 6.5
Illustration 6.9Illustration 6.7
Illustration 6.4
Illustration 6.8Illustration 6.6
Illustration 6.5
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN ARROW REST
1. Bendthepieceofwire,inthemiddle,makinga90degreeangle.Bendoneendintoaloopasshowninillustration6.10.
2. Shapethepieceoftin/aluminiumsothatthereisasmalltun-neljustbigenoughtotakethesizeofthewire,alsomaketwoholesforthetackstogothroughwhichwillfixthearrowresttothebow,seeillustration6.11.
3. Usingthetwotacksfitthebentpieceoftin/alumi-niumtotheriseralongwiththebentpieceofwire.Itshouldbefittedinthesightwindowjustabovetheshelf.Thebentpieceofwireshouldbeplacedasshowninillustration6.12.
4. Bendthepieceofwirestickingoutofthetopofthefix-ingplatesothatitisparalleltothesightwindowshelf,asshowninillustration6.13.
5. Fitthethirdtacktotheoutsideoftheriseratthesamelevelofthearrowrest.Oneloopoftherubberbandcanthenbefittedtothistack,andtheendofthebandcanbefittedtothelooponthebackofthebentpieceofwire,seeillustra-tion6.14.
6. Thearrowrestisnowfittedandreadyforuse,seeillustra-tion6.15.Ifneededalightweightfeltspacerpadcanbefit-tedtogetthearrowalignedusingthecenterlineofthebow.
› a paper clip› doublesidedstickytape› adhesivetape› apairofpincersorpliers› a pair of scissors› a small felt pad Seeillustration6.1
Materialsneeded:
METHOd 2
Illustration 6.11
Illustration 6.12
Illustration 6.10Bent piece of wire
Bent piece oftin / aluminium
Illustration 6.13Illustration 6.14
Illustration 6.15
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN ARROW REST1. Takethepieceofleatherandcutoutapiece3cmlongby
2cmwide.Cutaslitinit1cmlongand1cminfromoneend.Cutapieceofplastictotheshapesimilartothatshowninillustration6.16.
2. Bendthepieceofplasticasshowninillustration6.17.
3. Passthepieceofplasticthroughtheslitasshowninillustra-tion6.18.
4. Cutasmallpieceofdoublesidedstickytapeandstickthebackoftheplasticarrowresttothebackofthepieceofleather,asshowninillustration6.19.
5. Putapieceofstickytapeonthebackofthenowfinishedarrowrestandfixittothebowjustabovethearrowshelfasshowninillustration6.20.Ifapressurebuttonisbeingusedaholeoftheappropriatesizecanbecutinthearrowrestforthepressurebuttontiptopassthrough.Ifapres-surebuttonisnotbeingusedasmallpieceofleathercanbefixedintheappropriateplaceonthearrowrestsothatthestaticarrowline-upcanbeachieved,seeillustration6.21.
› aknife› apieceofthickleather› aplasticcarton› doublesidestickytape› glue(fletchingtype)
Materialsneeded:
METHOd 3
Illustration 6.16
Illustration 6.17
Illustration 6.18 Illustration 6.20
Illustration 6.21Illustration 6.19
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN PRESSURE BUTTON
1. Drillaholeintheriserjustabovethearrowrestusingthe8mmboringbit,asshowninillustration7.1.
2. Cutoffapieceofthearrowshaftwithalengthof4cmandseeifitfitsintothehole.Takethebamboobladeanddrillthreeholeswiththe3mmboringbit.Thereshouldbeoneholeinthecentreofthebladeandone7·5mminfromeachendoftheblade.Covertheholeswiththeadhesivetapeandputthetwoscrewsthroughthetapeandintotheholes.Cutthreepiecesofhardrubberfoamwithalengthof2cm,awidthof1cmandaheightof7·5mmeach.Putapieceofthisfoamontoeachofthescrewsfittedthroughthebambooblade.Drillaholeintothethirdpieceofhardrubberfoamatoneendofthebamboobladeandputthe4cmshaftintoit,whichisthenfixedbythethirdscrew,seeillustration7.2.
3. Fixthisconstructiontotheexterioroftheriserbyinsertingthe4cmwoodenshaftthroughthehole,seeillustration7.3.
› athinbladeofbamboo20cmlong 1cmwideand2mmthick
› threesmallscrews2cmlong› threepiecesofhardrubberfoam› adhesivetape› an8mmboringbit› a3mmboringbit› ahammer› ascrewdriver› aknife› asmallpieceofanarrowshaft
Materialsneeded:
Illustration 7.1
Illustration 7.2
Illustration 7.3
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN dRAW LENGTH CHECKER (CLICKER)
1. Takethesmallstripofbamboo,samekindasfortheplungerandcutitreallythin,seeillustration8.1.
2. Rollsomeadhesivetapearoundthebamboostripatoneendanddrillasmallhole15mmfromtheendofthebamboosuitabletotakethesizeofscrewbeingused,seeillustration8.2.
3. Thenfixitinthebowwindowwiththesmallscrewataheightwherethelowerpartofthebladewillbeonthearrowwhenthearrowispacedonthearrowrest.Thenadjustatwilltosuitthearchersdrawlength,seeillus-tration8.3.
› athinbladeofbamboo20cmlong 1cmwideand2mmthick
› asmallscrew1cmlong
Materialsneeded:
Illustration 8.1
Illustration 8.2
Illustration 8.3
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN ARCHERY EQUIPMENT 24
HOW TO BUILd A YOUTH PVC BOW by William SEPHTON / RSA
INTROdUCTIONToensurethesustainabilityofarcherythesportmustbedevelopandmadeaccessibletothemasses.
ThisinitiativeistomanufacturingPVCbowswhichisataimtosupporttheWorldArcheryDevelop-mentStrategyandtomakethesportaccessibletothepreviouslydisadvantagedcommunities.
APVCbowisbasiclowcosttooltointroducearcherythatwillbefunandshootfairlyaccuratelyandcouldbemadeandplacedinachild’shandforafewdollars(lessthanthepriceofaham-burger).
ThisdocumentisintendedasinformationalguideandisadetaileddescriptionoftheprocesstomakesimplebowfromPVCpipe.
CognizancemustbetakenthatthesePVCbowsisinherentlydangerousweaponsandcaremustbetakenduringthemanufacturingandtheintheoperationthereof.
Nobowisindestructibleandcancausegraviesbodilyharm(hurt,maimandkill).
REQUIREd EQUIPMENT Heat Sources
Thefollowingheatsourcecanbeutilizedintheprocessthatisgenerating148°C(300°F):
› Heatgunsisthemostcontrollable(ratedupto600·C)andisrecommendedforthisprocess.
› Gasandelectricalcocking-topsisregardedsec-ondbestalternative.
› Openfire,gastorchesandgrillscanalsobeusedasextracaremustbetakentoavoidthesettingthePVCpipealight.
Cutting
PVCisamaterialthatcanbeeasilyengineeredandformedthereforeanywoodworkapplicationtoolscanbesafelyutilizedintheprocess.
Grinding and Shaping.
FortheformingandshapingofthePVCmetalfilesandsandpapercanbeutilized
Recurve forming
Tobendtherecurveofthebowissimpleprocessandcanbedonewiththefollowingeasytofindproductswiththecorrectdiameterthatcanbe utilizedastherecurvingjig:› anycylinder› cookingpots› cans› trashcans› barrelsFortherequiredrecurveaformwithadiameterequaltothelengthofthetipbeingrecurvedwillbeideal.
