hey what’s up guys welcome back for another desktop project in today’s video
another desktop project in today’s video
another desktop project in today’s video we’re gonna be making something called a
we’re gonna be making something called a
we’re gonna be making something called a mini longbow these little spear slinging
mini longbow these little spear slinging
mini longbow these little spear slinging devices can be made with materials you
devices can be made with materials you
devices can be made with materials you may already have around the house you
may already have around the house you
may already have around the house you can put them together in about 10 to 20
can put them together in about 10 to 20
can put them together in about 10 to 20 minutes materials are going to need for
minutes materials are going to need for
minutes materials are going to need for this product very simple and very
this product very simple and very
this product very simple and very inexpensive I just ran down the local
inexpensive I just ran down the local
inexpensive I just ran down the local Walmart and I picked up some bamboo
Walmart and I picked up some bamboo
Walmart and I picked up some bamboo skewers some girls hair clips some mini
skewers some girls hair clips some mini
skewers some girls hair clips some mini popsicle sticks and some embroidery
popsicle sticks and some embroidery
popsicle sticks and some embroidery thread you can get the color of your
thread you can get the color of your
thread you can get the color of your choice I’m going with yellow and as far
choice I’m going with yellow and as far
choice I’m going with yellow and as far as tools go all you’re really gonna need
as tools go all you’re really gonna need
as tools go all you’re really gonna need is a hot glue gun and a pair of scissors
is a hot glue gun and a pair of scissors
is a hot glue gun and a pair of scissors now to get started building our longbow
now to get started building our longbow
now to get started building our longbow we’re going to need to grab one of these
we’re going to need to grab one of these
we’re going to need to grab one of these small craft sticks and put a hole
small craft sticks and put a hole
small craft sticks and put a hole through the center of this popsicle
through the center of this popsicle
through the center of this popsicle stick just wide enough to accommodate a
stick just wide enough to accommodate a
stick just wide enough to accommodate a bamboo skewer you can do that in a
bamboo skewer you can do that in a
bamboo skewer you can do that in a number of ways you can use a sharp point
number of ways you can use a sharp point
number of ways you can use a sharp point of a knife and just spin it in circles
of a knife and just spin it in circles
of a knife and just spin it in circles or you can grab something like a 9/16
or you can grab something like a 9/16
or you can grab something like a 9/16 inch drill bit and very quickly drill a
inch drill bit and very quickly drill a
inch drill bit and very quickly drill a hole right through it and then take two
hole right through it and then take two
hole right through it and then take two of these little hair clips and give them
of these little hair clips and give them
of these little hair clips and give them a small modification what we need to do
a small modification what we need to do
a small modification what we need to do is get rid of this centerpiece in the
is get rid of this centerpiece in the
is get rid of this centerpiece in the hair clip and if you just use your
hair clip and if you just use your
hair clip and if you just use your finger to press the back of it you can
finger to press the back of it you can
finger to press the back of it you can see it pops up if you grab that and bend
see it pops up if you grab that and bend
see it pops up if you grab that and bend it over you can actually snap it clean
it over you can actually snap it clean
it over you can actually snap it clean off then press the center to pop the
off then press the center to pop the
off then press the center to pop the clip back and your first piece is
clip back and your first piece is
clip back and your first piece is complete once you’ve got your two Clips
complete once you’ve got your two Clips
complete once you’ve got your two Clips modified we’re going to use a couple of
modified we’re going to use a couple of
modified we’re going to use a couple of dabs of hot glue on the ends of our
dabs of hot glue on the ends of our
dabs of hot glue on the ends of our popsicle sticks to secure them in place
popsicle sticks to secure them in place
popsicle sticks to secure them in place like that
like that
like that [Music]
now while the glue still hot it’s a good
now while the glue still hot it’s a good idea to set it facedown on the table and
idea to set it facedown on the table and
idea to set it facedown on the table and make sure that the hair clips are
make sure that the hair clips are
make sure that the hair clips are straight then just give it about 20 to
straight then just give it about 20 to
straight then just give it about 20 to 30 seconds to cool completely now hot
30 seconds to cool completely now hot
30 seconds to cool completely now hot glue is amazingly impressive and very
glue is amazingly impressive and very
glue is amazingly impressive and very durable however to reinforce our bow and
durable however to reinforce our bow and
durable however to reinforce our bow and make a little bit stronger more
make a little bit stronger more
