Introduction: Bamboo Skewer Crossbow

This instructable teaches you how to make a bamboo crossbow. It shoots about 20 to 25 feet and i shot it and it stuck into the wall. You will LOTS of bamboo skewers,a rubberband,duct tupe,paper clamp,hot glue gun, and a grip thing like the ones on the mechanical pencils.

I am NOT responsible for any injures you cause with this crossbow.

Step 1: Making the Board and Arch

take 8 skewers and line them up from side to side and tape them together. Now fill up your sink with water and soak a skewer for ten minutes.

Step 2: Making the Main Part of the Crossboard

Now attach your skewer to your board (taped skewers) And take your siccors and cut the rubberband And duct tape the rubberband to the ends of the arch or soaked rubberband and bend the rubber band

Step 3: Making the Sight

take the pencil grip and tape it to the top of the arch

Step 4: Making the Catch

now take the paper clamp and hot glue and glue it to the top of the board then take the hot glue gun and glue gun a dot on the inside of the paer clamp for a grip.

Step 5: FIRE!!!!!!!!!!

Split the end of the bamboo skewer and shove it through the pencil grip. attach it to the rubberband pull back and clip it into the paper clamp.

Have fun and be don`t shoot anything you don`t intend to injure.