How to make a homemade onion

Archery is a very interesting sport. It goes back to ancient times. Thousands of years ago the battle bow was the only type of small arms. In recent decades, this kind of ancient art was restored in the form of sport. Not necessarily to deal with it, you need to purchase the necessary equipment in a special store. A homemade bow can be no worse than a sporty one, if properly done. In addition, the manufacturing process will surely bring you a lot of pleasure and, perhaps, even will allow you to get a number of useful skills. How to make a bow will be discussed in this article.

First, let's define what kind of "weapon" you need. The direct form of the onion is leading - it's easiest to do and use. The design consists of two arms, which are located from the bottom and from above, and the handle located in the middle; There is also a place where the arrow is placed.

The species of wood from which it is best to make homemade onions are ash, white acacia, maple, yew, elm and some other types of wood. The main thing is that the material from which the device will be made is straight-lined and has no serious flaws - knots, cracks, etc. Next, after preparing a piece of wood, cut out the body for the future onion; Do not forget to cut the handle in the middle. Do this job better with the rasp. After you've made the case, it's time to make the bowstring. To do this, you will first need a simple workpiece - a wooden bar with two hammered nails at a stretched bowstring distance of your future bow. The distance between them should correspond to approximately 150 cm. You will need a special thread - linen or lavsan. The length of the bowstring is approximately the same: from the length of the bow, subtract 4-5 cm. Fix the free end of the thread (without tying) on one of the nails and wind it around. In the standard case, enough and 4-5 turns. There should be no sagging, the tension is even. Then cut the thread and connect the ends of the future string with each other. Next, you will have to divide it into two strands. The middle of each of them should be wrapped tightly with kapron thread. Then wrap the ends of the strand. As a result, you should get two loops at the ends of the bowstring. It is important that the length of what you have got allows you to put it on the body of the bow. Carefully put the bowstring on the body of the bow. Doing this is not so easy. First, you need to make sure that the string is correctly fixed in special grooves. Secondly, the distance from it to the handle should be approximately 19-21 cm. Check if the arms are symmetrical. It is desirable to measure the tension of the string with a dynamometer. Next, you need to attach a ledge that directs the flight of the boom. Its length should be 2-3 cm, and width - 1 cm. Make the guide protrusion from a foam or a piece of wood. Its shape should be semicircular; To install it it is necessary under a small inclination that the arrow does not jump off.

In general, we answered the question of how to make a homemade bow. Now consider how to make arrows. They are made from dried wood. Suitable pine, birch or spruce. The tip should be made of hard metal. Lead or tin for this purpose definitely will not work. Do not forget to carefully cut the bowstring from the reverse side. Do this only by the diameter of the rod. It is necessary that the flight of the boom be stable. To do this, you need to use stabilizers - for example, attach feathers from behind it.

Experienced archers know that home-made bow and arrows are not all that they need. There are also devices that protect your hands. To avoid fingerprints from the fingers during the shooting, special aprons are used for the fingers. To, when flying, the bowstring does not strike the skin of the wrist or forearm of the left hand, use a leather leg that is worn on the left arm.

If you follow all the above recommendations, a bow made by yourself will be no worse than a sports bow. Good luck!