As I was watching a prepping show on TV I noticed they were using bow and arrow. I thought to myself that using a bow and arrow would actually be more efficient in many ways than a gun. The arrows can be handmade along with the bow when out in the wilderness. Using a bow and arrow is actually more quiet and easy to handle. It is also very light weight.
I found a few sites that will guide us in making a bow and arrow. · A good piece of wood that is strong yet flexible. Chonta palm is a good choice as it breaks from the tree in plank-like pieces. · Cut the wood to 3 feet long and thin enough to hold in your hand. · Cut a notch on both ends of the stick for the string. · Locate a fibrous plant to use for bow string. Agave plants seem to work well. · Gather five or six strands from the plant, place them so they can be weaved together to form the bow string. · Use a bowman knot to hold it in place. This is formed by making a loop, placing the end through the look around the main string and then back through the hole. · Shave arrows to a sharp point. | Removing the bark should be by scraping the knife against the bow at a 90 degree angle. The sapling may be split in two or carved down to the right fit. Tools in the wild that can be used would be rocks. Some basic rocks that can be used for a knife or ax. Cut against the curvature of the sapling. Use the hem of your shirt for a string. Rip off the hem and twist it. To make arrows, cut sapling to a point by burning it in fire and scraping off charcoal until you come to a point. Fletching the arrow with feathers will require some sap from a tree. Cut the arrows in half, put sap on the feather and apply to the shaft on both sides. Take some grass or string to wrap around the feathers to stay on. Now practice. Sources http://www.ehow.com/how_8217234_make-bows-arrows-survival.html http://wildwoodsurvival.com/survival/hunting/bowandarrow/simplestGMW.html |