Illustration 1
Illustration 2
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
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HOW TO BUILd A YOUTH PVC BOW by William SEPHTON / RSA
ESTIMATEd COST IMPLICATIONS fOR EQUIPMENT & MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS:Tobeabletobuildeight(8)PVC18-22lbs1500mmyouthPVCbows theestimatedcostimplicationcanbecalculatedasfollows:
Estimated Cost Implication to fabricate Eight (8 complete) PVC 18-22 lbs 1500 mm Bowsno itemdescription unit costperunit quantities totalincl.vat1 woodworkbench each $60.00 1 $60.002 metalhacksaw each $9.50 1 $9.503 roundmetalfile(fine)8×150mm each $5.50 1 $5.504 halfroundmetalfile(fine)25×150
mmeach $5.50 1 $5.50
5 2000Welectricalheatgunwithtempcontrol
each $65.00 1 $65.00
6 300 mm wood work clamps each $5.50 2 $11.007 3metermeasuringtape each $5.50 1 $5.508 curvetemplatemouldø200mm each $12.00 1 $12.009 servingbobbinholder each $25.00 1 $25.0010 150×50×3000mmpinewooden
mouldmeters $30.00 1 $30.00
11 scissors each $5.00 1 $5.0012 heatresistantgloves(thinpigskin) pairs $4.50 2 $9.0013 stanleyboxknife each $6.50 1 $6.5014 dorehingewithsix(6)wooden
screwseach $2.20 1 $2.20
15 ø25mmxclass16pvcpipe 6 meter lengths
$0.50 2 $1.00
16 nylonropeforstrings meters $0.25 15 $3.7517 ø50mmheatshrinkabletube meters $1.40 1 $1.4018 cableties5×150mm each $0.12 8 $0.9619 servingstring100metersx0.052
diamondbackunit $27.50 1 $27.50
Subtotal $286.31
Thereforethecostcanbedefinedandanalysedasfollows.
Initial cost ImplicationCost of Material $34.61 Cost per bow for Material $4.33CostofEquipment $251.70 CostperbowforEquipment(onceoffcost) $31.46Theaveragecostimplicatingperbowforthefirsteight(8)bowsforEquipment&Materials $35.79
Table 1
Table 2
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HOW TO BUILd A YOUTH PVC BOW by William SEPHTON / RSA
THE BASIC CONSTRUCTION Of A BOWThebasicconstructionofaPVCbowconformstothefollowing:
TYPES Of BOW dESIGNS:Thetypeofbowsdesignsandformsthatareknowncanbeindicatedasfollows:
ThewonderfulpartPVCmaterialandtheprocessisthatifapersonapplieshismindanyoftheabovebowscouldbemanufacturewiththisbasicprocessandrelativeease.
RECURVE BOW
UPPER LIMB
LOWER LIMB
BELLY
ARROWREST
BOWSTRING
BACK
SIGHT WINDOW
GRIP
NOCK
NOCKING POINT
SERV
ING
HAN
DLE
/ RI
SER
Illustration 5
Illustration 6
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HOW TO BUILd A YOUTH PVC BOW by William SEPHTON / RSA
MATERIALPVCpipeismadeofPolyvinylChloride,athermo-plasticofVinylChloride.Itisstablepolymerthatiswhiteincolourandbrittleinitspureform.
Thediameterthatisreveredtointhispresenta-tionisreveringtotheoutsidediameterofthepipe(NotemustbetakenthatthespecificationofPVCpipingcouldvaryfromcountrytocountry).
TherecommendedPVCpipetobeutilizediswithawallthicknessofthree(3)mmorthicker.ManyplacesinternationallyonlymanufacturingPVCpipewithwallthicknessoftwo(2)mm.BowscanbeconstructedfromthismaterialsthisthinnerPVCMaterialsasitwillbeweakandpronetobreakageandwillberequiredthatthedimen-sionsandthedesignofthebowmustbealteredaccordingly.
KindlytakenoteofthefollowinghealthrisksapplyworkingwithPVC:
› WhenPVCisheatedorsetonfireitcanalsoreleasehydrogenchloride,whichcanbefatalifinhaledinlargevolumes.HeatingofPVCpipewillnotreleasemuchofthegasses,whileset-tingonfireitwill.AvoidburningPVCatallcosts(alwaysworkinawell-ventilatedarea):
› WhenPVCheatedtothepointwhereitisflex-ibleitisalsohotenoughtocausesevereburns(useheatresistantglovesandclothing).
› WhenPVCsandedthedustcanbeharmfulwheninhaled(AlwaysuseadustmaskwhensandingPVC)
SAfETY ANd ASPECTS Of A PVC BOWPVCbowsareweaponsandshouldbetreatedwithrespect.Anybowcanfail,andwhilePVCbowsaremoreresilientthanmost,neverabuseyourbow.Anyabuseortheneglectingthisbowcouldcauseittofail,whichmayinjurethearcherandanybystander.
Alwaysmakesurebystandersareasafedistanceawayandbehindyouwhenshootinganybow.
ThefollowingbasicsafetyaspectsofPVCself-bowmustbehighlighted:› Neverfireabowwithoutanarrowonthestring.› Neverpointabowatanotherperson,animalorobjectofvalue.
› Alwaysunstringyourbow.› Keepthebowinacool,darkplacewhennotinuse.
› Ifyoutreatyourbowwithrespectandbuildit,shootitandmaintainitwithcare,itwillrewardyouwithmanyyearsofservice.
› Treatasafinebowworthyofrespectanditwillreturnthefavour.
› Treatitlikeacheaptoytobebeatenandabused;thenitwillfailyoutoomiserably.
› Thesamecanbesaidforanyothertypeofbowaswell.
Asall-woodself-bows;PVClosesflexibilitywhenitgetscold.Asthetemperaturedrops,theplasticwillbecomelessforgiving.Itcantakeagreatdealofpracticebeforeastableshootingcoldweatherbowcanbemadeasittakesafeelofthematerialtogetittoperform.Ifshootingintemperaturesbelowfreezing.Trytokeepthebowaswarmaspossible.Andbeforeshooting,takeacouplehalf-drawstohelpgetthebowusedtobendingagain.
Asanadditionalnote,PVCgainsspeedandpowerasthetemperaturegoesdown.
PVCcanbebrokendown,likeallpolymers,byUVlight.Overtime,exposuretoUVlightcancausetheplastictobecomebrittleanditcanbreakifstrungordrawn.OnewayofknowingifapipeisUVdamagedisitwillappearyellowcomparetonewPVCpipe.RegardlessofthefinishyouchooseorifyouwanttoshowofftherawPVCpipe,UVblockingisimportant.
ThereareafewqualityplasticspraypaintsandclearthathaveUVblockers.Ialwaysapplythisunderawrappedorgluedonfinishandoveranypaintedordyedfinish.
MATERIAL SPECIfICATION ThefollowingtableisonlyanindicationandapointreferencetogiveanindicationwhatcanbeexpectedfromPVCandwhatthelimitationistothematerial.
Notemustbetakenthattheundermentionedin-formationisderivedfromPVCwithwallthicknessof3mmandmore.IfanyPVCisusewithanyotherdimensionsthanindicatedbelowthenchanges;thereforealterationtothedesignandtheagro-nomicsofthebowmustbemade.
