Originally Posted by
Paulyboy1960
Well, this is one example of something I built, involved some woodwork, and a hell of a lot of thought. Its an archery drawboard, made using a surplus office desk, with two planks running lengthways for support. It is designed to allow precise measurements and sight settings to make sure the arrow is perpendicular etc. What the bow hooks over is a $2 doorstop with 10mm threaded rod to provide strength. As you may appreciate, if it let go at full draw it would be ugly. The winch is the most expensive bit, chosen for the worm drive to give a smooth draw without the ratcheting action. I Mounted it on casters. The bowpress and vice are Off-the-shelf items as well. I used aluminum strip as guide rails for the ruler and a t square to allow peep sight to arrow measurements. I had the idea of how I wanted it to work, and my partner had a large input as well. The main things were strength and rigidity to ensure accurate alignments, and making sure it draws straight. The photo is of her hard at work using it.
Cheers, Paul
