How to make a PVC recurve bow

Hey everyone on YouTube how's it going Welcome back to Arquiria Master In today's video I'm going to teach you how to make an incredibly awesome bow and arrow Wow But only the bow—I've already shown how to make the arrow in other videos If you haven't seen them click here there's a playlist dedicated just to arrows The bow I'm going to teach you how to make is this curved one right here Look at this amazing detail there's even a little leftover bit over there Oh wow He ended up with about twenty pounds or so And it looked amazing This bow here is really easy to make Most people say "Oh no my bow broke I was just trying to do it " Just be careful warm up slowly over there and everything will be fine And before we start the video a quick word—drop your like down below Like this video below to get more beautiful videos like this one And subscribe to the channel here—I know you'll be so happy to see my videos So without further ado let's get to the list of materials You'll need a 32mm pipe that's 1.5 meters long for the conduit There's about 2 meters of it lying around here You can find this cord at camping supply stores A crumpled PVC sign High-voltage high-fusion tape Spray paint I'll take black And spray varnish Aluminum foil Tools such as a heat gun micro grinder scissors small saw and others I'll be mentioning A wooden plank the size of the pipe And these are the materials If you missed anything it's all neatly listed in the description Take a piece of aluminum foil and cut it to the size of the tube There you go take this sheet and fold it Fold it nicely right here And if you have a corner table like mine you'll prop it up to make a sort of L If you don't have any you can just use regular boards Then you'll take them arrange them neatly and apply tape That's how it needs to be to distribute the heat evenly Now for the fun part—heat up the entire pipe This process takes quite a while so take your time be patient and it will gradually come together Heat it thoroughly You can see that aluminum disperses heat evenly so it doesn't get hot in just one spot Take the board and press it firmly over the pipe Then wait until it cools down Now mark 65 cm from tip to center and do the same on the other side This will give you roughly the right space for the grip There you'll heat that area again until it returns to its original state Place it on the table to stand nice and straight Now mark 15 cm from the tip and heat those 5 cm Press the surface with a damp cloth to shape it into a curve obviously to create a bow-like feature His models are already ready you can see it turned out nice and straight Now let's draw the classic tip design You can do it another way if you'd like So are you going to cut it with the small saw or the mini jigsaw For those who don’t know the tip is that small part where the bowstring fits He'll stay like this right here Now heat the tip Apply pressure to the clamp to finish The arch is almost ready Take that PVC sheet and draw a design roughly 5cm in size Heat it thoroughly on both sides and cut with scissors just like we did in the aljafa video Round the edges and heat again With a reference rod gently bend it into place He'll stay like this When you paint always wear a mask and make sure everything is well ventilated And he's applying the spray in thin layers waiting for it to dry The matte black spray dries very quickly so there's no issue The key is not to let it drip And don't forget to paint the rest We'll apply the varnish to set the paint and prevent it from chipping or sticking Apply it well along the arch especially on the rest as well Look at how stunning the painting turned out With a paracord you'll tie a bowline knot Anything you need has a tutorial right here in the video description Take a look there The string is about 1.3 meters long Now carefully assemble the bow And check that it's not crooked Anything can be fixed Now take a small piece of the tape and peel off the plastic backing And join the rest just to hold on tight Note how the arrow's shaft passes perfectly through the rest providing greater accuracy without hurting your hand Now take a larger piece of the tape and keep moving it along You'll notice it's somewhat rubbery That way you can stretch it and make it resemble leather It's not my fault if it breaks Hey everyone we've reached the end of another video I hope you enjoyed it This bow here is one of the best ones I've ever made on this channel I highly recommend you all try making it And I just wanted to give a quick warning And now with this community update on YouTube I'm always posting little photos you know a quick deal here and there Drop a like so I can see you'reaching a lot of people That's what keeps me going Almost every day almost every hour there's a new photo showing something cool I'm working on or planning to do Stuff like this If you haven't liked it yet you know what to do Scroll down and hit like right now If this is your first time watching 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