Learn how to turn a simple wooden stave — which you can cut to size yourself — into a stick bow, complete with homemade bowstring, designed perfectly for your shooting style and preferences. This past ...

Homemade bows and arrows are part of the right of passage for kids who love the outdoors. Take a branch, tie on some string, notch a twig and let it fly. That's simple adolescent fun. This is ...

This story was originally featured on Outdoor Life. The bow and arrow have been utilized by hunters and warriors for thousands of years. A simple-yet-elegant weapon, it’s provided meat and aided in ...

I've been mildly obsessed with YouTube's "Primitive Technology" channel for almost a year now. In it, an unnamed man in Far North Queensland, Australia builds things in the woods. He shows us the ...

OUT in the open, where the air smells of grass and earth and every shot counts, a bow is only as good as the string that drives it. It may look like a simple cord, stretched taut between two limbs, ...

A frequent issue for beginners is varying finger placement on the string. Switching between three fingers under the nock and split-finger positioning leads to inconsistent arrow trajectory. Commit to ...