Make a Kid's Bow and Arrow
Do your kids want a bow and arrow but you aren't sure if they are ready for one? Here is your answer. These easy to follow instructions allow you to easily make a safe bow and arrow for your child.
Steps
- Get a staff for your bow. Yew Oak and Ash are good choices but any wood other than pine should work. If you want to you could just grab a stick from a local woods.
- Shave off all of the bark with a pocket knife.
- Pick a bowstring for your bow. Twine works well but mason line is the best.
- Using a rat tail file, file notches an inch from either end of the bow staff and cut your string to length. It should be slightly shorter than your unbent bow staff.
- Tie your string to both ends of your bow.
- Now for your arrows you should use small sticks of bamboo.
- Cut off most of a stick coming off of it with a penknife then file it until it is perfectly round.
- If the arrow if bent then you can soak it in water for 24 hours then hold it straight in a vice for 24 hours.
- Use a penknife to split the arrow down the middle and stick a feather in it.
- Once the feather is in, secure it by wrapping thread around either side of the feather and securing the thread in place with glue.
- If you need to you can use a saw to cut a small notch in the end of the arrow to hold it on the string.
- For arrowheads you can glue eraser caps onto the end of the arrow. They are aerodynamic but not very dangerous.
- Finished.
Tips
- You may want to make five or six arrows as you may lose or break some of them.
- Instead of eraser cap,you should use the rubber ball at the bottom.
Warnings
- Be sure not to cut yourself when using saws and other tools.
Things You'll Need
- Bowstring
- Bow staff
- Eraser caps
- Bamboo sticks
- A pocked knife
- penknife
- A rat tail file
- Saw
- Scissors
- Vise
- Thread
- Feathers
- Glue
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