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TeafortheSoul · 10-27-2015, 01:37 AM

SPOILER!!: instructions

Char took.... a long time finding the right piece of wood. She tried one and it snapped almost instantly as if it had decided NOPE NOT FOR YOU CHARLOTTE KETTLEBURN.

The thing WAS she absolutely was EXCITED ABOUT THIS. Char LOVED archery, it was so FUN to shoot things at things! It was her favourite thing to do when visiting her uncles AND she'd got to make a bow before with uncle Keir, not a long bow but STILL! Eventually she chose a length of wood made from Laurel, it being the one, after so many other bits had been taken from the pile, that her hand kept coming back to.

Confidently, she took the wood and found a spot to work on it, more than happy to work at her own pace. She stood it up and looked UP at the top end of it. It was so much bigger than her. Holding it carefully, reaching as high as she could, Char pressed against the wood until it swiveled just so. She marked the wood with her wand and then started on diffindoing the excess length. This she took her time with too. Most of her classmates were already SHOOTING their arrows from bows, but she was still making hers. It was hard WORK. And also, if she didn't make it smoothly then it wouldn't aim as well, right? Also she used her wand to drill holes at the ends thinking that'd be the easiest way to tie the caterpillar silk, probably!

Eventually she had the bow cut and shaped. Her bow? It was getting a name. She carved that in with Intaglio after watching to see how the spell was done and practicing it on some off cuts. She was doing the carving before stringing the bow just because she thought it'd be easier.

I. F. R. I. T.

Her bow was called Ifrit.

Moving on to stringing it, Char took the Caterpillar silk and carefully attached it, threading it through and tieing it at one end, and then carefully resting that end against the ground and bending the wood to string the other end. It took a few goes that was for sure.

But done now! And she could go shoot it yes? Maybe? EEEEP! She wanted to impress the centaurs! LOOK THERE WERE MORE OF THEM!

10-27-2015, 01:37 AM	#178 (permalink)
TeafortheSoul Formerly: Tegz Demiguise Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 24,243 Hogwarts RPG Name: ??? Ravenclaw Hogwarts RPG Name: Ronnie Thurkell Gryffindor Seventh Year x12 x12	making bow catch up post ^_^ lives in a hobbit hole \|\| Ern and Touz's Nuzzle \|\| roflysst \|\| looking at a seed packet SPOILER!!: instructions Creating a bow and naming it Select a wood from the pile and shape it. Each piece of wood is approximately 6 feet in length. Every piece of wood will have a natural curve, no matter how slight so listen to the wood. Place your one end wood to the ground with one hand holding it in place at the top. With your other hand, press lightly against its middle. It will swivel so that its natural belly faces you. In the middle of your wood, use your wand cut two lines approximately 3 inches apart to indicate where the handle will be. Using your wand, shave wood off either end of your wood until both the upper and lower limbs curve similarly to each other. You want the bow to be strongest (thickest) at the handhold. Use one of the provided strands of caterpillar silk (in the woven basket behind the pile of wood) and tie it to both ends of your bow. Make sure it is taut. Select a name and carve it into the handle of your bow. OOC: for cutting/shapping the bow - Diffindo for engraving the name into the bow - Intaglio 1-2 posts required approximately 12 hours to complete; catch up okay if lesson has moved on Char took.... a long time finding the right piece of wood. She tried one and it snapped almost instantly as if it had decided NOPE NOT FOR YOU CHARLOTTE KETTLEBURN. The thing WAS she absolutely was EXCITED ABOUT THIS. Char LOVED archery, it was so FUN to shoot things at things! It was her favourite thing to do when visiting her uncles AND she'd got to make a bow before with uncle Keir, not a long bow but STILL! Eventually she chose a length of wood made from Laurel, it being the one, after so many other bits had been taken from the pile, that her hand kept coming back to. Confidently, she took the wood and found a spot to work on it, more than happy to work at her own pace. She stood it up and looked UP at the top end of it. It was so much bigger than her. Holding it carefully, reaching as high as she could, Char pressed against the wood until it swiveled just so. She marked the wood with her wand and then started on diffindoing the excess length. This she took her time with too. Most of her classmates were already SHOOTING their arrows from bows, but she was still making hers. It was hard WORK. And also, if she didn't make it smoothly then it wouldn't aim as well, right? Also she used her wand to drill holes at the ends thinking that'd be the easiest way to tie the caterpillar silk, probably! Eventually she had the bow cut and shaped. Her bow? It was getting a name. She carved that in with Intaglio after watching to see how the spell was done and practicing it on some off cuts. She was doing the carving before stringing the bow just because she thought it'd be easier. I. F. R. I. T. Her bow was called Ifrit. Moving on to stringing it, Char took the Caterpillar silk and carefully attached it, threading it through and tieing it at one end, and then carefully resting that end against the ground and bending the wood to string the other end. It took a few goes that was for sure. But done now! And she could go shoot it yes? Maybe? EEEEP! She wanted to impress the centaurs! LOOK THERE WERE MORE OF THEM! __________________ love is like a letter wrote :: and life is like an envelope be careful who you give it to :: they might not give it back to you