MOUNT VERNON — It didn’t look anything like a bow. A branch, maybe, possibly a piece of firewood. But a bow, no chance. Curt Brisky, however, saw past the rough exterior of the length of Pacific yew ...

Learn how to turn a simple wooden stave — which you can cut to size yourself — into a stick bow, complete with homemade bowstring, designed perfectly for your shooting style and preferences. This past ...