Making a 50 Pound Egyptian Style PVC Pipe Bow
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- Today I’ll be shaping a piece of 1 inch schedule 40 PVC pipe into a reflex-deflex bow inspired by the triangular composite bows of Egypt, Assyria, and others. The weight of this bow can be raised by decreasing the amount of deflex, with 70 pounds being about the upper limit for this style.
Thanks for watching and enjoy!
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Holy shit! You lost a lot of weight... and you're still making videos... this is awesome! 😃
😂I just said the same thing
@@ДмитрийХолт Me too!
You look almost like a completely different person! You were pleasant before and after you lost weight though!
Great to see you make another pvc now. I made a few elvish boys from your vids. They are over five years old and still perform beautifully. Thank you!
That is awesome!
Glad to see you up and running again...Love, Dad
Holy crap, Nick, you’ve lost so much weight! Incredible job on that, and the bow looks beautiful as always!
Glad you r back making these again
Thanks for watching!
Oh ya, I don't just watch tho, i built a crossbow like yours the PVC lasted for about 2 years at 60 lbs
@@thatScoutdog Awesome! Did the bow fail?
The PVC pipe eventually broke I think it might have been due to UV radiation so I'm going to try and replace it with a leaf spring whenever I get around to cutting it to shape
this is the first video iv seen in a long time since about when you made the tomahawk from the rasp and i gotta say bro nick you have got some gains bro
Thank you!
It was interesting seeing the string made. That is something new to me.
Sweet! Thanks for watching.
Made a 210cm longbow today from timber that pulls 110lbs. It's so powerful
Good to see you are still making great builds and great videos!
More to come!
Looking good dude! Great bow as usual.
Thanks 👍
@@BackyardBowyer I need to make another one of your bows. I've made a couple watching your videos. They're fun and easy to make. Keeps a disabled vet like me preoccupied, lol.
I'm so pumped to see another vid from you.
Great to see The video
Look at the glow up on you, son! Looking great and filming more! I always missed your videos and glad to see you popping up in my sub box!
You're looking good man. Missed your channel. I still have a 110 lbs crossbow I built mimicking your design.
That's awesome! Thanks for watching!
YES ANOTHER BOW BUILD😭 been waiting. Thankssssss
You are very welcome!
Hey, Nick.. Your PVC designs make excellent hunting bows and are an essential part of my hunting cabin. I'd love to see you push the PVC limits, though. Make a kayak out of PVC. If anyone could do it, you can.
Damn you been layin off the rice, good for you man.
😂😂😂
Love this bow! My favorite design
Awesome! This is my favorite as well. Thank you for watching!
Holy crap nick you look awesome! Know glad you put another tutorial out!
Hope you like it!
Always a treat I appreciate your videos for being accessible and doable by anyone
Thanks for watching!
Great to see you again Nick!
Thank you!
Cool Bow !
Thank you!
Wow man this pvc bows are a good thing to make and use for hunting
Great video, thank you, stay safe
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of making bows!!
You are so welcome!
Back to the old days my bowyer
Thank you for showing this build, the egyptian was my favorite that you,d done years ago, but i could only find vid of you shooting it, and not a build vid.
Nice!
Awesome video!
Thanks for sharing.
Best wishes from Hungary
Thank you very much!
Back and better than ever! What a cool bow man. Thanks again for inspiring so many, I wouldn’t have gotten started if I hadn’t found your videos years ago
You’re welcome! Thank you for watching. Keep up the good work, man!
Brother your looking good my man! Love the video!
Dude you look GREAT, Keto for the win
Definetly! Thanks!
Glad your still around man I loved your videos in the past
PHANTASTISCH 🙏
Thanks for watching!
Good to see another bow video!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Great bow 👍
Nice to see you back at it. Your presence has been missed.
More to come!
Wow, some serious transformation here! Well done!
Thanks!
THE RETURN OF THE KING
Glad to see u again
Thank you!
I might have missed it, but what height did you set your flattening jig for on this one?
Nick nice to see a new video, you've lost a lot weight u look good 👍 God bless
Excellent as always.
Thank you!
I tried my first bow today noting as close as yours but ima keep practicing tanks for the videos bro Keep them coming
you have changed a lot since 2015
Definitely! Thank you for watching!
And my day just got better!
