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(108 votes) Published: Nov 27, 2007 10:53 a.m. In 2 Favorites Lists Viewed 510 times
Materials:
two pieces of bendy wood (same length that you want you bow)
a rectangle of malleable sheet metal(length=width of your hand, width=diameter of an oval hat can encircle both pieces of wood)
a lot of string (must be strong)
some copper wire (optional)
some cotton (or similar fiber)
a bendy metal strip (preferably steel, optional)
a screw (about 5cm long)
Step 1: connect the two pieces of wood (with the strip of metal between them, if you will use it) using the sheet of metal (this sheet will be your handhold).
Step 2: cut a small notch on each end of both pieces of wood, the outer side of the piece away from you and the inner end of the closer piece.
Step 3: tie the string securely on one end and then run it from one end to the next about 8-10 times (less if your string is thick and strong and more if your string is weak) then tie it securely at the end. Use any left over string to wrap around the bowstring so that it stays together (it also helps to twist the string, but that is not always possible)
top:
bottom:
Step 4: screw the screw in about halfway right above the handhold (on the left if you’re right handed and on the right if you’re left handed)
Step 5: wrap the ends of the string up over the end of the bow, over both pieces of wood so that it comes down on the side that the screw’s head is on, this will let the arrow fly straighter since it comes on the side of the bow and not through the center.
Step 6: *optional* take the copper wire and/or any left over string and wrap them around the bow (the more tightly you wrap them the more time and material consuming it is but it will look better) wrap them in opposite directions (one clockwise and one counter-clockwise) for it to look best, this may help keep it together but i think the effect of that is negligible.
Step 7: *also optional* wrap the cotton (or similar fiber) around the handhold, tying it to the screw or any other way to keep it in place, this will make it more comfortable.
your finished product should look roughly something like this:
Nov 27, 2007 11:38 am - This is a very good first egg. I gave you a 4, only because you self voted, but don’t worry once a few higher levels get on it should go up, because it is pretty good especially for a first.
Nov 27, 2007 11:41 am - thanks, i’m thinking of a remote controlled missile launcher (shoots small fireworks) as my next egg, would it be against the rules? i was thinking of making one for a long time, but never got to it.
Nov 27, 2007 2:55 pm - my and my buddies made something like this before, only it was a crossbow, and we used only the metal bands on barrels. nice egg. 5
Nov 28, 2007 9:24 am - cool, i only made this because all other things i tried broke in two, never use palm tree branches for a bow, they’re shit, but they’re amazing for arrows (just the higher middle part, where it’s thin but not too much) the thick bottom half is god for a spear or javelin
Feb 08, 2008 12:47 pm - I have to say you are quite a newb to this, but its still a nice egg.
Also, ill give you a real good hint for bowfletching, and now lissen carefully:
use YEW wood!
Go to your local grave yard, they have yews there very often, look into the plant shit stuff containers or ask one of the gardeners there for a nice branch.
also there is a way better MEthod for making bows, for this you need a good table-buzzsaw.
HINT: you have to cut the wood (YEW) into fine stripes of the same size, then you need water and some other stuff...
Feb 09, 2008 8:47 am - thanks, i don’t have access to many types of wood here in egypt.
i can guess what your method is and i know it involves soaking the wood in water to make it more pliable. i am also sure it involves putting the strips of yew together to make a thicker and stronger bow which doesn’t snap.
Apr 11, 2008 8:44 pm - most bows are allowed to dry for up to a year. moist pliable wood is not "springy" its just fresh and bendy. Bows such as this lose their strength as the bow looses its elasticity and "remembers" and conforms to the shape of a drawn boy. 4* nonetheless its a fun project and it supplies an ample amount of amusement for a somewhat lengthy amount of time
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