How to Make a Bow and Arrow in Minecraft

Make sure you have a crafting table built., Make sure you have your materials., Arrange your sticks in the crafting table grid., Arrange your strings in the crafting table grid., Craft your bow.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Make sure you have a crafting table built.

    Crafting tables can be made by placing a block of wood in the 2x2 crafting area, making 4 wooden planks.

    These 4 wooden planks are placed in the crafting area again, giving you a crafting table.

    Crafting tables can be placed on the ground.

    They show a 3x3 grid in which many of the game's item can be made.

    Crafting tables can also be found in villages.
  2. Step 2: Make sure you have your materials.

    In order to craft a bow, you will need: 3 Sticks In order to make sticks, you need two wooden planks.

    In order to make wooden planks, you need wood. 3 Strings You can get string by killing spiders.

    It is common for spiders to drop 0 to 2 strings at a time, so you may have to kill more than one spider in order to get string.

    You may also find string by searching a mine for a web and breaking it. , Arrange your sticks in the following triangle pattern in order to begin crafting a bow:
    In the upper 1/3 of your crafting table grid, place one stick in the middle In the middle 1/3 of your crafting table grid, place one stick on the right In the bottom 1/3 of your crafting table grid, place one stick in the middle , Arrange your strings in the following straight line pattern in order to finish crafting a bow:
    Make a straight line descending down the left of the grid, using three strings , Click on the craft button in order to turn the raw materials into a bow.
  3. Step 3: Arrange your sticks in the crafting table grid.

  4. Step 4: Arrange your strings in the crafting table grid.

  5. Step 5: Craft your bow.

Detailed Guide

Crafting tables can be made by placing a block of wood in the 2x2 crafting area, making 4 wooden planks.

These 4 wooden planks are placed in the crafting area again, giving you a crafting table.

Crafting tables can be placed on the ground.

They show a 3x3 grid in which many of the game's item can be made.

Crafting tables can also be found in villages.

In order to craft a bow, you will need: 3 Sticks In order to make sticks, you need two wooden planks.

In order to make wooden planks, you need wood. 3 Strings You can get string by killing spiders.

It is common for spiders to drop 0 to 2 strings at a time, so you may have to kill more than one spider in order to get string.

You may also find string by searching a mine for a web and breaking it. , Arrange your sticks in the following triangle pattern in order to begin crafting a bow:
In the upper 1/3 of your crafting table grid, place one stick in the middle In the middle 1/3 of your crafting table grid, place one stick on the right In the bottom 1/3 of your crafting table grid, place one stick in the middle , Arrange your strings in the following straight line pattern in order to finish crafting a bow:
Make a straight line descending down the left of the grid, using three strings , Click on the craft button in order to turn the raw materials into a bow.

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