How do you craft a Bow in Minecraft?

Open a Crafting Table and place the ingredients in the correct pattern. This recipe requires 3 Stick, 3 String and produces 1 Bow per craft.

How many Bow does this recipe make?

Each successful craft yields 1 Bow in Minecraft 26.3.

What can you make with Bow?

Bow is used as an ingredient in 1 other recipe, including Dispenser.

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How to Craft Bow

Minecraft 26.3 Combat 1 per craft

The Bow is a combat item in Minecraft 26.3. You craft it at a Crafting Table from 3 Stick, 3 String, and each craft produces a single Bow. It is an ingredient in 1 other recipe.

Bow crafting recipe — the exact Crafting Table grid layout in Minecraft 26.3

Crafted at a Crafting Table. Click any ingredient to see its recipe.

Recipe data generated from Minecraft 26.3, last verified 2026-05-07.

Ingredients to Craft Bow

3 Stick × 3
3 String × 3

Items You Can Craft with Bow

Bow is an ingredient in 1 other Minecraft recipe.

Dispenser

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you craft a Bow in Minecraft?: Open a Crafting Table and place the ingredients in the correct pattern shown above. This recipe requires 3 Stick, 3 String and produces 1 Bow per craft.
How many Bow does this recipe make?: Each successful craft yields 1 Bow in Minecraft 26.3.
What station do you need to craft Bow?: You need a Crafting Table.
What can you make with Bow?: Bow is used as an ingredient in 1 other recipe, including Dispenser.