TheareasonthetablesthatareindicatedinredareareaswherethePVCwillreachhighstresslevelsatthatparticulardesignapplication.ItisthereforerecommendedthatthesedimensionsapplicationmustbeavoidedasthePVCbowsmaterialwillbeatlevelsofintroducedstressthatitwillbepronetobreakageandcollapse.
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HOW TO BUILd A YOUTH PVC BOW by William SEPHTON / RSA
PVC-pipe with 20 mm external diameter and wall thickness of 3 mmLengthofBow Drawlenght
24” 25” 26” 27” 28”50”(1277,00mm) 5-10 10 10-15 15 15-2049”(1251,46mm) 10 10-15 15 15-20 2048”(1225,92mm) 10-15 15 15-20 20 20-2547”(1200,38mm) 15 15-20 20 20-25 46”(1174,84mm) 15-20 20 20-25 45”(1149,30mm) 20 20-25 44”(1123,76mm) 20-25
PVC-pipe with 25 mm external diameter and wall thickness of 3 mmLengthofBow Drawlenght
24” 25” 26” 27” 28”50”(1277,00mm) 25-30 30 30-35 35 35-4049”(1251,46mm) 30 30-35 35 35-40 4048”(1225,92mm) 35 35-40 40 40-45
47”(1200,38mm) 35 35-40 40 40-45
46”(1174,84mm) 35-40 40 40-45
45”(1149,30mm) 40 40-45
44”(1123,76mm) 40-45
PVC-pipe with 32 mm external diameter and wall thickness of 3 mmLengthofBow Drawlenght
26” 27” 28” 29” 30”
60”(1532,40mm) 35-40 40 40-45 45 45-5059”(1506,86mm) 40 40-45 45 45-50 5058”(1481,32mm) 40-45 45 45-50 50 50-5557”(1455,78mm) 45 45-50 50 50-55 56”(1430,24mm) 45-50 50 50-55 55”(1397,55mm) 50 50-55
54”(1372,14mm) 55
Notemustbetakenthatthemostaccuratebowsarenotalwaysthebowswiththehighestpoundageorthatshootsthefastest.Abowmustbecomfortableandfunforthearchertoshootthenaccuracywillbeeasiertoachieve.
Table 3
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STRING LENGTH INfORMATIONThetablegivesanindicationoftherequiredstringlength(frombowstringloopendtoloopend)foraparticularbowlengthapplication:
Recommended string lengths
BowlengthMinimumstringlength
Maximum stringlength
60”(1524,60mm) 56” 57”59”(1499,19mm) 55” 56”58”(1473,78mm) 54” 55”57”(1448,37mm) 53” 54”56”(1422,96mm) 52” 53”55”(1397,55mm) 51” 52”54”(1372,14mm) 50” 51”53”(1346,73mm) 49” 50”52”(1321,32mm) 48” 49”51”(1295,91mm) 47” 48”50”(1270,50mm) 46” 47”49”(1245,09mm) 45” 46”48”(1219,68mm) 44” 45”47”(1194,27mm) 43” 44”46”(1168,86mm) 42” 43”45”(1143,45mm) 41” 42”44”(1118,04mm) 40” 41”
NotemustbetakenthattheshorterthePVCbowismadeinlengththehigherthepoundagewillbeperinchofdrawlength
RECOMMENdEd PVC BOW dRAW LENGTHSThefollowingsafedrawlengthsarerecommend-edforPVCBowsastothelengthofthePVCfrompinnocktopinnock.
Recommended bow length for draw lengthBowlength Maximumdrawlength
68”(1727,88mm) 29,57”67”(1702,47mm) 29,13”66”(1677,06mm) 28,70”65”(1651,65mm) 28,26”64”(1626,24mm) 27,83”63”(1600,83mm) 27,39”62”(1575,42mm) 26,96”61”(1550,01mm) 26,52”60”(1524,60mm) 26,09”59”(1499,19mm) 25,65”58”(1473,78mm) 25,22”57”(1448,37mm) 24,78”56”(1422,96mm) 24,35”55”(1397,55mm) 23,91”54”(1372,14mm) 23,48”53”(1346,73mm) 23,04”52”(1321,32mm) 22,61”51”(1295,91mm) 22,17”50”(1270,50mm) 21,74”49”(1245,09mm) 21,30”48”(1219,68mm) 20,87”47”(1194,27mm) 20,43”46”(1168,86mm) 20,00”45”(1143,45mm) 19,57”44”(1118,04mm) 19,13”
dRAW WEIGHT INdICATIONTheundermentiontablegivearuffindicationofwhatthebowdrawweightwillbecomfortableforwhatsizesofarchers.
Archer’s weight Proposed draw weight25-35kg 5-10lbs35-50kg 10-15lbs50-65kg 15-25lbs65-75kg 20-35lbs75-90kg 30-50lbs90+ kg 40-65lbs
Table 4
Illustration 7
HOW TO BUILd A YOUTH PVC BOW by William SEPHTON / RSA
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HOW TO BUILd A YOUTH PVC BOW by William SEPHTON / RSA
BUILdING A fLATTENING JIG:Theflatteningjigisusedtotaperthelimbsofthebowandthereforeitisanintegralpartofthecon-structionofthePVCbow.
Makeuseof50×100×2438mmlengthwoodenboard.Cutoff915,5mmlength,leavingtheotherlengthat1524mmlong.Thelongerlengthwillbethebasesandtheshorterboardwillusedastheflatteningboard.
Fromtheedgeofthelongboardmeasure609mmand762mmwhichwillbeusedtolinethePVCpipeuptothejigwhenflattening.
Placethelongandshortboardontopofeachotherandinstallthehingesonthetopendoftheflatteningjigwithwoodenscrews.
Installthehigh20mmspaceratthe609mmlineasperillustration.
Thecompletedflatteningjig.
STEP BY STEP INfORMATION GUIdE TO BUILd A 22 lbs 25” dRAW LENGTH PVC BOW 1. Measuring out the dimensions of the bow.
Startwith25mmouterdiameterPVCpipewithawallthicknessof3mmwhichis1500mminlength,seeillustration13and14.Markthecentreofthepipeat750mm.
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Mark75mmonbothsidesofthecentrelinewhichwillbethehandleofthebowandsettheboundarieswheretaperingofthelimbswilltakeplacefrom(illustration15).
Mark150mmfromeachendofthepipewhichsethowfartherecurveswillstartfrom.
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2. Heating the PVC pipe. Heatsourcesasindi-catedinparagraph“Requiredequipment“ ›Stove › Fire ›GasBurner ›HeatGun
Forthebowmakingprocess,beginheatingtheonehalfofthepipefromthecentremarktothetipofthepipetopreparefortheflatteningpro-cess.
HEATING
Foranystationaryheatsourcelikeastovetoporanopenflameistopassthepipeslowlyovertheheatsource(illustration17).Alwayskeepthepipemovingsotoavoidtheburningofthepipe(al-waysavoidexposuretothefumes);asevenslightburnscouldweakenthebowandcausethebowtobreak.
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HOW TO BUILd A YOUTH PVC BOW by William SEPHTON / RSAThemethodthatworksextremelywellisama-noeuvrablehandheldheatsourcelikeaheatgun.Theheatgunispassedoverthepipeandthepipeisturned¼turnaftereachpass.
Theeffectivenessoftheprocesscouldbein-creasedifdoneoverapoorconductorofheatlaswoodservice.
WhenthePVCpipeissoftasillustratedinthephotoitisreadyforthetaperingprocess.
