how to make your own archer bow weapon
Making an archer’s bow is a project that is not hard to do and is inexpensive. People have been making and using bows for as long as man can remember. There are several types of wood that can be used for bow making and most of them can be easily found. Making a bow with your own hands can be a rewarding and learning experience. You will be proud of your creation and can use it whenever you are hunting or competing.
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Step 1
Go to your local Home Depot, Lowes or lumber place and find a board of 1 by 2 by 6 of red oak.
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Step 2
Examine the red oak and make sure that it has more thick late growth rings than thin early growth rings. Your bow will break more easily if the wood has too much thin early growth. Your piece of wood also needs to be as straight as possible with no knots and isn’t warped on either side.
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Step 3
Find the center of your piece of red oak by measuring the entire length and then divide by two. Mark a line straight down the center, longwise, from one end to the other. Try to be as accurate as possible.
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Step 4
Use your rasp to shave the ends off of the long piece of red oak. You take the rasp and start cutting about 1-inch from the center, shaving from the inside and working towards the ends. This is roughing the belly. The ends need to be rounded to about 1-inch.
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Step 5
Glue the 10-inch piece of wood to the center of your long wood. This is called the riser. Use the clamps to keep the riser on the center of your long piece of wood. Glue will come out from the edges. Just wipe the extra glue off.
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Step 6
Mark the corners so that you can round and blend them with the belly of the bow. Use the rasp for the rounding of riser. Now, you have the handle for the bow. Finish by smoothing from one end to the other with sandpaper.
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Step 7
Notch both sides of each end of your bow at a 45 degree angle and string your bow.
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You can save your self some trouble by either clamping your bow on a chair or by sitting on it when you are using the rasp. You can hold the bow while you rasp, it’s just a little bit harder this way. Just about any hard wood saplings or boards will work for making your bow. The wood glue can be any of your choosing.
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Make sure that both ends of the bow are the same size. If you get one side thinner than the other, it might break. When using a rasp, be careful to not scrape your knuckles on it.
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