make a little bit stronger more versatile we’re gonna reinforce these
versatile we’re gonna reinforce these
versatile we’re gonna reinforce these joints with a little bit of embroidery
joints with a little bit of embroidery
joints with a little bit of embroidery thread we want to do is start with a
thread we want to do is start with a
thread we want to do is start with a very small dab of hot glue just on the
very small dab of hot glue just on the
very small dab of hot glue just on the backside of the popsicle stick and use
backside of the popsicle stick and use
backside of the popsicle stick and use that as a place to start your strength
that as a place to start your strength
that as a place to start your strength you can overlap the string a little bit
you can overlap the string a little bit
you can overlap the string a little bit just to get it started because it’s very
just to get it started because it’s very
just to get it started because it’s very easy to snip that off later
easy to snip that off later
easy to snip that off later when we want to do is just get about
when we want to do is just get about
when we want to do is just get about five or six turns going around to base
five or six turns going around to base
five or six turns going around to base that hair clip now eventually we get to
that hair clip now eventually we get to
that hair clip now eventually we get to the point where that hair clip gets so
the point where that hair clip gets so
the point where that hair clip gets so narrow at the bottom it wants to slip
narrow at the bottom it wants to slip
narrow at the bottom it wants to slip down and that’s okay we’ll go ahead and
down and that’s okay we’ll go ahead and
down and that’s okay we’ll go ahead and slip down start wrapping that and then
slip down start wrapping that and then
slip down start wrapping that and then we’re gonna work our way from the bottom
we’re gonna work our way from the bottom
we’re gonna work our way from the bottom all the way up until the top until we
all the way up until the top until we
all the way up until the top until we can’t see anymore the popsicle stick
can’t see anymore the popsicle stick
can’t see anymore the popsicle stick we’re gonna use one more dab of hot glue
we’re gonna use one more dab of hot glue
we’re gonna use one more dab of hot glue on the back to secure the back end of
on the back to secure the back end of
on the back to secure the back end of the string I find if you lick your
the string I find if you lick your
the string I find if you lick your finger and press it down it helps
finger and press it down it helps
finger and press it down it helps prevent the glue from sticking your
prevent the glue from sticking your
prevent the glue from sticking your fingers and helps prevent you from
fingers and helps prevent you from
fingers and helps prevent you from getting burned alright with that one
getting burned alright with that one
getting burned alright with that one done finishing the other side is just as
done finishing the other side is just as
done finishing the other side is just as simple as doing the same thing
simple as doing the same thing
simple as doing the same thing [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
there we have a guys that pretty much
there we have a guys that pretty much completes all of the lashings for our
completes all of the lashings for our
completes all of the lashings for our bow now we can use some of the same
bow now we can use some of the same
bow now we can use some of the same embroidery thread to create the
embroidery thread to create the
embroidery thread to create the bowstring we’re gonna start off with a
bowstring we’re gonna start off with a
bowstring we’re gonna start off with a piece of string a little bit longer than
piece of string a little bit longer than
piece of string a little bit longer than one of these bamboo skewers and we’re
one of these bamboo skewers and we’re
one of these bamboo skewers and we’re gonna start by looping it through the
gonna start by looping it through the
gonna start by looping it through the Centers of the hair clip and then bring
Centers of the hair clip and then bring
Centers of the hair clip and then bring it around and looping it back down
it around and looping it back down
it around and looping it back down through the hole at the top then we’re
through the hole at the top then we’re
through the hole at the top then we’re just gonna make a simple overhand knot
just gonna make a simple overhand knot
just gonna make a simple overhand knot and use a little dab of hot glue to
and use a little dab of hot glue to
and use a little dab of hot glue to prevent it from unraveling and then tie
prevent it from unraveling and then tie
prevent it from unraveling and then tie it a second time before the blue cools
it a second time before the blue cools
it a second time before the blue cools to help secure it in place now that we
to help secure it in place now that we
to help secure it in place now that we got one end tied and secure there’s
got one end tied and secure there’s
got one end tied and secure there’s important thing we need to do before we
important thing we need to do before we
important thing we need to do before we tie the other end and that’s take a
tie the other end and that’s take a
tie the other end and that’s take a little string and twist it up to make it
little string and twist it up to make it
little string and twist it up to make it a little bit tighter this will increase
a little bit tighter this will increase
