Learn how to make a bow and arrow by hand in this step-by-step tutorial. Clay Hayes shows you how to make a bow you can take bowhunting.

My bow has a “draw weight” of 100lb, which means it requires the equivalent of 100lb in weight to draw the string to its most effective distance. I barely had the strength.

They make longbows and arrows for customers all around the world, and run courses in longbow craft. “We make only longbows,” says Stratton.

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.