Laminated Bow From 2x4 (WILL IT BOW Ep. 22)

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Video Summary
AI GeneratedKasdan and his team experiment with building bows from unconventional materials, specifically testing 2x4 lumber. After multiple failures involving structural cracks and glue failures, they conclude that construction-grade wood is unsuitable for archery and plan to upgrade to hickory and bamboo for future attempts.
What's up guys, my name's Kasdan and we're back with another Will It Bow video.
Oh, let's get to it.
Dude, you hit the arrow out.
Hey!
Maybe it's just the glue settling.
Come on.
Might be in business.
I only heard one crack.
I feel like it's bending not enough here.
And too much here and here, don't you think?
Yeah.
Alright.
Ah!
Oh, yep.
Huh.
Nice.
Looks like it's 8 pounds at a 28 inch draw.
It was just hinging there, wasn't it?
It also split all the way through the handle.
Hey!
Um.
Oh, there's the wall.
Will It Bow?
You tell me.
Where did it go?
Yeah, it kind of looks like a mountain.
It really does, yeah.
Kind of like Pike's Peak a little bit.
Yeah.
Wait, let's go.
Let's see.
It might be the exact same.
It is!
Look at that.
We will be back with more bow building adventures.
Until then.
Yeah, that couldn't have gotten worse.
Give it to Kramer for his birthday.
I made you some rattling.
I was just trying to bend it.
I'm just going to let that dry for like two hours.
Not even close!
Oh, boy.
Yeah.
Look at this.
It's still got a chance.
Why didn't that hold?
This is how you fix a bow fast.
15 inches.
Ah, who would have guessed that part would break?
Why did the bows break?
Well, bow number one, it was the fade-outs.
And the glue-up.
So, we fixed the fade-outs.
And we did a better glue-up, I think.
I don't know.
Bow number two, it was a glue-up slash material failure.
I don't know if I just didn't have enough glue or what.
But also, this 2x4 is just not that strong.
It's just not very strong.
It's made for building a house, not a bow.
Exactly.
To fix this, for the handle, let's go hickory.
And for the limbs, let's go bamboo.
And let's use lots of glue.
And clamps.
See you next time on Will It Bow?
