squirrelslinger wrote on Feb 17
th, 2013 at 10:19pm:
Good point... but what if I spend $15 on a nice maple board stave, make a #65 bow and arrows from scrap from the board.. then it isn't lethal?
No, then you bought a board, spent a lot of time, and made a weapon, you still need a string too. Good luck buying a custom finished self bow for $15.
You could also pick up a rock and kill something with it.
My point is, its better to save up for something better that will actually meet what you want it to do.
Things cost money in the real world. If you want quality, you either have to spend a lot of time making money and then buying something, or spend a lot of time learning a skill to make something well.