How Do You Make A Homemade Crossbow?
A crossbow is a bow mounted on a stock. The bow fires a small dart called a bolt or quarrel. Crossbows were common weapons in medieval times. More powerful than regular bows, they could more easily pierce armor at greater ranges. Crossbows took a long time to crank and shoot. Slower than standard bows, they were eventually superseded by firearms. Step 1 Begin with two pieces of wood. These should be thin pieces of equal width with one piece 3 feet long and the other 2 feet long. The longer piece will form the stock of the crossbow. Essentially the stock is similar to that found on a gun, except there is no barrel. Take the shorter piece and attached it crosswise to the bottom side of the longer piece. Place it near one of the ends of the longer piece. You should have something that looks like a “T” with part of the “T” sticking out above the crosspiece. Step 2 Drive two small nails into the top side of the crosspiece near each end. The two nails should be equal distances from the stock
