Douluo: My Sand Sculpture Player

Chapter 66 Bow and Arrow

Zhou Pingping held a stone in her hand and used the sharp part to start cutting off the inner arc of the thicker part of the wood, that is, the position of the belly of the wood. When shooting the arrow, she shot in the same direction as her own back until the width and pulling force were compared with Until the finer parts are the same.

If the entire length of the wood is about the same thickness, you'll need to shave off part of the wood at both ends.

The middle of the longbow should be strong and strong, and the two end parts should be thin and elastic, and the thickness and length of the two ends should be roughly equal.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Pingping used the sharp part of the stone to cut out two notches on both ends of the long bow. They were about two centimeters, which is the width of a woman's thumb. The notches were in a half-moon shape. On the outside of the arc, this Notch for tying rope.

After simply making the long bow, Zhou Pingping took out the spider silk purchased from the player's camp.

In fact, according to Zhou Pingping's past experience, when choosing the material for the bow string, it is best to choose rawhide whip, thin nylon rope, hemp rope, fishing line, cotton thread or silk, ordinary hemp thread or even grapevine or tendon. These materials are all made of Excellent material for bow strings.

An interesting point of knowledge is that the bow strings you choose should not actually be too elastic, because the strength comes from the longbow made of wood, not these bow strings.

The Man-Faced Demon Spider silk was bought from Fang Zheng, and Zhou Pingping knew for the first time that this thing had good toughness, so after talking to Fang Zheng, she thought of buying it, and now she is using it.

Zhou Pingping fastens the lower bow tip to the ankle of her left foot, crosses the bow belly with her right leg, holds the upper bow tip with her right hand and bends the bow upward, and then hangs the string with her left hand. This method is also called the moon-looking method. For the recurvature This method can be used for bows that are not too big and not too heavy. It was also the most common method used by hunters in the old forests of the mountains to make bows and arrows in the wild.

After working on the long bow and bowstring, Zhou Pingping tried playing it a few times.

"Buzz!"

The crystal clear spider silk made a slight buzzing sound as the fingers moved it.

In fact, as long as you understand a little bit of physics knowledge, you will know that the rate of fire and power are contradictory. If you want a high rate of fire, you must sacrifice power. Use a soft bow with a low poundage. If you want strong penetration, you must spend time to become stronger. The crossbow is cocked.

Unless you are using a crossbow modified with modern technology, such as using an electric motor to wind the bow, or simply using a high-pressure gas cylinder as power, it is possible to solve the conflicting problem of fire rate and power.

The structure of bows and arrows has been finalized for thousands of years. It is very simple and smooth. There is almost no room for modification in the structure. An excellent archery athlete can appreciate the approximate level of shooting speed and power of this bow from the trembling of the bow string. .

"The bowstring made from the spider silk is far beyond my expectations."

After listening to the sound of the bowstring vibrating, Zhou Pingping nodded with some satisfaction.

"It's just that the materials for the longbow on hand are too stretched and cannot fully utilize the toughness of the spider silk. If better materials are available, I guess I might be able to make a longbow with a rate of fire comparable to bullets."

Of course, at present, this is just a whimsical idea of ​​Zhou Pingping.

After all, in reality, it is impossible to make a longbow that is comparable to a hot weapon.

Zhou Pingping put down the long bow in her hand and turned around to find the wooden stick for making arrows.

Generally speaking, the sticks used to make arrows are as straight as possible. The wood is preferably dry. The length of each arrow should be about half of the long bow, or as long as it can draw the long bow. It's okay, but it won't work if the long bow is fully drawn and the arrow length is not enough.

Of course, this works even if you don't have dead wood on hand, but it will take a lot of time to let the raw wood dry naturally, because if you put it on a fire to dry, the sap may burn.

In addition, strong and straight plants that can be used to make arrows include goldenrod and mullein, both of which can be found in the wild.

Zhou Pingping flattened the surrounding area of ​​the arrow. Put the arrow shaft on a lighted fire and heat it slightly, and the arrow will straighten. During the whole process, Zhou Pingping did not dare to be careless at all, for fear of burning the stick. After a round of slight heating, the arrow will straighten. As the stick cooled, Zhou Pingping held the arrow straight. Carve a small notch into the back end of each arrow to set the string.

The simplest arrowhead is to sharpen the front end of the shaft.

This is really the simplest and roughest job. Zhou Pingping placed the arrow shaft on a stone and ground it into a sharp point, then placed it on the fire to warm it slightly to harden it.

In fact, Zhou Pingping can also use metal, stone, glass or bone to make arrowheads. First, he carves a notch on the wooden stick, then inserts the arrowhead into it, and then ties the arrowhead and wooden stick tightly with something like a rope.

But for the time being, Zhou Pingping has no intention of doing this. Instead, he will first test the power of the simplest arrows, and then continue to improve them. These methods will be used when the time comes.

After making the arrows, Zhou Pingping temporarily shelved her plan to make tail feathers because she had no feathers on hand.

Tail feathers can help the arrow's flight path be more precise, but they are not a necessary part of the arrow.

When making arrows, there is no need to glue feathers on. You only need to simply cut out fine shavings and leave one end on the arrow shaft. The shavings naturally curl up and can be used as temporary tail feathers, which is also easy to make.

The biggest factor that affects the shooting efficiency of a traditional bow is winding. It takes time to draw the arrow out of the quiver or put the arrow on the ground on the bow. In addition, the way to draw the bow also determines the archery technique. The difficulty cannot be achieved overnight.

The moment Zhou Pingping bent her bow and set an arrow, she felt like she was back in her days as an archery athlete, and that unparalleled sense of familiarity began to flood her heart.

For an archery athlete, hard training has already made her regard the bow and arrow as a part of the body with an extended arm. She stands with her feet slightly apart, her head is stable, she raises the long bow to look level with herself, and her eyes look straight when she takes aim. There are fruits hanging from the branches of a big tree in front of me, and I think of it as a fixed bull's-eye.

The tail end of the arrow held in his right hand was suddenly released, and the spider silk bowstring pushed the arrow out under the action of elasticity. The arrow flew straight forward, making an indescribable movement in mid-air. Due to the obvious parabolic motion, the sharpened arrow accurately penetrated the fruit. The inertia force contained in the arrow drove the fruit away from the branch. After moving a short distance on the horizontal line, it fell down under the action of gravity. Fall to the ground.

"boom!"

The fruit rolled a few times, leaving gurgling juice from the wounds caused by the arrows.

(End of this chapter)