In this video a local bow maker is crafting a new bow as he prepares for an archery match. A hard type of bamboo, locally known as 'Leeshing' in Tshanglakha/Sharchop, is cut from the forest and kept over a fireplace to dry. The man picks a pair of bamboo pieces, measuring with his fingers an appropriate length for the two halves. Traditional bamboo bows are made by putting together two halves into one bow. After getting the needed length, the dust on the bamboo is washed off. Then the craftsman uses a knife and a hand plane to refine and shave off unwanted parts of bamboo, according to the design of the bow. The process continues by heating the bamboo over a fire in order to strengthen the power in the bow. The bamboo is then cooled down for some time before the craftsman puts the two halves together, binding the ends together with a rubber band. He uses a metallic wire to join the bamboo, then removes the rubber band a drills a hole in the center into which he nails a piece of bamboo.