tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798378093674256104.post7481940775646140837..comments2024-03-09T22:40:38.328+10:30Comments on 120 things in 20 years: PVC - PVC as a thermoplastic 120 Things in 20 yearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17936923519713138582noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798378093674256104.post-11034065030671720892016-05-04T19:07:09.325+09:302016-05-04T19:07:09.325+09:30I've been thinking of making a PVC bow.
Ther...I've been thinking of making a PVC bow. <br /><br />There is an introduced pest species of fish (carp - full of bones, tastes like mud)) that's infected the River Murray and that humans are encouraged to remove from the river and feed to the birds or use as bait to catch better tasting things. <br /><br />Bow hunting for them is a thing people do.<br /><br />If I ever get around to my epic solar boat trip I plan on having a bow, but I thought I'd make it on the boat out of bamboo. <br /><br />There's bamboo growing on the banks.120 Things in 20 yearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936923519713138582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798378093674256104.post-9901436390503624652016-05-01T04:54:03.406+09:302016-05-01T04:54:03.406+09:30I have to add another comment, because I forgot to...I have to add another comment, because I forgot to tick the "notify me" box on the first one, and I might get busy adulting again and forget to check on my own. So just ignore this. The important stuff is in the other one. :PGeek2Nursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12642026658974505386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798378093674256104.post-28324209455738086332016-05-01T04:51:40.241+09:302016-05-01T04:51:40.241+09:30You probably already know this, but just in case y...You probably already know this, but just in case you've missed it somehow, you can make an astonishingly good bow (the kind for shooting arrows) from PVC. I know this because my brother showed me his. I thought I had a photo of it, but I can't find it right now. Google has lots of them, though, so you can ask it. Because, PVC!Geek2Nursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12642026658974505386noreply@blogger.com