Tutorial: How to build your own DIY Archery Target buttress.

A quick tutorial on how to make your own archery target buttress. I've used cardboard boxes, pine planks, 12mm diameter steel threaded rods, washers and nuts. You can use other materials like foam or rubber strips if you can source them.

Sentient Archery always recommends rather practicing at a designated archery range. If you do decide to shoot your bow at home, please take extreme measures to make sure it is safe to do so. It does not matter how good you are, mistakes happen, equipment fails and stray arrows are extremely dangerous (even lethal). A SOLID and very tall backstop directly behind your target buttress is an absolute necessity. Soft material backstops like shade-cloth are not adequate for stopping arrows effectively.

The dimensions and materials will need to be adapted to the size of the target you want to build or the size of the cardboard you have but here is a list of the materials I used (below). All materials should be available from a hardware store such as Builders Warehouse. I purchased mine from a local Agricultural & Hardware Supplier.
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Total Expenses: R434.00
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Approx. 100 x Corrugated Cardboard Boxes @ Free from friendly neighbour

1 x Pine Plank (70mm x 45mm x 3m) - Cut into exactly 4 equal lengths of 750mm each = R192.00

1 x Pine Plank (70mm x 45mm x 1.8m) - Cut into exactly 4 equal lengths of 450mm each = R96.00

4 x Steel Threaded Rods (12mm diameter x 1m length) @ R32.50ea = R130.00

8 x Steel Washers (12mm) @ R0.50 = R4.00

8 x Steel Nuts (12mm) @ R1.50 = R12.00
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Tools Required:
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Tape measure

Power Drill (with 12mm wood bit)

Wood Saw

Shifting Spanner