Sweet! Thanks for watching!
ive watched a lot of your videos bud, and this week im starting out. im two fails in thus far. but striving to succeed. this I believe will be the easiest one to attempt, the pipe your using is a little different for the pipe I can purchase in any hardware store here in the UK. I was very close to succeeding today, but heated the handle whilst the string was taught, "schoolboy error" but im laughing at my mistake now, "get this" I didn't have paracord, and string was little bit pointless, so I needed something heavy duty and I looked around my yard, and found, electric fence wire, There are horses here, so I cut a little bit off that, and when I pulled that back, 1. I couldn't draw to my cheek she was that tight, and 2. it sounded like a guitar outta Nashville. ( it might leave a little mark on your finger tips) but I had a budget for this project, nonetheless I am adamant im going to succeed with it. PVC pipe, so versatile. ( if you can rewind the clocks to when you first stated.) just messing about with the material is quite eye opening or jaw dropping, because it effectively can be moulded into many shapes. hope this finds you well. and thanks for the upload. been on your journey for the last 6 months, and have watched you grow. top man. be cool big dog (thumbs up)
it´s nice to see you again!
Hey, thanks!
He said it! He said hello fellow backyard Bowyer's :)
Very nice
The Master Returns!
Thank you for watching!
You have an amazing camera
Thank you! It’s a Canon Vixia camcorder.
@@BackyardBowyer thanks for replying bro once you gave a ♥️ for my comment now you have replyed 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Excellent as always. In depth, detailed instructions.
Thanks
My pleasure!
glad you lost weight, im 230 pounds and need to loose weight as well. what is your secret?
eat more
At the beginning of September, I was 279.8 pounds naked on an empty stomach and it was beginning to limit my activities or the speed at which I could do them. I've gained weight before and lost it when I quit smoking, but not nearly this much. Like most, I thought: How did I let this happen? Well, in the past 50 days, I've lost over 42 pounds and I'm still losing. Here is how:
So, I cut my caloric intake by a massive amount and most importantly, I quit drinking alcohol. That was 800-2400 calories a night that did nothing but damage. My meals were now limited to 300-400 calories each with a 150 calorie snack during the day somewhere.
Because of this drastically decreased calorie intake, everything you eat needs to be nutritious and healthy. Whole grain foods are good, but limit bread intake to one meal. If you want a "whammy" style cleansing to start, eat nothing but fresh fruit for the first few days and plan to devote more time to the bathroom. Light exercise is a necessity, not only if you're dieting, but all the time. Below is where my workout came from:
I cleared out a room of my house and made a projector room with a 13 foot wide projector screen and high lumen projector. I put only a flimsy coffee table in that room and no other furniture so my only option for seating was the floor. I work from home, so I am constantly getting up every 20 minutes, but otherwise, my time is free. Getting up from the floor 20-30 times a day by itself is a serious workout when you're nearing 300lbs. Within a week, I wanted my workout to go to the next level, so I began using the 'Smokeless Range' pistol training software and infrared camera with my projected screen. I modified several real guns to fire infrared and visible lasers for interaction with the computer software and use them to game. Standing, walking, aiming, and holding a 2lb pistol or 7lb shotgun while gaming is a brutal experience to the out-of-shape upper body after a couple of hours, not to mention the calories burned from pulling the trigger 1000 times an hour. If I dared play a zombie game, I would sweat buckets and have to take multiple breaks to rest. BTW, the best game for pistol training I found was Plants vs Zombies; Not only do you have to be quick with the gun, you have to think several moves ahead on which targets to shoot first.
By sticking to that diet and doing that exact exercise, I am losing roughly a pound a day. In July, when I did business at my local bank, I had to take off my phone in order to fit into the bank chairs. Finding that out was depressing... Now I can just barely make out my 6-pack if I flex real hard. I am 6'3" and my super-skinniest weight is about 200. I just got up to weigh myself and I'm 237.6 under the same circumstances listed above. This diet may not be for everyone, but it is working for me. Take care; I hope this helps.
I started on the keto diet and intermittent fasting at 240 and continued until I was down to 165. That took a few months, then I started adding carbs back and cut out animal protein. I have not added any exercises and am not super active. I spend a lot of my day standing up, I shoot bows, I flintknapp and forge. Those are my exercises.
BackyardBowyer nice man
BackyardBowyer did you get noticeable loose skin
Cool, I learned how to make a bowstring. Great build!
Awesome! How are you doing?
Good man, got married, having fun with projects. How about you?
Wow man, you look 10 years younger now! Great tutorial as always
Thanks! 😃
OMG THA OG IS BACK!!! Keep it up, Nick! We love your content!!!
I love those Keeter tables! We keep 2-3 on all of our service trucks
Awesome! The easy setup and break down make these my favorite portable work surface.
Nice looking bow Nick, I'm goin to make one this weekend for my nephews (that's my story and I'm sticking to it) Keep up the good work dude, you look great!
Have fun!
Try and make a pvc japanese long bow
Thanks for the suggestion! I definitely have to do a Yumi Dai sometime soon.
Great video sir, thank you for sharing.
Looking good there Sir. Slimmed up.
Appreciate it!
Haven't see you i a few years. Man you are looking trim and fit. Keep it up. Thank you for the inspiration and cool stuff you make.
