I have dabbled with bowyer for years, and never thought about using PVC till I watched your videos. Real creative!

You are well spoken and take us through the steps in a clear fashion. Thank you! You're brilliant!

Hey Nick, I'm using a length of rain gutter for a heat trough, works great. Everyone has some left over rain gutter kicking around.

Great fun to watch you work. I admire your skill. PVC is one of my favorite materials to work with for many types of projects/ Had not really considered making a bow... but will be doing so shortly! Thanks for the vid!

I've been a subscriber for about a year now, and can I just say: you seem like the nicest dude in the entire world!

Congrats¡¡¡¡ You remind me my beginnings in archery, a long of years ago, making bows with a pvc tube...but never at your level¡¡¡¡

I love your videos and I'm super-serve and over forty bows made with pvc pipes.Thanks!!

ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MAN, SOME OF THE BEST VIDEOS I HAVE SEEN :)

Man, this is unreal. Ur very good at ur skill. I had no clue someone could do this with PVC pipe. I just subscribed.

Simple yet beautiful craftsmanship from basic materials. Great job Brother!!

Este tipo es un maestro en construccion de arcos..!!

Great video and bow as always! I was just wondering, what's the length of the bow string you use because I'm not sure which length to get. Thanks!!

damm good show B.Y.B...gonna start one tomorrow.!!..thanx for all the tips...

You are a wonderful teacher thank you so much For sharing with us. I think I am going to do this...

Very nice build! I am trying to find PVC pipes at local dealers, but where I live most dealers only supply ABS or PP material, any idea of these would work? Only found thin walled PVC so far, but not sturdy enough for a proper bow :/

I am your 100,000th sub congrats!

yayyyyy!!!! soooooo glad i found this thank u very much

Hello, You Might give me the steps in cm, I'm from Spain, and if possible a picture of the angles of the arc Thanks, your videos are great

just awesome! thank you for the tutorial!

Awesome job man!

Thanks for the help. I'm in the middle of making one :)

Superstar dj.... here we go hahaha nice bow.. skills

raccon behind the fence at 16:16

You are the best backyard booyer ever. Hello Nick, the backyard booyer.

You are awsome man. Keep upp the awsome vids.

Finished my second one after having to close the ends by hand. It came out to 54lbs at 28" draw. I may attempt another to make it cleaner

Awesome creation!

very nice bow and a very nice little tree in the backgroud :D

Any recommendations for a bow string that I can buy?

i hate your videos because whenever i try to do it, it never come up as good and elegant as yours :P

That’s beautiful!

I'm inspired now. This one is beautiful. Gonna have to give it a trt!

On the top board I screwed two vertical 1x2s at each end to be used as guide to keep it inline with the bottom board with clamping. To help keep the pipe straight place two strips of tapered material on each side of the pipe separated by the flat width of the pipe. The flatter the pipe is pressed...the wider it gets.

Great Vid!

Hi, great video and I'm now considering using this method to make a different lotr bow. I'm kind of weak though after surgery so how could I lower the draw weight? A smaller diameter pvc pipe perhaps? I wanted to make legolas's mirkwood bow specifically. Do you also have any suggestions on what length pvc pipe to go with to not make this look ridiculous with a 5'2'' shortie, especially as that bow has less curves to it then the one in your video? Thanks so much.

Can you please make a Legend of Zelda bow? Doesn't matter from what game, but I think the Sacred Bow from Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword would be awesome. Thanks. :)

hi. i love your vids. ive almost watched them all!! i wonder, can i make a pvc bow with grey pvc? ( i live in Belgium and they dont have white)... bye

Another Great video and bow. Have you ever tried to glue the ends that you cut off. Like after you form them......then come back with PVC glue and put glue in there and press it together in a vise. Just a thought....not sure if it would make any difference in performance.

Ive never actually made one of your bows. Ive always watched your videos and taken bits and pieces to form my own styles. This time Im going to actually make the bow.

Great bow good job :)

Magnificent, simply magnificent!

do you sell any of your bows? it would be really helpful to get a nice fast well built one as mine tend to chrono less efficient than yours and i would really like to get my hands on a nice one for reference.

I like when he says "Here we go"

cool videos dude, id stop saying here we go tho XD, good job keep making more!

Hi Backyard Bower, I've just found your channel and would like to try making one of your designs. I'd like to know which of your designs you've found the best from an archery perspective? Which do you still use? Thanks in advance

love the nature sounds hehehe xD

Dude that is awesome. If you do have some for sale let me know. I'll definitely buy

Got a question for you. In relations to the bow and string, how much shorter should the string be than the length of the bow?

Hi Nick, I'm a big fan of your channel! I'm looking forward to making this bow and the 10-15 pound kids bow with my kids. I know you're a busy man but could you recommend some arrows that would match both bows? I appreciate your help! Thanks!

What do you think is your overall best bow? And awesome videos

hi I like your bowls. do you ever sale them at all or make a bowl for some one that would like to bye it from you?.

