Compound Bow

I have always liked bows! So I made a Bow.

Step 1: The Frame of the Bow.

The Frame.

Comments

[Abcwtfidontcare]

My bow is sexier. >:D

[sandmman]

Post that immediately.

[rudedude119]

can you make an instructable of this as i wanted to make a long bow but couldn't find one.

[rudedude119]

i made this but the bow broke on first test, very disappointed. am i doing it wrong or is it just the bow?

[Dumchicken]

whats a compound bow i know what a bow is but whats a compound bow?

[rudedude119]

a compound bow is a bow that uses wheels and pulleys to get more power:effort ratio, this means it can be easier to pull but you get more power than an equivalent normal bow

[Cheezpaper]

A compound bow is something you should look up on wikipedia.

[Abcwtfidontcare]

Lol.

[bacp03]

a piece in it broke and cut my hand so I give it a 0.5

[sniper_lover]

this bow is pretty good!!

[X#01]

when i built it it kept on breaking so i fixed it up with some orange connectors

[Matrix-technician]

Amazing build! I want to thank you for the inspiration this project gave me to build my own knex bow. I changed a few things on my version to add weight and make it stronger. 5*

[kenxman1990]

nice socks lol

[greymatter21]

cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!im sooo makin 1 of these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[poserboy123]

i used a rubber band instead of string it still works

[hornbadoing]

 if you used a rubber band its not a compound bow its technically a slingshot

[wehe-tehe]

I made this and it was not very good. the bow was all was breaking

[knexfreak95]

i am making a compound bow like the mathews dxt

[bowmasterz]

but i think rubber bands would work better than string

[gokartninja]

no letoff if you use rubber bands

[struckbyanarrow]

if you use rubberbands it wont have the weight release feature when fully pulled

[Jakub]

looks more like a crossbow because of the design but its still good but would be better if made of wood

[plasmaspy]

mmmmmm no it just looks like a compound bow. search compound bow in google images.

[Jakub]

I see now............................. you mean like the one in the picture................... nice

[plasmaspy]

wow this is a wierd looking compound bow in this pic. its more like a cross between a recurve and a compound =/

[Stonehopper]

This is a bow (or device as traditional shooters call them) from the early 80's. I can't see it quite close enough but it looks like it may be a Bear Whitetail Hunter. I had one of these years ago. Later I went with the Super Brown Bear but am now using only recurves and long bows.

[gokartninja]

its a pse or a browning, not a bear

[Jakub]

well i dont know alot about this but which one do you think is better

[Stonehopper]

A lot is personal on which is better. It also depends on what purpose you are using the bow for. The old Cherokee would use a recurve or a flat bow for hunting and a longbow for war. Today myself and most of my brothers use recurves and flat bows for hunting and the longbow for "cornstalk shooting" which is a game that not only scores for marksmanship but also takes into account the penetration of the arrow in the bundled cornstalk target. This ahrkens back to the days when the longbow was used for war as a heavy arrow such as would have been used then is used for this. Sorry if I didn't really answer which is best but as I said, it is a personal choice based on the use and need.

[Jakub]

ok thanks man, it helped alot, if I have any quesions I'll ask

[plasmaspy]

cool i only use recurve. a wooden one...... anyway im gonna be entered in the london youth games next year. =]

[Jakub]

thats good to hear

[plasmaspy]

thx

[Stonehopper]

Good luck in the Games and good eye while on the lists.

[plasmaspy]

ty :)

[Jakub]

no problem, so hows life

[plasmaspy]

good. lol

[Jakub]

anything new happen or you want to happen

[plasmaspy]

huh?

[Jakub]

anything?

[plasmaspy]

well to win the competition and also ive really been wanting to get a baby cornsnake. (just gotta convince my mum to get one :/)

[Jakub]

yea YOU BETTER WIN SO YOU CAN GET 50 BABY CORN SNAKES

[plasmaspy]

lol ones enough for me =)

[Jakub]

o ok then enjoy your little baby corn snake so he can crawl into your ear, just kidding

[plasmaspy]

lol, my ear?

[Jakub]

yes ypur ear, dont deny it unless it was your nose

[plasmaspy]

like these too put together. the first looks like this knex compound bow =]

[plasmaspy]

first ones a compound seconds a recurve

[gokartninja]

it's called a cam

[Dr.Fox]

when i pulled it back it sways

[Dr.Fox]

dude this is pretty tight its cool!!!

