1. In crafting relatively anything in Minecraft, you need to open the crafting menu first. The crafting table should be opened to have a 3×3 crafting grid.
2. After you must have located the 3×3 crafting grid in the crafting area, then you have to add the right items to make your bow. Therefore, simply place three sticks and three strings in your 3×3 crafting grid. It highly essential that you arrange your items properly. Hence, arrange them in this manner: On the first row of your grid, place a stick on its second column, and a string on its third column. For the second row, place a stick on the first column and a string in the third column. And lastly, on the third row, place a stick on the second column and a string on the third column. This is the ideal recipe for creating a bow in a Minecraft.
3. After you must have done that, your bow would appear towards the right side of your grid. The next thing to do is to move it to your inventory.