CognizancemustbetakenthatatthispointthePVCpipeisextremelyhotandcancausesevereburnsandmustbehandledwithcareandheatresistantgloves.
3. Tapering the limbs. Whenthesectionofthepipeissoftandcanbeflattenedwithsoftpressureofthefinger,itisreadytobeplacedinthejig.
Linetheouterhandlemarkthatis75mmfromthecentrelineofthebowwiththerelevantlineonthejig.MakesurethePVCpipeisstraightandisproperlycentredinthemiddleofthejig.
Theflatteningboardwillstartfromthemiddleofthehandleinordertoobtainaneventaper.
Placetheflatteningboardontothepipe.IfthePVCpipeissoftenoughitwilltakeapproximately7.5kgtoflattenthepipetotherequiredtaper.Itwillbeadvisabletoclampthejigasillustratedinthephototoensureauniformtaperisachieved.
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AfterthePVCpipehasbeenallowedtocooldowntheflatteningboardmayberemoved.Thereshouldbeaneventaperfromthetipofthebowtothemiddle.
Thesameprocessmustbefollowedfortheotherhalfsectionofthebow.
4. Bending the re-curves.Tobaletobendtherecurvesontheendsofthebowlimbthefol-lowingtools: ›aheatsource ›a200mmto250mdiameterroundobjectas(cookingbot,roundtinorwheelbarrowwheel) ›heatresistantgloves
HeatthetipoftheflattenedPVCpipeupanduntilthe150mmmark.
Applyheattothetipuntilitstartstodroopandpuff-upslightly.Stopheatingthetipandlettheheatpenetratethematerialinanattempttopre-ventthetiplosingitsflattenedcrosssection.
Bendthetipofthebowaroundtheformbyhold-ingthetipagainsttheformandpullingthebowaroundform;untilthe150mmmarkreachtheformscurvature.
AtthisstagethePVCwillbeveryhotthereforeitwillberequiredthatheatresistantglovesmustbeusedinthisprocess.Ifthetipisnotbendingsmoothlyitcanbegentlyheatedwhilethetipisontheform.
Noticehowtheoutsidecurveofthetipisslightlyconcaveandslopeinwards.Thisconcaveareawillhelptokeepthestringfromslippingoffthebowwhenthebowisstrungandshot.
Repeatthesameprocessforotherlimb.
Bothofthecurvesshouldbeinlinewitheachother,ifnotgentlyheatthebaseoftherecurveandbenditfromsidetosideuntilthetipslineupacrossthebow.
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Photosillustratesthecompletedcurvebow.
5. Forming the handle/riser of the bow.
Placethebowontheflatteningjig,heattheentirehandlesectionplus25mmovereachsideevenlyuntilthepipereturnstoitsoriginalform.(Oncethepipereachesthecorrecttemperatureitwillreverttoitsoriginalform).AlwayskeepstheheatsourcemovingoverthisareasotopreventanyburningofthePVCwhichwillcauseaweakpointwherethebowmightbreak.
Whenthehandleissoftandflexible;byusingheatresistantglovesthehandleareacanbeformedtogiveitamorecomfortablegripwhilealsostrengtheningthehandleandreducingtheabilitytoflex.
Whenthepipecoolsdownandstartstosetchecktomakesureitshapesupproperly.The150mmhandlesectionsshouldbefairlyuniformwithagentletaperofabout25mmonbothsidesofthehandleandshouldbe±12mmwide.
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HOW TO BUILd A YOUTH PVC BOW by William SEPHTON / RSAMakesurethattherearenocreasesinthehandleareaandthatthereisasmoothtransitionfromthehandletothelimbs.Anycreasesinthehandlewillresultinweakpointsthatwillcausethebowtobreak.
Oncethehandlestartstosetandtheplasticisstillslightlysoft.Sightdownthelengthofthebowtoensurethecorrectlimbalignment.Intheinstancewherethehandlewasnotstraightorifthelimbsweretwistedbeforeyoucancorrectitnowbyflexingthehandlegentlyuntilthelimbscorrectlylineup.
ThephotoillustratedthecompletedPVCbow.
6. Lay out of bow nocks
Pinstylenocksareasimplemethodtoallowacommercialstringlooptofitsafelyoverthewidetipofthisbow.
Thedimensionofthisnockpinsis20mmlongand12mmwide.
Thepinnockmustbeinthecentreofthelimborotherwisetherecurvewillnotlineupproperlywhenthebowisstrungandthelimbsofthebowmaytwist.
Cutthenocksoutwithahacksawandfinishoffwithametalfile.Sandorfilethepinknockstringcontactedgestohelpkeepthebowstringfromwearingoffovertime.
Onthebellysideofthebowfiletwostringgroovesinthelimbofthebowasillustratedsotoensurethatthebowstringproperlytracksovertherecurveofthebowlimbs.
Toincreasetheformofthebowcutandgrindtheedgesdowntoapointasillustratedinthephoto.
Cognisancemustbetakenthatthetipwillloseitsstrengthiftheedgesofthelimbarecutthroughtoofar.
Followthesameprocedureandfinishthepinknockontheotherlimbwhereafterthebowwillbereadytobestrungforthefirsttime.
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HOW TO BUILd A YOUTH PVC BOW by William SEPHTON / RSA7. Manufacturing of bow string.
Takea2,5×1600mmnylonstringandburnbothofthetipsofthestringwithacigarettelightertopreventitfromunravelling.
Maketwoknotsasillustratedonbothsidesofthestringatapproximatelydistanceof1400mm(55inches)apart.
Cognizancemustbetakenthatthebowstringlengthcanbealteredwhenstrungbytwistingthestringupordown.
8. How to safely string the bow
Therearevariouswaystostringabow.Becauseofhowshortandaggressiverecurvedthesebowsare,thestepthroughmethodisoneofthesafestandrecommendedmethods.Theseinstructionsareforright-handers,soifyouarelefthanded,reversetheinstructions.
Tocommenceloopthelowerstringloopontothebottomnock.Bracethebacksideofthelowerbowrecurveagainstyourleftleg,holdingthein-sidecurveoftheotherrecurveinyourrighthandandthestringloopinyourleft.
Stepoverthebowwithyourrightlegandbracethebackofyourkneeagainstthehandleofthebow.
Keepyourkneeagainstthebow’shandlewhilepushingthebowlimbforwardwithyourrighthand.Bringthestringloopuptothenock,prepar-ingtoslipitontothebow.
Toincreaseleveragerotateyourupperbodyslightly,flexingthebowinwardanddownward.Slipthestringontothenockandmakesurethestringistracking,alongbothrecurvesevenlybe-forereleasingpressure.
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Whenthebowisstrungupitwillbeatwhatistermedatbrace.Whichisthedistancebetweenthestringandbowhandle,thebraceheightwillbesomewherebetween150mm/6”and200mm/8“(asyoucontinueshootingyourbow,youwillfindthecorrectbraceheightthatwillsuitsyouthebest).
Sightdownthebowatbracetoensurethatthestringtracksstraightdownbothrecurvesandthroughthecentreofthebow.Itisimperativethatbothrecurvesshouldproperlylineupattherequiredbraceheight.
Atbrace,oneofthelimbswillusuallybebend-ingmorethantheother.Thislimbwillbethetoplimb,asthelowerlimbneedstobeslightlystiff.
9. The arrow shelf
Startwitha75mmlengthofPVCpipethesamedi-ameterandmaterialasyourbow.Markalinefrom½waydownoneendtoabout3mmontheoppo-siteside.Youshouldendupwithawedgeshape.
