This experiment set out to recreate an ancient Chinese repeating crossbow using historically plausible materials and hand-forged components. By carving the wooden stock, shaping a bamboo bow, forging ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Longbows, or Yumi, have been used in Japan for centuries. But today, a handmade bamboo bow can cost over $2,000. At over 2 meters ...

While bamboo holds incredible potential as a building material, efforts to build durable bamboo structures often fall short with errors made in both the design and building process. Bamboo structures ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Longbows, or Yumi, have been used in Japan for centuries. But today, a handmade bamboo bow can cost over $2,000. At over 2 meters tall, these bows are difficult handle.