Skills: CAD, 3D Printing, Design
Archery Products are overpriced, and often don't even solve more problems than they introduce.
Bow stands are products meant to suspend a bow off the ground, and usually do so (though sometimes unstably). They cost an unfortunate amount for their low complexity and low-cost task, and often take too long to setup or too much space in an equipment bag.
I designed this bow stand to be made from recycled arrow shafts (which can be easily claimed once no longer safe to shoot, which happens fairly often). It packs flatter than competitor products and is very quick to set up. The shafts I cut are a little long, but the concept is sound!
The shafts can be installed at an angle or vertically and are pressed into both locations. When in the vertical orientation, they are very flat, and can be easily stored with other equipment.