Minecraft features a wide variety of weapons that you can use to damage mobs and other enemies. However, one of the most effective weapons players choose to wield time and time again is the simple bow. The bow is a weapon designed for longer range encounters, but it can deal a ton of damage if used correctly. Before you can think about wielding the bow, though, you need to know how to craft it in Minecraft.
Making a Bow in Minecraft
A bow is one of the easier weapons to make in Minecraft, only requiring two materials. Unfortunately, one of those materials can be difficult to come by. You can see the full crafting recipe for the bow below:
Take three Sticks to a crafting table and place them in the top middle box, middle left box, and bottom middle box.
With the Sticks in place, insert three Strings down the right column.
The crafting recipe for a bow in Minecraft
With that recipe, you'll make a simple bow that requires arrows to use. Sticks are arguably the most basic resource to acquire in Minecraft, as you simply need to place any Plank in the center of a crafting table. You can easily get dozens of Sticks with just a few Planks and you'll need them for plenty of other basic recipes in Minecraft.
