Target Making

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Stewart · #1 Post by **Stewart** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:46 am

What are some of the best ideas for making your own target at home? ( Like M.Hogan's trolley target )

Reece · #2 Post by **Reece** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:07 am

I'm not sure if you can see these without logging in to the site, but I have a few pics of mine up on TBGA on this link: http://www.aussiebowhunter.com/album.php?albumid=216

I'll see if I can dig up the photos and repost them here.

The butt is made from layers of 600 wide x 400 deep cut corrugated cardboard with the corrugations running front to back. I found it easier to cut the cardboard with a wood saw using a ply template. Layer them on top of each other and ratchet them down inside the frame. Easy as!

Hope this helps.

Rich.

#3 Post by **outbackarcher** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:52 am

my latest target is one of those plastic weave bags that hold grain and stuff full of old clothes, its the best target ever, a little heavy though but stops arrows good and its two finger removal.

i painted a rabbit on mine.

lewis

M.Hogan · #4 Post by **M.Hogan** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:13 pm

Well if you want to make a target like mine...all you need is newspaper.
Unfold it and lay it out on top of each other...like below...It will last years providing you keep it out of the rain...I see no point buying an archery target when you can make it for free...You can get newspapers buy th 100's from your local newsagents just ask for old newspapers.

Reece · #5 Post by **Reece** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 5:05 pm

Newspapers! Nice one, I never thought of that. Makes it easier again.

M.Hogan · #6 Post by **M.Hogan** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:30 pm

If you are going to make one like mine...make sure to make it so the arrows shoot into the layers. (as shown above)

pdccr · #7 Post by **pdccr** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:37 pm

I do the same but with cardboard

M.Hogan · #8 Post by **M.Hogan** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:40 pm

where did you get your cardboard from?

pdccr · #9 Post by **pdccr** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:43 pm

My father owns a fruit and vegetable business and has a shed full of old boxes that are missing one flap or are dinted so i am starting to use them.

Reece · #10 Post by **Reece** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:53 pm

I got my cardboard free from the local supermarket, they were just going to much the boxes.

Cheers,

Rich.

M.Hogan · #11 Post by **M.Hogan** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:03 pm

Thats a nice home made target

...Why waste $200 dollars or more, buying a target when you can make one for practically nothing

otis.drum · #12 Post by **otis.drum** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:20 pm

fill a wheat/fertilizer bag with packaging wrap from your local couriers bin and you will stop anything without damaging your arrows in the slightest.

for a larger target make a bag out of shade sail and fill the same way. i bought one off ebay for $10.

longbowinfected · #13 Post by **longbowinfected** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:51 pm

wool bales or bulker bags stuffed with shopping bags / nappy / clothing offcuts works quite well.

Kevin

ichiban · #14 Post by **ichiban** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:14 pm

get a big spade and dig up an old english but, its a big ol pile of dirt

wolfpac · #15 Post by **wolfpac** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:29 pm

try this at $14 - then it can be used on the garden when it breaks up (this keeps the missus happy)

ichiban · #16 Post by **ichiban** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:00 pm

another is to go to the fruit and veg shop and ask for allll the potato sacks they can spair and just pack em hard

Ozbow

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