Pencil Crossbow. DANGEROUS!

In this instructable i will show you how to make a dangerous crossbow out of:
3 pencils(unsharpened)
One Rubberband(general size, thick)
Masking Tape
Hot Glue
Ink Part of a Pen

Step 1 Glue

Take hot glue, and glue the two pencils together. glue on one side, and leave no gap between pencils!

Comments

[ljie han]

can i use tape instead?

[greymatter21]

actually this isnt a crossbow,its more of a crossbow shaped slingshot...

[nutsandbolts_64]

 Nope, it's just a bow mounted on a stock. 

[greymatter21]

bows dont use rubber bands...

[nutsandbolts_64]

Well, they're not Y-shaped either. So it's not a crossbow, not a bow, and not a slingshot. So what is it?

[greymatter21]

p.s. (lol)
sling shots dont have to be y shaped.

[nutsandbolts_64]

*checks online dictionary* FAIL *checks another online source* FAIL *checks yet another online dictionary* FAIL

*causes facepalm*
Whatever you say I will use against you, lol. 

[greymatter21]

o and i just looked at the images on ur reply.i read the 2nd(bottom) 1 and saw that it says :"slingshot:a y-shaped stick OR PIECE OF METAL* with a piece of elastic fixed to tha top parts,..."
*...meaning that it can be either a y-shaped stick OR a different form of body(in this case a piece of metal)

[nutsandbolts_64]

 Okay, I'm gonna get my hard copy dictionary. *gets webster's dictionary* VICTORY!!! *gets camera and takes pics* you can't argue with webster. Like you said, "online resources tend to have public access where people edit the meanings" so your above reply is wrong. 

[nutsandbolts_64]

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[greymatter21]

=.="

[greymatter21]

god damnit-.-" lol

[greymatter21]

i meant an at home dictionary;online recources tend to have public acces where ppl edit tha meanings into their particular view of an object/ idea ;including ppl that have no/little knowlege of that thing. im sure if u find a non public resource u will find many different views of a slingshot.

[greymatter21]

it IS a sling shot b/cause it uses a simple body to hold a rubber band/propulsion device to "whing" ammo through ur neighbors' windows>.> if u dont understand(no offence) then look up slingshot in tha dictionary...

[musicman386]

hey. nice instructable. i love crossbows and even though the one i posted isn't the best i consider myself a crossbow judge (please let me be dilusional) i think this one is top five. sturdy cheap. nice. by the way... does anyone know where to get surgical rubber bands. the are just a strip of stretchy. but very wide, and would be great for a medium scale diy crossbow.

[otisboyforever]

I think you mean surgical tubing, and i would try ebay.com

[Drewhf]

well, i can see your shirt real well but i dont know what the hell you did to the pencils get better camera kid

[bassclarinet23]

The pictures are a little blurry, but the last one basically sums it up. I'm going to try this for sure!

[bassclarinet23]

If you sharpened the pencils, you'd have a close combat weapon as well...although that would make an ignorant user more prone to hurting himself or nearby, unaware victims.

[dudeoftheninjas]

I made one with a hollow barrel like origami_king123 said, and it works good all the same

[nynjamasta]

Nice idea with the supper glue. I always use some paper clips or string. You do know that this can be use for air soft, right? VERY inaccurate, but fun. I prefer to just use a few pen barrels , makes it much more accurate.

[origami_king123]

you could take the hollow part of a pen and put it on there to make a barrel

[El Chucko Norris]

i made a crossrifle it is intense it is pretty much a longer version of this. it shoots erasers like bullets.

[AznPanda]

This will be great for the summer i can just walk around town buying stuff if i cant find it =D

[xboxhassey]

i made it at scool and im 13 and im at school

[wLan]

dude this indructable is really cool but 1ts not very big (:

[LINGLING]

In the last pic u had the pen tube laying on that groove in between those 2 pencils, could u use the groove on the other side and shoot under the 3rd pencil. in the little gap it might be more accurate

[jfinney91]

Cant find three pencils, to lazy to own any.

[tebowfan1512]

not technically a crossbow but pretty cool, I am keeping mine!

[joey2542667]

dude, I shot a ex-acto knife and it stuck like 2 inches into the wall!!!!

[cdude112]

lol i should try that

[crucibles r us]

same here :]

[jacksteal4]

hey is it flagged when there is a line through the guys name?

[TeacherOfTheWays]

yes

[Sunbanks]

http://www.instructables.com/id/EWK8L9QF4PS0GYQ/
Pair it with this....Lots of fun

[Mehmed6]

love this crossbow!! i like shooting skewers with it

[Kayjay]

good instructable

[liny]

it is not a real crossbow since the only force it uses is the rubberband and not the pencils. It is a good idea to make in school though.

[Ian01]

Correct. Real crossbows use a flexible bow, not a stretchy bowstring.

[claydude3001]

ah, so what?