woodland bow

bow from your garden easy and no cost to make :D

I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR HARM TO ANIMALS OTHERS OR YOURSELF. THIS IS USED BY YOUR OWN OR PARENTS SUPERVISION. BY MAKING THIS ITEM YOU AGREE THAT YOU CANNOT SUE FOR MAKING THIS ITEM AFTER READING THIS TEXT IN CAPITAL LETTERS!!!

Step 1: The matierials!!!

All you need is a big sharp knife.
A ball of string .
And mans best friend a stick!!

Comments

[georion]

privet,,,like in Privet Hedge??????????????????nothing says prople cant do ANY thinking for themselves!!!!!!!! also dont give up any day job when you havea hard time COPING a word?????!!!!!!! wat is a hunteo ??????????

[Capt. Kidd]

umm... can i have some real pictures to prove that you actually did it?

[phillyrocks]

does the knife have to be big or can you use a pocket knife, and what is a privet stick?

[pantherlurks]

It looks like you've just begun, and you've done a good job as a beginner. I would suggest you add good pictures to support your text. The pictures need not always be your own. You see, pictures say a lot more than words. Wish you all the best.! :)

[Veve Tech]

To be honest, it appears you didn't do the project yourself, or did not have the right camera. I would suggest better pictures.

[nomadic bowman]

thats cool

[hunteo]

wat is a pivick stik

[Loosewire; SOE Operative]

in the middle ages to find the correct size bow you put your thumb on your head and the height from the tip of your thumb to the ground was the right height for your bow.

[Practical_Prowess]

A traditional English Longbow is the Archers full height plus one hand thumb up; this measurement still stands, also the string length for the archers bow is one hand with thumb up shorter than the length of the bow giving the correct brace height. History: Law: Every man child from the age of 8 years must own his own longbow and two arrows, and practice for one hour after church on the local common or the 'butts' (exemptions to this law were priests and women)this law has not been repealed.

[Loosewire; SOE Operative]

Oh! I didn't know that, very interesting. Thank you.

[Practical_Prowess]

In the city of York, it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow. Another obscure law that has not been repealed, the list is endless..

[Loosewire; SOE Operative]

It is because the government never looks back over things like that.

[Practical_Prowess]

Very true, history is tomorrows future.. Philosophically...

[Loosewire; SOE Operative]

Indeed.

[fork me3]

lol yea i have made an instructable on how to make mini bows and arrows and shoots really well!!! link

[master-of-chaos]

my bow did not have to be as long because i recurved it

[Loosewire; SOE Operative]

Oh!

[master-of-chaos]

and just 5 min ago it broke

[Loosewire; SOE Operative]

Oh no!!!! Is it beyond repair?

[master-of-chaos]

yes, no mater how much i tape it up i predict the crack will spread and eventually split the bow length wise

[Loosewire; SOE Operative]

So will you need a new piece of wood or are you going to leave it?

[master-of-chaos]

i have to make a new one

[Loosewire; SOE Operative]

Well at least you know how to do it now so you can improve it aswell.

[master-of-chaos]

ya, don't use that type of wood

[DrThunder]

All you need is a hard wood with straight grain. Usually Oak, Hickory or Yew. I made a Red Wood bow several years ago and it still works. It has about a 50 pound pull so it is not that powerfully, I planed it too thin. The main thing is the grain DOES NOT RUN OUT. If you follow the wood grain for tip to tip on the bow and the grain does not go straight through the whole bow it will snap when you pull it back (not necessarily on the first pull). I had a bump on my head to prove that from my first attempt. Also you can glue a thin strip of flexible material on the backside ( the side away from you when you pull it) of the bow to help keep it from snapping. I used PVC vinyl.

[Stonehopper]

If you get some rawhide dog chews, the largest you can find, soak them for a while till you can untie them, you will have a fairly good size sheet of rawhide. This makes a very good backing for a bow and will increase the strength of the bow somewhat. Hide glue is usually the best thing to use to put it on there.

[Loosewire; SOE Operative]

:P

[themasterpyro]

actually i use a bow my hight plus 2 ft wich makes it 8 fit tall

[paulm]

its not a bow unless the stick is flexible like bamboo for example. most people call their creations crossbows when all the power comes from an elastic.

[Ballooner]

Actually, a bow relies on more than just the wood. The string does need some give to it or it would break after a few shots. Also Bamboo may be a flexible wood but, it is more reliable to use a hard wood such as: oak, red wood, or hickory.
P.S. please forgive my bad punctuation.

[HardCoreHacker]

but that still isnt a crossbow

[Loosewire; SOE Operative]

yep

[14968870]

an easy way to make fletches is to take duct tape or some other thick tape and stick one piece on top and one on bottom and seal them together then take some scissors and cut them to the shape u want

[makeshiftninja]

dude sorry (meaning no offence intended) but any retard with half a mind could make this

[master makedo]

guys i have updated it and i have made as good as possible as i could i have edited it and put better grammer on but sorry i carnt do real life pics

[Vertigo666]

YAY editing!

[crestind]

Contains useful information, but the instructable could definitely use some more editing.

[master makedo]

well i dont have a cam and its just make do and i think you can just get the jist of the pictures and what to do but thanks for the comment

[Andrew546]

there's a reason for the edit button. :-) Even paint has tools to create straight lines, smooth curves, and circles. If you insist on using paint, and least make use of its limited capabilities.

[Andrew546]

that wasn't too hard. I'm also perplexed why you have typed text but hand drawn numbers. Are the number keys on your keyboard broken?