[Archers] PVC Pipe Bows

[barysears]

I knew a guy who shot an aluminum bow. I've heard of a bundle of plastic 
rods (as per and Egyptian papyrus) used as a bow.  Aluminum is period 
but more expensive than gold.  I haven't checked recently but isn't the 
only rule concerning the makeup of a bow that the motive power comes 
from the bow and not the string?  Of course, we should always strive for 
as much authenticity as possible, and personally I have no interest in 
one, but I don't see that we can ban PVC bows without proving a safety 
problem.

barre

On 9/14/2012 9:18 PM, John Atkins wrote:
> Message
> I might suggest we could be getting off topic here.  As far as bow 
> failure, I have had perfectly period'ish bows fail.  But I think the 
> point Eirik made about looking more period is perhaps the more valid 
> point. Now don't get me wrong.  I'm not in the group thinking everyone 
> should be shooting only period bows.  Not everyone can afford them, 
> thus recurves and slightly more modern bows are still acceptable on 
> the range, i.e. Tomahawks from 3Rivers, Kasai horse bows, Bear Kodiak 
> Magnums or Martin Hunters.  All good traditional bows acceptable, but 
> all plastic white bows?  Seems there might be issues with the "looking 
> period" there.  Now the point of how they are made becomes a larger 
> issue.  Having worked to a great extent with PVC piping I can tell you 
> that one year in the sun and it becomes very brittle.  However when a 
> bow breaks during full draw arrows do NOT fly off at 90 degrees or do 
> any of the stupid things stupid marshals think they will.  They simply 
> fall at your feet as the bow now has no power to deliver to the 
> shaft.  It becomes a product of physics and mechanics.  But we come 
> back to an archer wearing Nike tennies, a cheap cotton tunic over 
> camoflauged jeans and sun glasses shooting a PVC bow.  Period?  
> Which?  Sorry having more issues with the entire kit than just the 
> bow.  I think marshal's decretion is the best.  We do that with atlatl 
> on an archery range, why not with PVC bows or any bow a marshal may 
> question?
> cog
>
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>     *Fen & Michelle
>     *Sent:* Friday, September 14, 2012 8:30 PM
>     *Cc:* archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
>     *Subject:* Re: [Archers] PVC Pipe Bows
>
>     What are the legal/insurance ramifications if we inspect and pass
>     a non-standard bow type and it fails on the range and injures
>     someone?  Does merely exercising "due diligence" protect us?
>     Cheers
>     Fen
>     Atlantian Archery. Nothing exists within 100 yards without our
>     permission.
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