a little bit tighter this will increase your ability and give it a little bit
your ability and give it a little bit
your ability and give it a little bit longer lifespan then with our string
longer lifespan then with our string
longer lifespan then with our string tighten we’re gonna take the other end
tighten we’re gonna take the other end
tighten we’re gonna take the other end we’re gonna loop it back through the
we’re gonna loop it back through the
we’re gonna loop it back through the hole at the other end tie it in a single
hole at the other end tie it in a single
hole at the other end tie it in a single knot and then that point we’re going to
knot and then that point we’re going to
knot and then that point we’re going to adjust the actual tightness of our
adjust the actual tightness of our
adjust the actual tightness of our bowstring itself you can use the table
bowstring itself you can use the table
bowstring itself you can use the table or your stomach just to press in a
or your stomach just to press in a
or your stomach just to press in a little bit as you tie the knot and then
little bit as you tie the knot and then
little bit as you tie the knot and then secure it with a second knot like you
secure it with a second knot like you
secure it with a second knot like you did the other one to hold everything
did the other one to hold everything
did the other one to hold everything securely in place
securely in place
securely in place [Music]
so here we are guys at this point our
so here we are guys at this point our micro longbow is just about complete
micro longbow is just about complete
micro longbow is just about complete we’ve just got these long strings
we’ve just got these long strings
we’ve just got these long strings flipping off the end here but because
flipping off the end here but because
flipping off the end here but because they’re glued in place and double
they’re glued in place and double
they’re glued in place and double knotted we can very easily snip those
knotted we can very easily snip those
knotted we can very easily snip those off with a pair of scissors and reuse
off with a pair of scissors and reuse
off with a pair of scissors and reuse this material to make some silencing
this material to make some silencing
this material to make some silencing tassels for the bowstring itself you can
tassels for the bowstring itself you can
tassels for the bowstring itself you can see I just took those leftover bits and
see I just took those leftover bits and
see I just took those leftover bits and string I tied them with a double knot on
string I tied them with a double knot on
string I tied them with a double knot on the tops and bottoms of the bowstring
the tops and bottoms of the bowstring
the tops and bottoms of the bowstring itself kind of in line with the lashings
itself kind of in line with the lashings
itself kind of in line with the lashings we did earlier and I snipped them down
we did earlier and I snipped them down
we did earlier and I snipped them down so they’re about a quarter to half an
so they’re about a quarter to half an
so they’re about a quarter to half an inch long and then just ruffled them up
inch long and then just ruffled them up
inch long and then just ruffled them up a little bit so they look like
a little bit so they look like
a little bit so they look like decorative castles that act as
decorative castles that act as
decorative castles that act as improvised dampers for the bowstring now
improvised dampers for the bowstring now
improvised dampers for the bowstring now of course these are mainly just for
of course these are mainly just for
of course these are mainly just for looks but it’s another cool way to use
looks but it’s another cool way to use
looks but it’s another cool way to use up some of those scraps before they go
up some of those scraps before they go
up some of those scraps before they go in the garbage alright at this point our
in the garbage alright at this point our
in the garbage alright at this point our bow is finished so let’s go ahead and
bow is finished so let’s go ahead and
bow is finished so let’s go ahead and make some arrows
make some arrows
make some arrows so for these improvised arrows we’re not
so for these improvised arrows we’re not
so for these improvised arrows we’re not going to be making true arrows that fly
going to be making true arrows that fly
going to be making true arrows that fly perfectly straight but we’re gonna be
perfectly straight but we’re gonna be
perfectly straight but we’re gonna be making something good enough start off
making something good enough start off
making something good enough start off by finding a few bamboo skewers and it
by finding a few bamboo skewers and it
by finding a few bamboo skewers and it is important to find the ones that are
is important to find the ones that are
is important to find the ones that are as straight as possible you see some of
as straight as possible you see some of
as straight as possible you see some of them are kind of wonky and jut off
them are kind of wonky and jut off
them are kind of wonky and jut off angles we don’t want those we want to go
angles we don’t want those we want to go
angles we don’t want those we want to go with the ones that are as close to
with the ones that are as close to
with the ones that are as close to perfectly straight as you rotate them
perfectly straight as you rotate them
perfectly straight as you rotate them around in the actual length of these
around in the actual length of these
around in the actual length of these arrows are gonna be about the same
