Simple and awesome handmade bow and arrow

How to make a handmade bow and arrow:

1. Pick a long piece of wood to use to build your bow. Try to find a piece of wood with a large bend so that the string doesn't bounce off your hand when you release the arrow.

2. Judge the natural curvature of the stick.

3. Shape it. The ideal bow is firm in the center. A stick that is thick in the center feels good in your hand. Using a tool like a knife, cut off the inside of the curve on the thicker part of the stick until the width and tension are the same as the thinner part.

4. Cut out notches to tie the string.

5. Choose a bowstring. Rawhide whips, fine nylon rope, hemp rope, fishing line, cotton or silk thread, ordinary twine or even grapevines or tendons can be made into strings.

Traditional styles