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I’ve always been a DIY (do-it-yourself) kind of guy, and I am somewhat of a hoarder when it comes to stuff.\u00a0 When I come across “stuff” that nobody seems to want or sees value in, I tend to keep it, just in case.\u00a0 I always seem to find some nook or cranny in my garage to store it until the opportunity to employ it into action presents itself.<\/p>\n

Such was the case here about 12 years ago.\u00a0 I was touring a manufacturing line at work.\u00a0 I was there to observe technicians as they assembled the products that I (and team) designed.\u00a0 As I was doing this I noticed a couple people unpacking some sheetmetal computer chassis’ near the warehouse.\u00a0 They were tossing all of these really nice double-thick dimensional (14″x30″) pieces of corrugated cardboard into a huge recycle\u00a0bin.\u00a0 This was a huge distraction\u00a0for me as my mind started racing for a use for all that pristine cardboard.<\/p>\n

Within minutes, I had designed an archery target in my head.\u00a0 I walked over to inquire about getting some of the stout sheets of cardboard.\u00a0 They said, “no problem – have at it.”\u00a0 I hauled a pile out to my truck.<\/p>\n

Later that evening at home I started surveying my stash of resources.<\/p>\n

The cedar\u00a04″x4″ post I used for the base support was a discarded remnant found in a field, of all places.\u00a0 The castors were left-over samples from a design project.\u00a0 The 2″x12″ used for the base and top compression plate was left-over from another house project.<\/p>\n

All I needed was the all-thread rods, nuts, and washers which were purchased\u00a0for about $10.<\/p>\n

The result is a target that has stopped thousands of arrows* and is easy to roll out of the way when not in use.\u00a0 Every year or so I give the nuts a couple turns to compress the cardboard a bit.\u00a0 And I have yet to swap out the upper layers.<\/p>\n

*It’s common knowledge but\u00a0cardboard targets\u00a0are not intended for broadhead use.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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