arrows are gonna be about the same
arrows are gonna be about the same length as our bow itself so just lay the
length as our bow itself so just lay the
length as our bow itself so just lay the skewer over top find the distance and
skewer over top find the distance and
skewer over top find the distance and then break it off near the bottom and to
then break it off near the bottom and to
then break it off near the bottom and to help them walk into the bowstring a
help them walk into the bowstring a
help them walk into the bowstring a little bit better we can put a little
little bit better we can put a little
little bit better we can put a little knock in the end which can be easily
knock in the end which can be easily
knock in the end which can be easily made with a knife a pair of scissors or
made with a knife a pair of scissors or
made with a knife a pair of scissors or in my case a piece of broken hacksaw
in my case a piece of broken hacksaw
in my case a piece of broken hacksaw blade
now these arrows are made for very
now these arrows are made for very short-range target practice if we wanted
short-range target practice if we wanted
short-range target practice if we wanted them to go longer we’d actually have to
them to go longer we’d actually have to
them to go longer we’d actually have to add fletchings to the end which isn’t
add fletchings to the end which isn’t
add fletchings to the end which isn’t gonna work shooting them out through
gonna work shooting them out through
gonna work shooting them out through this hole here but one little trick that
this hole here but one little trick that
this hole here but one little trick that we can do to add a little bit of weight
we can do to add a little bit of weight
we can do to add a little bit of weight and help keep them centered as they fly
and help keep them centered as they fly
and help keep them centered as they fly through the air is to add a dab of hot
through the air is to add a dab of hot
through the air is to add a dab of hot glue about an inch down from the tip
glue about an inch down from the tip
glue about an inch down from the tip [Music]
it’s kind of like glassblowing I think
it’s kind of like glassblowing I think you want to keep it moving try and get
you want to keep it moving try and get
you want to keep it moving try and get it to settle into its aerodynamic of a
it to settle into its aerodynamic of a
it to settle into its aerodynamic of a ball isn’t it
but of course if you’re impatient like
but of course if you’re impatient like me you might just want to stick it on
me you might just want to stick it on
me you might just want to stick it on your tongue roll it around a little bit
your tongue roll it around a little bit
your tongue roll it around a little bit they’ll help dissipate the heat and get
they’ll help dissipate the heat and get
they’ll help dissipate the heat and get to cool down a little bit quicker plus
to cool down a little bit quicker plus
to cool down a little bit quicker plus you can kind of shape it a little more
you can kind of shape it a little more
you can kind of shape it a little more aerodynamically as well so there we have
aerodynamically as well so there we have
aerodynamically as well so there we have it guys our long bow and arrow are
it guys our long bow and arrow are
it guys our long bow and arrow are completely finished and ready for
completely finished and ready for
completely finished and ready for short-range target testing and for that
short-range target testing and for that
short-range target testing and for that we’re gonna be using a couple pieces of
we’re gonna be using a couple pieces of
we’re gonna be using a couple pieces of code I just grabbed a paper plate cut a
code I just grabbed a paper plate cut a
code I just grabbed a paper plate cut a slit down the middle and shove some
slit down the middle and shove some
slit down the middle and shove some toast down it to form a makeshift target
toast down it to form a makeshift target
toast down it to form a makeshift target and I made up a couple more long bows as
and I made up a couple more long bows as
and I made up a couple more long bows as well I think they all look really great
well I think they all look really great
well I think they all look really great so let’s put these things to the test
so let’s put these things to the test
so let’s put these things to the test and see how our little micro long bows
and see how our little micro long bows
and see how our little micro long bows hold up to the battle at the breakfast
hold up to the battle at the breakfast
hold up to the battle at the breakfast payroll
bang sweet
bang sweet [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] well there you have the guys that is how
well there you have the guys that is how
well there you have the guys that is how to make a micro longbow that you can now
to make a micro longbow that you can now
to make a micro longbow that you can now add to your arsenal of desktop weaponry
add to your arsenal of desktop weaponry
add to your arsenal of desktop weaponry thanks for joining me for this project
thanks for joining me for this project
thanks for joining me for this project I’ll be looking for in the next one talk
I’ll be looking for in the next one talk
I’ll be looking for in the next one talk to you then oh you gotta be kidding me
to you then oh you gotta be kidding me
to you then oh you gotta be kidding me how did I miss from Point Blank hey guys
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