Cutthewedgefreeandfilethetopedgedownsothatitisatarightanglewiththeinsideoftherestandthenroundthebottomofffrom3mmtoinsureasmoothtransition.
Placetherestontothebow.Ifthehandleisnotgoingtobewrappedacleanertransitionis needed,wrapapieceofsandpaperaroundthehandle,withtheabrasivesidefacingoutwards.Placetherestontothehandleandrubitacrossthehandleuntiltheinsideoftherestmatchesconformstothecontoursofthehandle.
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HOW TO BUILd A YOUTH PVC BOW by William SEPHTON / RSAGluetherestinplacewithflexibleandwaterproofglue.Makesuretherestisontheleftsideofthebowforrighthandedarchersandontherightforlefthandedarchers.Thetopoftherestwherethearrowwillmakecontactwiththerestshouldbe25mmto32mmabovethecentremarkofthehandle.
CoverthehandleandtheshelvewithPVCtapeandheatshrinkabletubeasillustrated.
10. Bow string and arrow nocking point.
Servethebowstringfrom75mmunderandoverthecentrelineofthehandlewith0,5mmservingstring.
Makenockingpointat3mmhighoncentreshotofthestring.
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HOW TO BUILd A YOUTH PVC BOW by William SEPHTON / RSA11. Easy point of reference sight
Attachedcabletieasillustratedonphotothatcanbeusedandfinetuneasasimplereferencesight.
12. Beautifying your project.
IfPVCpipeisproperlysandeddownandaproperbasecodeareappliedanycolouranddesignscanbespraypaintedontothebow.
ToensurethedurabilityofthespraypaintandtoprotectPVCagainstultravioletsunlightitisrecom-mendedthatasuitableclearcoatbeapplied.
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN ARROW SHAfTS
Determine the length of shaft requiredThelengthisthedistancebetweenthecornerofthemouthandthespacebetweenthethumbandtheindexfingeroftheoutstretchedbowarmwiththebowhandpressedtoawallandturningtheheadtothehandonthewall,seeillustration9.1.Alwaysadd10cmforbeginners.
1. Firstlyyouneedtoselectbamboostickstosuitthebowweightandthearcher’sdrawlength.Theshaftsselectedwouldnominallybebetweenfrom4to8mmindiameter.Ingeneral,theyhavealengthof1.5mto2mandafterstraighteningitmaybepossibletomake2to3shaftsfromonestick.Itisbesttodrythemfor45daysbeforeusingthem.Straighteningtheshaftscanbeachievedbyusingtheheatofacandlethenstraightenthemoutbyputtingsomepressureinthedirectionneededtogetthemstraight,seeillustration9.2.
2. Whenthesebamboosticksarebeingstraightened,itisbesttouseaconcentratedflamelikethatofacandleorasimilar“heat”.Youmustheatuptheknotsofthebambooandthenyoucanstraightenthestick.Donottrytostraightenorbendthepartbetweentwoknots,youcouldbreakthestick,seeillustration9.3.
3. Whentheyarestraighttheknotscanbesmoothedoutusingtherasporfile.Thencutoneendofthefuturearrow2cmafteraknot,seeillustration9.4.NBNowwewillaffixthenockormakeaslitinsteadofthenock.Advantages:Aknotnearthenockpreventsthesplittingoffragmentationoftheshaftattheslit.
4. Ifyouwanttouseacommerciallyavailablenock,decidewhichnocksyouwillbeusing“insertnocks”or“conefittingnocks”thenyoushouldstartmakingtheendoftheshafttosuitthatparticularfitting,seeillustration9.5.Whentheendofthearrowhasbeenshapedtoaccepttheselectednockyoucanfitthenockontoyourarrow,seeillustration9.6.
5. Ifyoudonothavecommercialnocksathandjustslitthewoodandeitherputsometapearoundtheendofyourar-row,orbindwithsomeservingorstringmaterial,sothesplitdoesn’tgetbigger,seeillustration9.7.
› bamboo sticks› candle› rasporfile
› knife› saw› blade
› matchbox› sandpaper
Materialsneeded:
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An alternative method of making a nock for an arrowIfsmallerdiametershaftsareavailable,suchasoldarrowsorcarbonshaftsetceterathenanothermethodofmakingnocksmaybesought,suchas:
1. Youneedanoldballpointtypepen,cutofftheendsoastogetatube,seeillustration9.8.
2. Herewemanagedtoget3tubesoutofonepen(illustra-tion9.9).
3. Drilltheinsidetogettherightsizeholetofitovertheendofthearrow(illustration9.10).
4. Usegluetostickitontothebackendofthearrow(illustra-tion9.11).
5. Fittheplastictubetotheshaftensuringthatitlinedupwiththeshaftandrunstruewhentheshaftisspun(illus-tration9.12).
6. Finallyuseasmallroundfileorsomethingsimilartocutouttheslotforthebowstring(illustration9.13).
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Making and fitting the pointYouhavetwochoices,buildyourownpointorjustinsertapointthatiscommerciallyavailable,seeillustration9.14.
1. Tobuildyourownpointyouneedanail.Cuttheendoftheshaftsothatitispointshaped,thiscouldbedoneusingapencilsharpener,seeillustration9.15.
2. Takea3”(7·5cm)nailandcupofftheflathead,seeillust-ration9.16.
3. Usingasuitableglueinsertthebluntendofthenail2½inches(6cm)intotheshaft,seeillustration9.17.
4. Iftheholeoftheshaftistoosmallusadrillbittoenlargeittosuitthenail.Iftheholeintheendofthebambooshaftistoobig,rollsomefinethreadovernail,anduseasuitablegluetoholdthenailintheendoftheshaft.Or,sawdustmixedwithgluecanbepushedintotheendoftheshaftandthenailinsertedusingalittleextraglue.Seeillustra-tion9.18,thefinisheditem.
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Themostcommontypeoffletchingusedbymo-dernarchersaroundtheworldistheplasticvane.Durable,strong,cheapandeasytouse,therearethousandsofdifferentshapes,colours,sizesandbrandsavailable.
Ontheline,plasticvanescanbeseenregardlessofseasonandlevelofcompetition–aswellasbeingusedbythemajorityofbeginners,mosttopcom-poundarchersandmanyrecurvearchersusethem.
Outdoors,small,streamlinedvaneswithminimalsurfacearearetainarrowspeedbutstabilisetheshaft’sflightoverdistance.Theseoftengivewaytolargervanesindoors,wherethelargersurfaceareaisneededtostabilisethearrow’sflightmuchfaster–asthedistanceisreduced.
Onceplasticvaneshavebeenappliedproperlytoanarrow,theycanbedifficulttoremove–sotakecarewhenfletchingyourarrows.
› plasticvanes– ensuretheyareallthesameshapeandsize› arrowshafts› fletchingglue› fletchingjig› paper towels› pencil
Tofletcharrows,youwillneed:
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Ensureyourbarearrowshaftsandyourvanesarecleanandgrimefree.Thiswillhelpthegluebindproperlyandyourfletchingwilllastlonger.Ifyouareapplyingarrowwraps,dosobeforefletching.Yourshaftsshouldhavenocksinstalledtoproperlyclipintothejig.
Arrowshavetwo‘hen’vanes,whichcreateaflatpathagainsttheriser,andone‘cock’vane,whichpointsawayfromtheriserwhennockedtothestring.Thiscockvaneisoftenadifferentcolour–especiallyonarrowsusedbybeginners–soit’seasilyidentifiable(seeillustration2).
