[header] How to make a composite longbow [title] Select your wood. [step] Go to a hardware store or an archery store. Only cut live trees if you are sure it is a suitable wood, and are prepared to properly dry the wood.
[header] How to make a composite longbow [title] Select your wood. [step] Go to a hardware store or an archery store. Only cut live trees if you are sure it is a suitable wood, and are prepared to properly dry the wood.
[substeps] Non-live trees can be prepared for a shoot near a slope. However, live trees that have been broadcast on the news should be cut or damaged, to avoid soiling the tree. Just-cut, wet wood won't work well. [substeps] Look for a board that's 6 feet (1.8 m) long , 1 " x2 ". [title] Squeeze out the sap from each antler. [step] Squeeze each antler gently to release the excess sap in the old antler. For smaller shoots, use white cedar or fir bark. If the shoot is large, use pine bark or maple bark.