Thanks! Will do!
Maybe you should try to recreate historical bows out of pvc, that would be kind of new and awesome at the same time, nice bow btw
Thank you for the suggestion!
Heheh, I believe he has done several already 😏✅
welcome back
Thank you!
Good to see u back bro u lost sum weight there..big up bro
Appreciate it!
@@BackyardBowyer nuff respect bro watched u for yrs
Great seeing any content from ya. Stay awesome my friend!
Much appreciated!
Cara eu sou do Brasil.. adorei seus vídeos!!
Thank you!
Love the videos. Nicely done on the weight loss.
Thank you!
That’s a good looking bow Nick very good
Thank you!
Another Great Video Nick Bhai.. Thank you.. Great to see you.. I'm gonna make it next weekend, just one question, what can I use instead of that artificial sinew.. I couldn't get it in my neighborhood market, turns out nobody know it..
Thank you! If you can find polyester braided fishing line (not monofilament) it works well. Artificial sinew is often used for sewing leather and heavy fabrics.
@@BackyardBowyer thank you 😃
He's alive!
Could you add highway rods to it so to increase the pull weight?
Yes, this bow can handle two 5/16” rods inside. I would cut them down 8 inches shorter and centered them inside the bow before the tips are folded. Folding the tips will lock the rods inside the bow permanently.
Nice... Your slim now. Good Job.
Thank you for watching!
The king of PVC has returned!
Bannanna bow
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@@BackyardBowyer bownana
You can show us how to make a Istvan toth model pvc horse bow? Please and thank you.
Thanks.... now i have to Google this. Lol
I looked it up. Love this bows but never knew the name.
Search his vids for Hobbit elvish recurve... very very similar to Istvan Toth... I copied 1 and it is excellent 👌
@@seekerofyaw i see it, u sure that are similar? Because i made one but they have more the crab or nomad style horse bow's
@@riggelvonkarma2589 I think you may be right... he has a video shooting a Toth... wow, they are unique
HOLY CARP HE LIVES!
This man will be the next big TH-camr, I hope
Woah man! Good job on the weight loss!😎😎😎
Thanks!
It's been a minute my guy
It has. Thanks for watching!
Youre looking pretty Elvish Elvis. Love it!
Thanks!
Def. Im a long time watcher, its good to see youre still at it. I hope you have some stock in PVC. Im sure youve helped their sales a great deal. 😁 You got ME hooked. Thats for sure.
B-wade here, great video Nic!
Hey, thanks Brad! 😄
Make an Indian style bow ,for Indian fans of you nick
Thanks for the suggestion! Any particular style of bow you’d like to see?
@@BackyardBowyerMogul Indian "crabby" or "Krab" bow would be great .... sort of like a Turkish bow, but heavily deflexed with long slim siyahs and a reflexed handle. Tricky, but would look amazing!
Looking good, Nick!
Long time no hear from. Good to see you making videos again. Looks like you've lost some weight too.
Yes I have. Thank you for watching!
@@BackyardBowyer You're welcome.
What would you say is the main variable that changes the amount of pounds the draw is on a pvc bow?
dude... your back!
Yeah! Thank you for watching!
Awesome man. Would be cool to see you hook up one of joergspravs instant legolas to one of your pvc bows
til nick is my hand twin
Haven't watched this in a while and surprise to see him lose so much weight
Thank you for watching!
Wow! You lost a lot of weight! Good for you!
Glad to see you are still making bow vids. I’ve been off TH-cam for a while.
I remember you made a modified Yumi bow once. Could you please do a full size Yumi bow? Maybe with a nice handle wrap?
Thanx!
Thank you for the suggestion!
Welcome back my friend
Definitely making one of these with my buddy, thanks Nick!
Enjoy!
Which of your books would you recommend? All round, covering the most of what you talk about?
Hey Nick how would one make a lighter draw weight bow of around 30lb for starting out ? Also I couldn't find artificial sinew in my country would it be ok to just use the paracord as the string ?
If you look up gull wing PVC bow, that is a very straightforward build. Start with a 52" long 3/4" schedule 40 PVC pipe for around 30 pounds at 28" of draw. Paracord is fine to use.
@@BackyardBowyer Thanks for the reply Nick ! On your gull wing bow video you cut the triangle shape (and the string groove) at the end of the limbs but I noticed on your recent videos you seem to prefer heating and then folding the tips of the pipe in and filing the groove. Is it just preference or is there a significant difference ?
Lets hope that youtubes algorithm is mercifull for you ive seen many knife/bow/armour makers havin trouble with it because they could assume its for violence etc... keep it up man no matter what
Thank you for watching! Definitely going to keep it up.
Omg you're back! And trim to boot. Congrats 😃
New sub!
Welcome!!
The Return Of The King
I see what you did there.