[neluz]

nice bow but it's too weak i made it but if i pull back the whole thing falls apart

[DustyCloud]

I had the same problem. A quick and easy fix, though, is 5 yellow half snowflakes. 1 before both wheels, 1 between each of the four orange connectors on the frame, and 1 right above the arrow rest. It holds much better for me this way.

[demomdragon]

I made a lush bow it can pierce to layers of courgated cardboard with a blunt Grey rod

[dogmasive]

Do the arrows realy work?

[dogmasive]

hOW WELL DOES IT WORK?

[plasmaspy]

my knex compound bow is now posted!

[Trainman 2001]

i want to make yours but i used almost all of my yellow conecters and black/green rods

[thegrandwizzard]

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[plasmaspy]

ive almost finished my knex compound bow =]. il post soon

[simo127]

this bow is awesome, well done, anybody reading this that is interested in makin a crossbow or a wristbow this can be made a size smaller and mounted on a wrist strap thing, should i make an instructable for this? bearing in mind i am a noob to instructables, and finnishing my exams, it might take some time, but i am dedicated. cheers, simo127

[Aftershock51]

Its kinda dumb mine broke whenever i pulled back string.....

[pls]

i put more supports on mine, that should help.

[pls]

great design

[bowmasterz]

cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!but use rubber bands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!please post with rubber bands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[bowmasterz]

looks really cool and shoots good, too. nice work

[I_am_Canadian]

VERY well done. +1

[skaterwhoowns]

nice socks.

[0987654969]

awesome i love to make bows to this comp bow is awesome!

[redneckobsessed]

my bow is a browning compound

[plasmaspy]

also i like this cos im an archer using a recurve bow hoping for the 2012 olympics =)

[Hector_27]

I am also a federate archer...

[Pat Sowers]

I was hopeing the same thing! How long have you been shooting?

[plasmaspy]

one whole year lol still 4 years to go tho

[Pat Sowers]

what bow are you shooting? And what is the max lb and fps? Im shooting the PSE Deer hunter at 80lb and 350fps.

[plasmaspy]

im not sure sorry =(

[Pat Sowers]

its ok man. if you find out please do tell me.

[migilicuite]

yer no offense or nothen but i think knex bows are for those who are to scard to get a real bow. i have 2 real bows and i would much prefer them to a "knex bow"!

[redneckobsessed]

thats kool:) It looks really... well... REAL! i have a REAL one... i dont shoot it much anymore tho :( but otherwize... very nice... ill give ti a shot... NO PUN INTENDED!:)!

[Pat Sowers]

what bow are you shooting? your real one?

[Pat Sowers]

Now you need some nice cams!

[arrow shot]

cool and easy...man i really wish i could upload my pictures here...i would show yopu guys my amazingly awesome 2 1/2 foot long bow...

[whatsisface]

I'd show you my 66" Professional recurve =]

[bedbugg2]

i have a 66" recurve too but its too small for me :(

[redneckobsessed]

finnished it... im not too pleased on its power... but HOW it shoots...(the stringing) and how it looks really inpresses me thanx ;-)

[plasmaspy]

good job i tried making a compound bow but gave up in the end. well done! +1 rate

[Mintyhippo]

I love compound bows. They are so much easier to shoot. I am also glad you made something new instead of those other simple bows. +1

[Flie-Ing GOOse]

does it have 2 be a proper bow string or, can it be string or rubber bands?

[Olaf One-Brow]

I like bows a lot and i think thats great!!

[cowscankill]

draw arrows on the string with paint, or pop up yellow boxes. atleast show where to tie the ends. confoosing

[cowscankill]

ooooh....... +4

[cowscankill]

whoops.. only can rate once :P

[FrozenFire 99]

hey man great job i have a real one at home and it looks really good. i think you should make a bigger version of this so that it gets more power. also make a decent handgrip plz...lol

[microman171]

Is this the same pully mechanism as yours??

[FrozenFire 99]

oh yeah +1 for you lol

[Whaleman]

At least it is a step ahead of the usual "Easy Bow"s.

[GorillazMiko]

Great job! Looks incredibly easy, I might do this soon. Great pictures, great steps, very easy to follow along with.