1. Placeanarrowinthefletchingjig.Decidehowfardowntheshaftyouwanttoaffixthefletch-ing–2cmisagoodstartingpoint–andmakeanoteiftheclamphasaruleror,ifnot,markthelocationdirectlyontheclampwithapencil(illustration3).
2. Clampthevaneandapplyalayerofgluealongitslengthinthegroovethatwillsitagainsttheshaft(illustration4).
3. Pressthevaneintoplace–makingsureyougetittherightwayup!–andapplyverylightpres-suretoensurethevanesitssnuglyagainstthearrow,andthegluebondsproperly.Gentlywipeawayanyexcessgluewithapapertowel(illust-ration5).
4. Leavethegluetodryforafewminutes,thencarefullyremovetheclamp(illustration6).
5. Rotatethearrow120degreesinthejig–mosthavethreereliableclicksorreferences,allow-ingthearrowtoturninsitu–andrepeatthe
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HOW TO fLETCH AN ARROW (WITHPLASTICVANES) by Heather Flintprocesswiththesecondandthirdvanes(illust-ration7).
6. Withallthreevanesattached,checkthealign-mentofthenockwiththe‘cock’fletch–theoddvaneout.Itshouldbealignedwithoneofthetwoarmsofthenock,ratherthanthehole.Mostnockshaveonearmwithabump–thisistheonetoalignto,asit’saddedforthesamereasonasthe‘cock’fletch.(Moreexperiencedarcherstendtousethebump,orrecognisingthecorrectalignmentbyeye,ratherthandifferent-colouredvanes.)
7. It’sadvisabletoleaveafreshly-fletchedarrowforacoupleofhoursbeforeshooting,justtomakesuretheglueisproperlyset.Ifyou’reacompoundarcher,andyoufindyougetsomepass-throughs,now’sthetimetoaddasmalldollopofglueatthefrontedgeofthevane,justtoprotectitthatlittlebitmore.
Once that glue’s dry, you’re ready to head to the range. Enjoy!
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Arrowwrapsareoneofmanywaystocustomiseyourarcheryequipment.Wrapsareusedforar-rowidentification,labellingshaftswithyournameandanumber,protectingtheshaftfromfletchingadhesive,reliablevanemarkings–and,lastbutnotleast,makingyoursnazzygearstandoutfromthecrowd!Wrapsareverysimpletoapplyandremove,andhere’show.
› arrow wraps› barearrowshafts› flatsurface› linedpaper
Toapplyarrowwraps,youwillneed:
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Ensureyourbarearrowshaftsarecleanandgrimefree.Thiswillhelpthewrapadhesivebindcleanlyandtighttotheshaft.
Pro tip:Beforestarting,placeyourwrapsinthefridgefor10-15minutes.Thispreventsthemfromcurlingorwarpingonceyoupeelthemoffthebacking.
1. Peelthewrapfromitsbackingandlieitfacedownonthelinedpaper,alongoneofthelines(illustration2).
2. Lineupthearrowwiththewrapedge.Usingthelinedpapercanhelpyousquareofftheedgesofthewrap.Youwillneedthearrowtorollflat,soremovebulkynocksfirst(illustration3).
3. Rollthearrowoverthewrap,ensuringthatithassealedproperlytotheshaft.Pressthewrapdowngentlyasyougotopushoutanyairbubb-les(illustration4).
4. Runyourfingeralongtheedgetosealthewrap,leaveitforacoupleofminutesandyou’rereadytofletch(illustration5).
REMOVING WRAPS
Afterawhile,whenthewrapsareworn,youmightwanttoremoveandreplacethem.Sub-mergethewrapendofthearrowinhotwatertosoftentheadhesivebeforeyoutryandpeelawrapoff.
Makesureyoudon’toverheatthearrow–andcleantheshaftthoroughlyafterwards.
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HOW TO MAKE fLETCHINGSMarkthelengthforthefootofeachhalfvaneon2plasticormetalrulers(orsimilardevice).Herewearemakingvanesof6cmlong.Thefootofeachhalfvaneis2mmwide.
1. Fixapieceoftapeoneachofthesemarks,illustration10.2.
2. Foldbothhalfvanesandjointhemtogether,illustration10.3.Ifstiffervanesarerequiredapieceofthinplasticcanbeplacedbetweenthetwohalvesofthevane.
› 2 rulers or similar› scissors› electricalinsulatingtapeor
similar› aballpointpen,› avanetemplateofcard,or
anoldvane
Materialsneeded:
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3. The2unifiedpiecesofplastictapemaketheroughbodyofthevane,seeillustration10.4.
4. FoldthevaneatthefootlevelonsideA.Thiswillactasthefootofthevanewhencompleted,illustration10.5.
5. RepeattheaboveforsideB.Thiswillactasthefootofthevanewhencompleted,illustration10.6.
6. Drawtheshapeofthevanethatisrequired.Itwouldbeeasierifatemplatewasusedtodrawround,asshowninillustration10.7.Thiscanbedonebymakingatemplateoutofapieceofcardorplastic.Anoldvanecouldalsobeusedforthisstage.
7. Removethevaneformtherulers,illustration10.8.
8. Cutthevaneroundthelinetoshapethevane,illustration10.9.
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN fLETCHINGS
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9. Insertthecutvaneinthefletchingclamp,illustration10.10.
10. Insertthecutvaneinthefletchingclamp,illustration10.10.
11. Thevaneisshowninthefletchingclampwithbothsidesofthefootbentoutwards,seeillustration10.11;thisareawillbestucktothearrowshaft.
12.Putthearrowintothefletch-ingjigandslidetheclampintoposition,illustration10.12.NB:thefletchingcanbestucktothearrowshaftbyhandwithoutusinganyjig,butthismanualprocessrequiresalotofcare.
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HOW TO MAKE ARROWS by Ludys TEjADA / DOMI admire people who work with wood, hammering, carving, etc.
But if you are like me, who only have the ability to put things to-gether, these arrows for you.
› 3/8×36”dowel(0.79×91cm)or5/16×36”(#38)dowel› 5/16nocks› 5’taperedfieldpoint› coloredfeathers
› tapertoolforwoodshaft› all purpose glue› polyurethane glue› electrical tape › cutter
Materialsneeded:
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1. Cutthedowelstoadesiredlength(makegroupsof3withthesamelength).
2. Sharpenbothsidesofthedowelwiththetapertool.Toshapethedowelforthenockandthepoint(illustration1).
3. Gluenocksandpointswiththepolyurethaneglue. Removeexcessgluewiththecutterwhengluedries(illus-tration2).
4. Gluefeatherswiththeallpurposeglue.Glueonlythecenterpartofthefeather(il-lustration3).
5. Glue3featherspershaft(il-lustration4).
6. Wrapelectricaltapeattheendsofthefeathers(illustra-tion5&6).
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› saw› drill› drilljustlargerthan
thediameterofthearrows› rasporfile› sandpaper› panelpins› waterproof wood glue› rule
› pencil› plywood-sizesshownbelow› 2dowels(orsimilar)2×50cm NB! Thesizesmaybe
changedtosuithowmanyarrowsyouneedtoaccom-modate.Thesizesshownwillaccommodate64arrows.
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN ARROW CONTAINER
1. Thebackboardshouldbeapproximately60cmlongand21cmwide,illustration19.1.Thecarr-yingholeshouldbelargeenoughsothatthehandcanbeslippedintoitandiscomfortablewhenunitisbeingcarried.
