Learn how to make a bow and arrow by hand in this step-by-step tutorial. ... You don’t want to draw the bow far beyond your target weight. For example, if you’re looking for a 50-pound bow, don’t put ...

How to Draw a Compound Bow and Anchor. Now it’s time to draw your compound bow and ease into anchor position (the point at which the string touches your face). This step should never be practiced or ...

The bow and arrow have been used by hunters and warriors for thousands of years. If you find yourself alone in the backcountry, here's how to build your own.

I made this bow and arrow using only primitive tools and materials.The bow is 1.25 m (55 inches) long and shoots 60 cm (2 feet) long arrows. I don't know the draw weight - safe to say greater than ...

After measuring both the arrow speed and draw length, I can make a plot of kinetic energy vs. work done on the bow. Here is that plot. Yes, there is a slight problem with this data.

The goal of any type of bow is to take the force an archer puts into it and transfer that work—or energy—to the arrow. As you draw the bow back, the energy you exert is stored in the bent limbs.