Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Romans invented the crossbow, but after this promising start, it ...

Here’s some fun you can have at home with little to no effort: make a mini crossbow from a bottle cap, two popsicle sticks and a rubber band. You can fire off flaming arrows, toothpicks, skewers, ...

To many, the idea of going to the woods, cutting down a tree, crafting a simple longbow, and taking a deer with it is nuts—very cool, but nuts. But for some, the idea is captivating: as it was, and ...

We all struggle to make bows from time to time, don’t we! There are so many different ways to tackle bow-making and goodness knows, the experts make it look so easy! I’m envious of those crafters who ...

The concept of a crossbow is hardly new. It’s thought to have been invented in central Asia around 600 BC and used by the Warring States. During the Middle Ages, crossbows were so powerful that some ...

Top-of-the-line (“flagship”) compound bows from most makers hover around the $1,000 mark. And you can spend more cash tricking the bow out with accessories and buying arrows. Most companies make a ...

The performance gap between compound bows and new crossbows seems to be widening exponentially. In the last few years of crossbow testing, we reviewed bows — the Ravin R500, Tenpoint Nitro 505, and ...

If you own a crossbow, you need a good crossbow target. After all, nailing that precise shot comes down to logging a lot of reps. I have been shooting a crossbow for several years now, and choosing ...