how to make a survival bow and arrow

this bow is much easier to make and use than a regular bow. if you are stranded in the jungle, this is how u will get your food. bamboo works well also if you can get some. and PLEASE RATE AND COMMENT

Step 1: Materials

1 axe/chopper thing
2 paracord or rope
3 four 0.5 inch straight sticks/bamboo
4 kite string( i will explain later)
5 and a partridge in a pair tree

Comments

[ssgtgibby]

I've got a chopper thing.. lots of chopper things.. But where can I obtain a partridge.. or even a pear tree!!! HELP! =)

[hossweightlifter]

hah chopper thing and i seriously doubt u have a girlfriend maybe on sum geeky game but not in real life dweeb

[ibayibay1]

my comment gone D:

[CristianBarraza]

Bro. No offence, but USE COMPLETE SENTENCES. i can't understand what you are saying.

[ibayibay1]

sorry :( i kinda rushed it

[rbrueck]

dude. all that stuff u need 2 make the survival bow, u can actually use 4 survival. js

[ryanminty]

Just adding a comment. What would work better for you is if you learn how to properly stirng a bow go and learn that knot and for it you'll actualy need 1 1/2 times more string than your bow. but yours seems like its working...

[SPININSPUR]

instead of kite string, use the strands from the inner parra cord.that might work.

[BearFist]

say i buy bamboo sticks flatten them and then laminate them will it work and can i create like a 60# draw my current bow has over a 100# but i think thats only possible with laminating wood leather horn and sinew

[ringring]

not the best but it works i made one but not but it on i killed mag pie with it

[ibayibay1]

you evil person T.T... whats a magpie?

[BearFist]

i ditnt know wath magpie is for as far as i know that bird is called Ekster

[noorladha2]

a bird

[kicker109]

How do you not know what a magpie is!!!

[ringring]

a bird that a bloody vishuse if you get on there bad side and they attack sparrows and that. It always tries to attack my cats so it was eaten bread on the grass so i shot it .

[iMakeRandomStuff]

 *a hem* 
 magpies are australian crow like birds that are coloured black and white. in breeding season, they will sweep at anyone who gets close to it's nest. it happened to me once and it hurts.

and cats eat bread?

[ibayibay1]

still u shudnt have killed it my girl friend is gonna kill u

[racoondawg]

I dont rekon you have a girl frend

[ibayibay1]

well not anymore

[paintboy360]

ring ring is lieing man there an australian bird they swoop you in breeding season but he could be lieing about the sparrows.

[ibayibay1]

my wood is crape-myrtle

[bendog38]

 Would mesquite work?   What about cacti ribs?     How about pine?

[galen066]

Mesquite is usually not long enough to make a bow. Maybe as the riser with composite limbs. Cacti ribs are RIGHT OUT! Too brittle. Pine? Not any branches. Again, too brittle. You *might* be able to to do what's called a 'plank bow' , using a thin (1/4" to 1/2") board that tapers to the tips, but I would be VERY cautious about splitting.

[paintboy360]

try looking up bow holding techniques. no offence but you are holding the arrow the wrong way when you draw it back. if you look it up you will get what i mean. good instructable though.

[pacifcace]

I'm not saying he has a particularly good idea of what he's doing, but the way he's holding the arrow looks a lot like Ishi's thumb-pinch style.

There are a lot of different ways to hold an arrow, not just the Mediterranean style most people seem to be familiar with.

[galen066]

PInch lock draws are common with bows that draw under 25lbs. Any heavier on the draw weight and you get the arrow slipping out of your finger for a premature release and a very bad shot. The other major draws are Mediterranean (as mentioned) and Thumb Ring (used in Mongol and Kyudo archery).

[paintboy360]

You are correct, i apologize.

[ibayibay1]

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[jtobako]

If they are all even, the leverage adds up and it bends in the middle. If the lengths are staggered, the bending is spread out. Plus, the ends move faster because of less weight, so the arrow goes faster and with more power. Once you have used yours a dozen times or so, you will notice that the middle section is bending more easily than the limbs-that's the middle section about to break because the 'more power' is concentrated rather than spread out.

[Wolfsire]

Your bow is bending too much in the handle. Tie in a few more sticks for a better tiller.

[ibayibay1]

sorry kite string should be doubled, no, trippled up for best results

[jtobako]

If you stagger the lengths, and have more sticks in the center than the ends, you get a better curve that's less likely to break. ..............................oooooooooooooooooooo......................................... .............ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....................... ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo or ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.................................................. ..............ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo................................ ..........................................ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Sorry, not up to finding my kid's panda bows (made from garden stake bamboo) and the camera and uploading pics...

[tecneeq]

I believe you are right. Some reinforcement in the middle should help. I made bows myself when i was a young lad. I even used nails as arrow tips. We then used an old piece of wood and some red electricians tape and made a target to test it on. To get a nail arrow you need a knife, a nail and scotch tape. Split the arrow about 4 cm and cut one half of the split away. Now make a dent for the nails head at the end of the split. Put in the nail, head in the dent, point to the front, then put the removed part from the split on it and use scotch tape to tighten it. I hope it is clear what i mean ;). Carefully now, such an arrow goes trough clothes, shoes and so on. It is only to be used on a secure target. The best wood for arrows i had was hazelnut, it grows straight and is very light when dried.