2. Thebaseandthetwoshelvesshouldbe21×21cm,seeillustration19.2.
3. Markoutontheboardwheretheholesshouldbeononeoftheshelves,seeillustration19.3.
4. Placethisboardontopoftheothershelfanddrilltheholesthroughthetwoboards,seeillustration19.4.
5. Twostrengtheningpiecesofplywoodareneeded;theseshouldbe3cmwideand55cmlong.Also,twodowels2cmdiameterand50cmlongarerequired,seeillustration19.5.
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Ø2 × 50 cm
21 cm
6. Whenthesepartsarereadytheassemblycanbegin.Alwaysusewaterproofwoodglueandpinthejointswithpanelpins,seeillustration19.6.
7. Whentheunitiscompleteditshouldlooksomethingsimi-lartothatshowninillustra-tion19.7.
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN ARCHERY EQUIPMENT 50
Whetheryouarereplacinglostordamagedpoints,orbuildingarrowsfromthebeginning,knowinghowtomaintainyourownequipmentisavitalskillforanyarcher.Pointscanbelostintar-getsorwhenyourarrowsbreak–soifyouneedtoswaptheminorout,it’simportantthatyou’reableto,andsafely.
Gonearethetraditionalarrowheadsofhistoricalarcheryincompetitiondisciplines,replacedby
sleekpointsmanufacturedtoprecisemeasure-ments–andthatcomeinarangeofshapes,sizesandweights.
It’simportanttonotethattheweightofthepointwillhaveanimpactonhowyourarrowfliesasitaffectstheweightdistributionoftheshaft,andtheeffectivestiffnessofthespine–somakesureyouchooseapointthatfits,andthatworkswithyourequipment.
› blowtorch (orgasstove)
› lighter› points
› hotmeltglue› pliers› arrows
Tofitpoints,youwillneed:
Illustration 1
Illustration 2
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5 Illustration 5
1. Lighttheblowtorchand,grippingthepointwiththepliers,heattheinsertendofthepointusingthehottestpartoftheflame.Dothisforonlyafewseconds(illustration2).
2. Applyhotmeltglueliberallytothepointintheareathatyouhaveheated,allthewayaround.Theglueshouldmeltoncon-tactwiththepoint.Ifthisdoesn’thappen,heatthepointforalittlelonger(illustration3).
3. Pushthepointgentlyintothearrow,tryingnottotwistthepointtoomuchasthiswillrubtheglueaway.It’sokaytowaitafewmomentsforthepointtocooldownbeforepushingitin,aslongastheglueisstillmelted,beforeinsertingitintothearrow(illustration4&5).Overheatingarrowscanleadtosomewarping.
4. Wipeawaytheexcessgluethenputthearrowtoonesidetoletitcool.Thearrowsarethenreadytoshoot!
TOP TIPS› Forscrewinpoints,useexactlythesamemethod,justgluing
theinsertonly.Oncethearrowhascooledandtheexcessglueisremoved,themainbodyofthepointshouldscrewrightin.(Usealow-strengthadhesiveorscrewthepointinthroughplasticwrapfromthekitchentokeepittight.)
› Toremoveapoint,heatthetipverygentlyuntilthegluearounditmelts–andyoucanpullitoutwithapairofpliers.
HOW TO PUT POINTS IN ARROWS by Heather Flint
Makesurethearrowsarecuttothecorrectlength.It’sbettertouselower-meltingpointhotmeltgluetopreventdamagetoyourarrows,particularlyifyouuseacarbonshaft.Prepareaclean,heat-re-sistantsurfaceonwhichtowork–andbecareful!
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN ARCHERY EQUIPMENT 51
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN fINGER PROTECTOR (TAB)1. Firstyouhavetomakeonepatternpersizerequiredonpaperor
cupboard.Ifpossible,usesomecommerciallyavailabletabsasamodel,illustration11.1.
2. Putthepatternontheleatheranddrawrounditmakingalinesothatitcanseenandcutround,illustration11.2.
3. Theleatherisnowreadytobecutout,illustration11.3.4. Cuttheleatheraccordingtoyourdrawing,illustration11.4.
5. Alsocuttheholeaccordingtothesizeofthemiddlefinger,illust-ration11.5.
6. Thisishowitshouldlookifyouareshootingbare-bowI.e.threefingersunderthearrow.
7. Yourtabisnowreadyforuse;itfitsonthehandasshowninil-lustration11.7
8. Ifyouwanttoshootwithasightanduseafingertab(Mediterra-neanstringholding)youshouldmakeacut4mmwideand2cmlongbetweentheindexandmiddlefingers,asshowninillustra-tion11.8.
› apieceofthinpliableleather› scissors› a“tab”templatefordrawing
roundtogettherightshapeandsize
› pencilorballpointpen
Materialsneeded:
Illustration 11.1
Illustration 11.4
Illustration 11.2
Illustration 11.5
Illustration 11.8Illustration 11.7
Illustration 11.3
Illustration 11.6
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN TAB by Ludys TEjADA / DOM
4. Gluetoppartofthevinyltape(onlybackside).5. Gluetoppartfthefoammodel(bothsides).6. Put4partsoneontopoftheother,foamgoesinthemiddle.7. Sawthetoppartofthetab(donotsawthefingerpart).8. Make2cutsinupperpartofthetab(oneofthecutsshouldbemakewheretheindexand
themiddleisplaced.9. Decideifthetabisforleftorrighthandedarcher.Inserttheelasticbandthroughtheholes,and
thenplacethebead.10. Sawtheendoftheelasticband.
1. Makeonepatternpersize.Thesizedependsonthearcherhandsize(makesmallerpatternsforkidsandwomen).
2. Markandcut2foammodel.3. Markandcut2vinylmodel
backandfrontside.
Illustration 1
Illustration 3 Illustration 4
Illustration 5 Illustration 6 Illustration 7
Illustration 2
› vinyl› foamsheets› elasticband(archerslike
colors) › bigneedleand
sewingthread#5
› roundbeads› allpurposeadhesive
(to glue plastic)› scissors› penorpencil
Materialsneeded:
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12.HOWTOMAKEYOUROWN ARM GUARd (BRACER)
1. Cutasectionofplasticfromthebottleap-proximayely15cmlongand7cmwide.Themeasurementhereisjustasuggestion,thelength,widthandshapewilldependonthesizeofarmitistofit.Punchtwoneatroundholesinthefrontandtwoneatroundholesattheback,asshowninillustration12.2.
2. Thepiecesofelasticarethenthreadedthroughtheholes,asshowninillustration12.3,andtheendscanbeloopedtogethermakingliketwolargerubberbands.Theseloopsshouldbelargeenoughtofitthearmbuttightenoughtostopthebracerfromslip-pingdownthearm.
