Archery is fun and exhilarating.
Archery practice using a crossbow and arrow makes an enjoyable pastime. Heavy-duty archery equipment designed for hunting is classified as a weapon. Sportspeople use a crossbow with homemade arrows for outdoor target practice, and for measuring the distance of fired arrows. You can make household arrows in seven easy steps.
Instructions
1. Shape flint pieces into arrowheads. Flint has served this purpose since the Stone Age. Native Americans also made flint arrowheads. This common type of rock flakes as you strike it. Use another rock or a hammer on the flint to shape arrowheads to your desired shape and size. Leave enough of a handle to bind the piece to the shaft of your household arrow. Put the final touches on your arrowheads by using the screwdriver as a "filer."
2. Measure and saw a dowel rod to one yard or one meter. This is the arrow body.
3. Saw a 2-inch slit in one end of the arrow body, and push the flint arrowhead into place.
4. Tie strong thread securely around the arrow body to keep the arrowhead steady.
5. Saw or slice a feather-length slit through the other end of the arrow body.
6. Slice feathers down the center from base to tip, using scissors or a penknife.
7. Glue three feather pieces along the arrow body at its tail-end (opposite the arrow head). The tops of the feather-edges should meet the tip of the arrow body and point in the same direction, with the feathers spaced evenly. For aesthetic appeal and extra hold, wrap thread around the feathers and arrow to secure them together, starting at the base of the feathers and winding carefully upward, using the arrow's slit to reinforce and knot the threading.
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