Mike Berryhill works on a piece of bois d’arc as he makes a longbow. The Creek elder sometimes spends hours walking through woods, searching for the right tree branch to use in making a bow.

Indian family branches out with novel tree house. The fig tree, known as peepal in Hindi, is considered sacred in India and cutting one down is considered inauspicious. Afp June 18, 2019.

Because bows are made from vertical slices of the tree, ... Step 9: Create a tiller tree (below) to test your bow’s flexibility. Vertically secure a 2 x 4 to the wall.