Bike wheel bow

[Mortblanc]

At one point in time one of my neighbors was executive editor for Primitive Archer Magazine. His name was Don Edds. a fantastic and skilled bowyer who got my sone started on bow making.

One of his favorite sayings was "No matter how you make it or what you make if of its just a stick with a string on it".

To imphisize his point he would often shoot a bow made from his favorite elm tree limb with a boot lace for a string. He did quite well with it!

This was to prove his point, since he was a master bow maker and had many better devices at his disposal.

My point is that one should have the ability to quickly assemble a primitive bow and arrows that would be usable while a better device is being assembled. That better bow would suffice until one could properly age wood and shape a really good bow.

Doi not let your lack of perfection stop you from assembling a quick bow that will do the job.

Knowing how to assemble the catapault from found materials is also good, but the bow can be put togetherer from almost any green wood and arrows made from almost any dowel or stout reeds available.

Do not roam about without a bow while looking for the materials to make a perfect bow.