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How to make arrows by hand

First, choose the stick to make the arrow. The straighter the stick used as an arrow, the better. Wood had better be dry to death. Each arrow is about half the length of your bow, or long enough to open it. If the bow is full and the arrow is not long enough, it will not work. The following points are also worth considering: if you have time to let the logs dry naturally, you can also use them as arrows. Because if you put it on the fire to dry, the sap may burn. Strong and straight plants that can be used to make arrows are autumn unicorn grass and hairy plants, which can be found in the wild.

Then, flatten it around the arrow. Put the arrow shaft on hot coal and it will straighten-don't burn the stick-hold the arrow straight when the stick cools. Carve a small notch at the back end of each arrow to fix the string. Finally, the simplest arrow is to sharpen the front end of the shaft. You can cut it with a knife and then heat it slightly with coal to make it hard (or be careful not to ignite it). You can also make arrows out of metal, stone, glass or bone. First, carve a notch on the stick, then insert the arrow, and then tie the arrow and the stick tightly with something like a rope. In this way, an arrow is completed.