› a plastic bottle› scissors› elasticstrip(2pieces30cmlong)› apunchtomakeneatroundholes
Materialsneeded:
Illustration 12.1
Illustration 12.2
Illustration 12.3
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN ARM GUARd by Ludys TEjADA / DOM
› vinyl› foamsheets› elasticband(archerslike
colors) › bigneedleand
sewingthread#5
› roundbeads› allpurposeadhesive
(to glue plastic)› scissors› penorpencil
Materialsneeded:
Illustration 1 Illustration 2
Illustration 3 Illustration 5
Illustration 6 Illustration 7
Illustration 4
1. Makeonepatternpersize.Thesizeisstandardexceptforkids.
2. Markandcut2vinylmodel.
3. Markandcut2foammodel.
4. Glueonlyonesideofthefoamandthevinylbackside.Stickoneofeach.
5. Gluethe2elasticbandsinthewiderpartofthearmguard.
6. Glueontoptheotherpartofthearmguard(step4).
7. Sawaroundthearmguardandtheelasticbands.
8. Insertthebeadsthroughtheelasticbands.
9. Sawtheendoftheelasticband.
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TABS
ARMQUARD
TEMPLATES
Size:S
170×90mm
170×
90m
m
BAREBOW
MEDITERRANIAN
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN ARCHERY EQUIPMENT 56
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN fINGER SLING1. Putbothendsoftheropebetweenyourfingersasshowninil-
lustration13.1.1andburnropeends.2. Putthetwoburntendstogetherwhilsttheyarehotandpressso
thattheendssticktogether,illustration13.2.3. Wetyourthumbandindexfingersoyoudon’tburnyourself,and
rollthejointtoreducethesizeofthemeltedmaterialofthetwoends,alsosotheystickverywelltogether,illustration13.3.
4. Youwillnowhavea“big”loopofrope,illustration13.4.
5. Flattenthe“bigloop”keepingthejointinthemiddleawayfromthetwoendsoftheloop;makeasimple“small”loopasshowninillustration13.5.
6. Andthentietherestofthe“big”loopofropethroughthe“small”loop,asshownillustration13.6.
7. Thefirstloopismade;onefinger(forefingerormiddlefinger)willpassthroughthisloop.Haveatestandmakeanyadjustmentsthatarenecessary.Althougheitherfingerwillpassthroughthisloop,itisadvisabletohavetheloopsontheforefingerandthumbwhenshooting.
8. Repeattheprocedureonotherendofslingmakingsurethatthethumbcanpassthroughthisloop,maketherequiredadjustmentifnecessary.
9. Testthesizeofthefinished“bowsling”makingsurethatthereisenoughroomfortheriserofthebowbeingusedtofitinthehandwithalittleslack,asshowninillustration13.1.9.Ifthebowslingistootightthebowwillnothavesufficientfreedomtoreactcorrectlywhenbeingshot.Maketherequiredadjustmentifnecessary,ifthebowslingistooshort,startoveragainusingalongerpieceof“rope”.
Illustration 13.1
Illustration 13.4
Illustration 13.7
Illustration 13.2
Illustration 13.5
Illustration 13.8
Illustration 13.3
Illustration 13.6
Illustration 13.9
› apieceofpolyester,orplas-ticrope25to30cmlongand2to4mmthick
› scissorsorknife› acandleorcigarettelighter
Materialsneeded:
METHOd 1
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN fINGER SLING1. Thelengthofthetapemayneedtobemodifiedasthelength
dependsonthesizeofthehandsandthesizeofthebowgrip.
2. Makealoopbytyingtheendstogetherbyaknotorjointthatwillnotslipwhenpulledwithareasonableforce.
3. Passtheloopoveryourthumbandforefinger,asshowninil-lustration13.12(seethedemonstrator’srighthand).Suggestion:keeptheknotatmid-distanceofyourtwohands,asshowinthisillustration.
4. Turnyourhandupsidedownasshowninillustration13.12(seethedemonstrator’srighthand).Oneloopshouldbearoundyourthumb,andonearoundyourforefinger.
5. Bringsthesetwoloopssidebysideandpassyourforefingerintothis“doubleloop”,illustration13.13
6. Makethesame“doubleloop”foryourthumb.Youhavemadeacheapandveryefficientbowsling.Congratulations!
Illustration 13.10
Illustration 13.12
Illustration 13.14
Illustration 13.11
Illustration 13.13
Illustration 13.15
› Ifyouareanadultwithmediumsizehandandanindustrialentrylevelbow,youneed50cmofaflattape.
Materialsneeded:
METHOd 2
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN fINGER SLING1. Cuttwopartsfromtheleatherstrapasshown
inillustration13.16andexplainedbelow.
2. Thesetwopiecesareapproximately5½inches(14cm)oftotallength.Theopenslotsareap-proximately4inches(10.5cm)fromthesquareend.Theleftpartofthestrapisapproximately½inch(12-13mm)ofwidth,illustration13.17.
3. Overlapthetwoleatherparts.Seethesuggestedtotallengthinillustration13.18.Thesizedependsonthesizeofthehandandthesizeoftherisergrip,andadjustmentmayneedtobemadetosuitthis.Youcantemporarysewthetwopartstogethertoconfirmyouhavethecorrectlength.Youcouldalsomakethetestwiththesetwopartsgluedandtiedtogetherwithastrongtape.
4. Beforethefinalstitching,passthestrapofeachpartintheirrespectivegrooveasshowninillustration13.19.Donotworryifyouhavealreadystitchedittogetherthiscanalsobedonewithasewedsling.
Illustration 13.16
Illustration 13.18 Illustration 13.19
Illustration 13.17
› ameasuringtape› aspoolofsewingthread,needleandthimble› scissors› apieceofflatleather,orasimilarmaterial
1inch(2,5cm)width.
Materialsneeded:
METHOd 3
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN ARCHERY EQUIPMENT 59
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN QUIVER
Thepartsusedtomakethisquivercanbeseeninillustration14.1.
1. Slicesofabranchfromatreecanbeusedtoblocktheendsofthepipeasshowninillustration14.2.
2. Tieoneendoftheroperoundoneendofatubethentietheotherendoftheroperoundtheotherendofthesametube.Inthepicturebelowtheendsoftheropehavebeenboundtogetherusingelectricalinsulationtape.Bindbothtubestogetherusingtheelectricalinsulationtape.
3. Taketheropeloopandjustoffcentretiealoopedknotasshown,illustration14.3,thiswillallowthequivertobeatananglewhenbeingused. Thequiveristhenreadytouse,seefollowingillustrations.
› aknife› two pieces of waste water
pipe50cmlong(orlonger tosuitarrowlength)
› two pieces of wood same di-ameterasinsideofwaterpipe
› stickytape (electricalinsulationtape)
› stringorcord1,2meterslong
Materialsneeded:
Illustration 14.1 Illustration 14.2
Illustration 14.3 Illustration 14.4
Illustration 14.5
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Illustration 14.4
4. Ifthearrowaretoolongforthetubeslongertubesshouldbeused.Aquickchecktoseeifthearrowsaretoolongforthetubesistoholdthequiverupbythebeltloopandthequivershouldstayatthecorrectanglewithouttippingforward,seeillustra-tions14.5and14.6.
5. Theangleofthequivercanbeadjustedtosuiteacharcher’srequirementbyadjustingthestringloopsroundthebelt.
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN QUIVER by Ludys TEjADA / DOM
› vinyl› carabinerorshowercur-
tainhook› bigneedleandpolyester
threadorsawingmachine
› allpurposeadhesive (to glue plastic)› eyeletplierandeyelet› scissors› penorpencil
Materialsneeded:
Illustration 1
Illustration 5
Illustration 2 Illustration 3 Illustration 4
Illustration 5 Illustration 6 Illustration 7
1. Makeonepatternpersize.Thesizeisstandardexceptforkids.2. Markandcutavinylmodel.3. Foldandgluedesmallvinylpart.4. Gluethesmallvinylparttotherestofthelargepartofthequiver.5. Gluearounddequiverexceptforthetoppart.Foldit.6. Sawaroundthequiverexceptfo