HOW TO MAKE A BOW

SUPPLIES

• A 4ft wooden limb
• A fairly sharp knife
• A strong twine
• Adult supervision
• Knowledge of knots

STEP 1

• Find a partly bended tree branch
• Cut the branch of the tree
• Remove the twigs CAREFULLY!
• If there are hard twigs you can leave them
• (Optional) sand the bow down

STEP 2

• You can use twine to make a grip
• First wrap twine around the bow
• Next you wrap twine around again
• (Optional)third time around
• Finally you glue the ends to the bow

STEP 3

• You want to make a fire outside
• Using the fire hold the bow above it to harden
• Next after the wood harden cut grooves
• Cut the two twine strings evenly and wrap them around eachother
• Tie a knot around each end of twine and put them in each groove

MAKING THE ARROW

• Get a thin branch
• Remove it from the tree
• Skin it and harden it also
• Find a hard light material
• Cut into the branch and put the arrow in it

FINAL STEP

• Get some twine and tie it around the end
• Get an adult
• Test fire your bow
• If not successful try making some improvements
• If successful congragulate yourself for being smart 😃

HISTORY OF THE BOW

• It was used by native americans
• Used for long distance hunts
• Used in many battles
• Made to take down buffalo and bear
• Still used today in deer hunts