With PVC being as cheap as it is, i'm thinking i want to make a crossbow using a PVC prod and cocked with a wippe, which of course leads to the question of how powerful a practically sized PVC prod could be made. Which made me think: A PVC prod normally is tapered by being heated and formed into the right shape, which makes the mass of the bow identical along it's length. Could an improvement be achieved by simply pressing the PVC pipe flat down all of it's length, and making a loose laminate ...
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