It helped me realise the bunch of bullcabbage that is Fletching. - Bowstrings are made from several thin threads woven together into strings, who are woven together into a string. Also, you need special equipment to make them. Maybe this was different when they were made approximage 500 years ago, but it's obsolete now. - Compound bows are shorter bows with pullies on them, being able to fire an arrow faster than an normal bow due to the increased strength. - You need long straight logs (or short trees) to make bows, not the short logs you chop with woodcutting. - You can't string a bow with one hand. You just can't. You need to use either a special rope or your feet, with the latter might result in a loss of eyeballs. I know, it's rather petty, but true.