DIY: Make Assyrian Long Bow from fiberglass strip and PVC pipe, horse bow not from steel or bamboo
Bows can be made out of many type of materials and tools at low cost. in my previous videos, I built a few bows from leafsrping. They can be as cool as bow made form PVC pipe especially when it can function as a normal bow or even can do bow fishing with it. I built one of bow with the inspiration from the Green Arrow bow, or Oneida compound bow. This time, I would like to present you my new Assyrian bow I made from an fiberglass strip and PVC pipe not old rusty leaf spring which I bought at the local salvage yard and I also inserted the fiberglass trip limbs in PVC pipe I flattened. The dimension of the fiber glass strip is 1. 2m long, 6mm thick, 3cm wide. After several test shot at the target, i think one day, I should use it to do bow fishing a long with my crossbow. It s also fun for shooting this bow vs coke. The draw weight is 40lbs at 28 inches. In my previous video, I built a similar bow using four coil springs making the bow strong enough to shoot small games or do bow fishing. And I a
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