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Bic Crossbow

After playing around with the Bic bow and arrow, I came up with this little modification.

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Step 1Materials

Clothespin - Honestly any sort of clamp will do. The stronger it is, the longer you can make the shaft.

Pencil - Can be replaced for something longer. See above.

Tape

Bic bow and arrow - use a big thick rubber band, it makes things shoot a LOT farther.

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138 comments

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Feb 20, 2007. 6:34 PMrubik122 says:

Can u put up a link to how to bild a pen bow?

Feb 20, 2007. 9:33 PMjaknife1102 (author) says:

here is the link for the bow and arrow

Aug 22, 2011. 4:22 PMblonday says:

were wat link, can u make another link or explane how to make the bow and arow in a comment? thanks ;)

Aug 22, 2011. 4:06 PMblonday says:

hey can someone comment how to make the bow and arow cos my computer wont open the file thanks ;)

Jul 26, 2011. 2:07 PMdilbert227 says:

If you wish to prevent picture blur, use better lighting so your digital camera uses a sorter exposure. An instructable is only as good as its pictures.

Jul 20, 2011. 6:07 AM

vishalapr says:

Hey this is really cool! Have a look at my catapult and crossbow I made with clothespins, thought maybe you would like it!

Jun 21, 2010. 2:50 PMcrazytalkingtree says:

what if you dont have a clothespin what do you use then?

Jul 13, 2011. 12:17 AMk.bipin says:

If you don't have anything... then use YOUR HANDS to do it...... it works better....

Jun 22, 2010. 9:18 AMjaknife1102 (author) says:

Use any sort of clamp, as long as it is strong enough to hold everything together.

Jul 11, 2011. 7:46 PMjeffbud98 says:

sooooooooooooooooooo awesome but wat is some other ammunition i could use

Jul 13, 2011. 12:14 AMk.bipin says:

just take some old pen refils... or ballpen refils.. sort of ...for ammunition...

Feb 21, 2010. 9:30 PMmr.origami says:

i almost got caught at school by the f***ing principal me and my friend made like ten of these and we had a war at school and when ever the teacher turned around we sarted shooting each other then my friend shot at me and as soon as it the crossbow the principal walked in announcing a lockdown and almost caught us

Jun 6, 2011. 5:09 PMfacilitator476 says:

was the lockdown because a student was found dead in the hall with a pen-sized hole in his neck?

Jul 10, 2011. 3:32 PMjackcade says:

why

Jun 27, 2011. 9:03 PMShadowAssassin17 says:

I think so

Mar 29, 2011. 6:20 AMbz2892 says:

this is too cool

Mar 22, 2011. 8:10 PMd3mond00d says:

Use the base from http://www.instructables.com/id/Hidden-Crossbow-version-20/#step1 and the pull string to fire, and this design, and then you can conceal it in a loose sleeve =P.

Mar 22, 2011. 2:04 AMdphung says:

What does it shoot??

Mar 22, 2011. 8:06 PMd3mond00d says:

The ink cartridge... Although skewers work too. XD

Feb 6, 2011. 12:13 AMStripes003 says:

I built these all the time in elementary school. Big hit on the playground

Jan 24, 2011. 2:18 AM06lridley says:

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Jun 4, 2009. 7:54 PMzrocker says:

this is frikin awzum! I used a razor blade, and the blade went through 1/2 inch thick ply wood! Ok, prepare yourself for this next part: this sounds pretty unbelievable but... well i was outside near the birdfeeder and a bird flew about 15ft away from me. I shot the razerblade crossbow, and it stuck in the frikin bird!!!!!! it flew away squaking!!!!!! (i nvr did get that razr blade back, though..)

Jan 22, 2011. 9:25 PMJAY-G says:

how do u make this

Jan 16, 2011. 1:18 AMSupercoke says:

win, like duck hunt in real life

Jul 22, 2009. 4:40 PMisaac! says:

nice

Jun 22, 2009. 9:39 PMsadrabbits says:

lolol!

Nov 9, 2010. 4:38 AMndog56 says:

sup guys click on this to make a bow arrow

Jan 16, 2011. 1:09 AMSupercoke says:

fail link

Dec 2, 2010. 4:37 PMMr.Unknown says:

i built this and used a binder clip and put it farther back. i also fired a skewer and it went through a towel i have in my backyard as a target

Nov 11, 2010. 9:06 PMMario34 says:

this is very nice for rat hunting just use a sharp thing lololololol

Nov 9, 2010. 4:40 AMndog56 says:

dude next make the bow and arrow in the instructable it is alot easir

Oct 31, 2010. 1:21 PMaccount3r2 says:

clothspin with strong rubberband= ultamate clothspin!!! bwahaha

Oct 27, 2010. 3:09 PMArts_and_Dots says:

neat! I made one only I used pvc pipeing but it still turned out cool ;3

Oct 4, 2010. 8:02 PMdarknet7 says:

Cool

Jul 30, 2010. 11:41 AMRimwulf says:

How about instead of using pens for ammo use bamboo skewers and cut them down.You can make a BB gun that can do the same thing or better I got it from this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aObEq2kEINk#t=02m04s

Apr 23, 2010. 2:23 PMPopeLeonidus says:

I found this project on a different website, so I tried it myself, creating Russel McBacksington. It was alright. I added duct tape stabilizers which went from the crossbar to the clothes pin. That didn't do much, just looked cool. There was a height difference from the barrel to the clothes pin, though.

So, I worked on Rodger Babbington, Russels older stepbrother. Rodger has a raised crossbar and clothes pin, eliminating the height difference. I wrapped athletic tape around the pinching part of the clothes pin, reducing misfires. I also added my own personal touch, a handle with a quill attached. It is absolutely EPIC.