Tried making this bow.......... Failed HARD. You sir, have some serious skill. I had more luck with the 'Hungry bow". Keep up the great videos and bows

BAD ASS!!!!!!!!!!!! Just ordered your book & I am so excited to make some of my own bows! Would this particular design be possible to achieve in a youth sized bow? Thanks.

On the hobbit bow, how can you gain more weight to the draw strength?. Amazing video. Also, someone said it before. Can you do a skyrim view. Like the ebony version?

How long is the string on the bow and what knot did you use

Thank you Nick I've got some PVC here i know how to do this

What would a person expect this bow's draw weight to be if they used 1-1/4" pipe? I was going to make a longbow but love how elegant this bow is. What length string would I probably need for 6.5-7 inch brace height?

Wouldnt there be a more efficient way to do this with out the initial tapering of the tips?

Can you make a video where you show how to make that string, I can't figure out how to do two loops with the twist, I've watched throne loop video, but no luck.

Hey Nick. question for you. how much draw weight would be added since I just bought a 1 n 1/4 inch pic and also if it's 5 and a half foot long?

What is it you're using to cut the pvc? Also, anyone without a heat gun, I bought one on Amazon for $18, works great!

MAN, you are a genius!!!! I love your work!!!! great Job, keep going!! Have you see the movie "War of arrows"? how about making that bow??

I made one and love it.Be uloading it a couple of days.

I don’t know much about this but I was wondering. If you took your heat gun and didn’t allow it to cool so fast would it help with the brittleness? Just curious if that would help?

very interesting bro ! thanks for sharing.

Backyard bowyer which pvc pipe should u use for the netherland

Lol at the Raccoon at around 16:25

Once you flattened the limbs initially, i noticed markings on the bow. What are the measurements on those markings? How long are the Sihyahs?

Wow! I usualy make flutesand other wind instruments from pvc pipes.. so I had to try this. you are extremely acomplished, and it is much harder that you make it look! I am not entirely sure whether it is also the pvc that might be different in europe, but my first two atempts failed.. do you have measurements of the pvc pipes you use anywhere? like inside and outside diameters? I think it needs a few more tries, as I did do every thing kind of free hand, and not as smoothe as you.. but I am also unsure whether my pvc is maby too different, I fear it is smaller, and perhaps also has thinner walls.. greate channel and I like the kind of projects you post here!

The Siyahs confused me a bit in the second video because they're curved the opposite from the rest of the bow, so I'm wondering if you could note that a little better. Also, I think it would be cool if you made some followup videos of like... Bard's bow or a Dwarven bow, showing the differences between them and the Elven bow. Thanks!

How much metters is long the pvc pipe and what type of string did you use i saw alot of your videos and seems pvc bow is very strong and hard to brake like wood bow also will be cool if there was video for takedown bow :) thanks !

When flattening the pipe, do you set the jig to the inner diameter, or the outer diameter?

Would it be safe to use your cut to center technique on this bow and would it sacrifice any draw weight?

thinking of working on this, however, I do now have a heat gun... as silly as it may sound, would it be ok to use my mom's hair dryer on this? lol

When making the siyahs could you use bondo or some type of filler to fill in the gaps?

This is Decent... Nice..

Yup my extension cord caught on fire.

You are one talented, creative guy. Didn't you use fiberglass rods in your earlier bows to strengthen them? And; have you ever made a cross bow?

wow its really good looking

I have a question was it the middle were you put the flattening jig because i just cant hear it.

I'm great fan of Your work. What is the thickness of the wall on that pipe ? it looks as if its around 4-5 mm.

sick bow

how much would the poundage be for this bow if made of a 4' piece of 3/4" schedule 40 pvc

Starting to make my first bow...thanks for the tutorials. But it seems a bit off. The pvc won't flatten very well....perhaps more time heating with the heat gun

Muito bom....belo trabalho.

wearing fivefingers, you're my hero.

Very cool, I want one.

I couldn't find part 2 - is it up?

How do you stop the pipe from sticking to the aluminum foil?

Could you try an elven bow from the LOTR?

How would these bows do in the Texas summers of 110+ degrees?

Hey, so what machine do u use to soften the PVC pipe?

have you ever tried making a pvc banjo?

Bom dia Brasil aqui Norte Paraná q maravilha se não fosse difícil queria um desse parabéns Chow de bola

👏👏👏👏👏 bem legal, gostaria de ter um arco e flexão desse. 👏👏

i Nick i realy love that bow if you where building this bow for me , i would ask you to put a few bamboo Inside de bow so that it can keep the forme for years keep up the good work i have tried to make one one but im not good at it thanks for showing us all the tecnics

how can I build one of these bows to where it has a draw weight of no more then 30lb and with a length no more the 5ft of pipe

what knot do you use for the bow string?

backyardbowyer: podría pasar las medidas del caño,y el tipo de caño soy de URUGUAY quiero ver si encuentro ese tipo de caño.muchas gracias.Saludos muy bueno los vídeos,seria bueno dar un detalle de los materiales y medidas escritos en pantalla.DANIEL CLARA URUGUAY

You are AWESOME