Introduction: Wooden Cross Bow

About: im very interested in doind stuff with ordinary house stuff and turning them into an invention

a wooden cross bow that fires wooden kebab sticks 10m there is no trigger
u use yuor finger to hold it in place
i finisjed mine off with some duck tape over it to make it more confortable

Step 1: Equipment and Meterials

for this you will need
wood planks
sowing elastic
nail gun
staple gun
saw
ruler
pen or pencil
wooden kebab sticks
measuring tape
wood glue

this is about all you need to make it
i did it in a week cause i did a bit here and there every day

Step 2: Measuring and Cutting

main body: 19 inches long 2 inches wide x2
arms: 9 inches long 1 1/2 inches wide x2
arms 2: 4 inches long by 1 inch wide x2

top bit: 2 inches long by 2 cm wide

variables

ammo bit
2 pieces 9 inchres long by 1 cm wide
1 piece 1 1/2 inches wide and 9 inches long


cut these out then youll have all you need to make the croosbow

Step 3: Assembling the Crossbow

main body: take the 2 cut out body pieces and put wood glue on 1 side of 1 piece the put the glued faceon top of the other piece the use nail gun in four corners and thruogh the middle
the tape over it the put it aside to dry

arms: take 1 big arm and 1 small then put the small one on top of the big one at the edge and slant it so that the 1 conner of each is nearly touching and you have a slant L SHAPE the nail gun it and tape it then do the same for the remaining arms

cross bow: take 1 arm and put the untouching end when the corners are touching do same with other arm and the gap should form a v with 1 cm space for the ammo to go through

top bit: take that small piece and place it on top of the arms so that if you looked at it as if you were aiming there is a hole ( this small piece is there to keep the skewers in place so that when you fire they wont flip in air)
and nail gun it into place

ammo holster: turn the finished crossbow over and take the 2 strips of wood and place them starting from the start of the bow and nail them then the last remaining piece goes on top and nail it as weel

then finish off by doing any taping you havent done

string: get the sowing elastic and get a piece about 6 inches long as its original lengh ( you can vary with the size ) and take 1 end about 1 cm away and stretch it along the arm joint sideways and staple gun it the do same with other end and you now have a crossbow


i got my skewers from the tesc extra near denny and the elastic