Backyard Target
Been wanting to get a target and backstop set up in my backyard and this is what I came up with after doing some reading and research. I used treated 2x8s with lag screws and some deck screws. I picked...
View ArticleDIY project picture thread
Lets see some pics and descriptions of what you've made. ETA: I'll add some pics later..
View ArticleMy First Attempt at Bowmaking
Today I started my first attempt at bowmaking. After reading through The Backyard Bowyer and Poorfolkbows.com, I went over to Lowe's and bought two 6 foot long oak 1x3s. Oak is a pretty good wood for...
View ArticleFirst laminated longbow
Shot the longbow some today and I'm quite happy with it. I had originally purchased the materials years ago when I tried my first horsebow build "ended badly" and finally got around to gluing it up a...
View ArticleA Couple Homemade Dowel Arrows
I made up a couple arrows using 3/8" poplar dowels that I got at Lowe's. I selected them for straightness and grain, but didn't doing anything to straighten them beyond how they came home from the...
View ArticleMy quest for a cheap easy DIY target
Fuck me dead, bows and shit are expensive as fuck here. Things are about 40% more expensive than the US...including shipping from the US. Targets are particularly expensive here, and being a...
View ArticleContourRoam Mount Home made
I could not find a ContourRoam mount for a bow, so I decided to make one. It needed to be up abve my arrow and sight because I hunt sitting down behind a GhostBlind and mounting it by the stabilizer...
View ArticleMake FOBs work with Lumenoks Here is how
I like FOBs. I like lighted nocks. I had some Nocturnals, but the plastic part of the insert was too short when FOBs were used to keep enough friction on the inside of the shaft. As a result, sometimes...
View Articlebasement range
We are buying a new home that has a nice size basement that I would like to make into an Archery Range (15-20 yds) Ideas on what targets are or back stops to use?
View ArticleSo you think you can bowyer
...first attempt. Now using a band saw and orbital sander would have made this go muuuuuuch quicker with a lot better results but the point of this was to make this bow with minimal tools. Now, what I...
View ArticleOld Bow to make usable
My father in law has an old Fred Bear Whitetail Hunter that needs some parts. I would like to use newer parts, but it needs, at the least, an arrow rest, peep sight, front sight and nocking points. I...
View ArticleDIY Backstop
Time to resurrect this board, so let me start with a couple of recent DIY projects. First is this backstop built using supplies I had laying around. Base and top are 2x6s, and the uprights are 2x10s....
View ArticleBow Stand
Had to resurrect this project from years ago, as I left the originals in NY. Built from these old pictures: <img src="https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/...
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