CraftQuiverMinecraft crafting guide
How to craft Bow in Minecraft
To craft a bow in Minecraft, place 3× Stick, 3× String in the exact pattern on a crafting table to craft 1 bow
Bow crafting recipe
Produces 1× Bow.
- This is a shaped recipe, meaning the items must be placed in this specific arrangement on the grid.
- Bow requires a crafting table to craft.
About the Bow
The Bow is a ranged weapon that fires arrows. Hold the use button to draw it back, and release to fire. A fully drawn shot travels further and deals more damage than a quick tap, so take the extra moment when you can.
Key facts:
- Uses arrows from your inventory.
- Can fire tipped and spectral arrows if you keep them in your offhand.
- Works well with enchantments like Power, Punch, Flame, Unbreaking, and Infinity.
How to get the Bow
You can craft a Bow with three sticks and three string. String comes from spiders or cobwebs, and sticks are easy to make from planks. Bows are not only crafted, though. Skeletons and strays sometimes drop one when killed, and apprentice fletcher villagers sell bows for emeralds.
Materials needed
Ingredient amounts for one craft, producing 1× Bow.
| Material | Per craft | Accepted items |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Exact item | |
| String | 3 | Exact item |
Quantity table
Crafts are rounded up when a recipe produces more than one item.
| Wanted | Crafts | Produced | Stick | String |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 48 |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 | 96 |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 192 | 192 |
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