User blog comment:Charcoal121/Favorite Weapons: Recon/@comment-1840523-20120107160800/@comment-1840523-20120108200141

Metal can be made to flex, although I don't believe even Eorlund Grey-Mane has invented smart alloys yet. The lack of every part to make a bow (i.e. the bowstring, wood, etc.) is simply to make the game much simpler to play. Why else do you think they changed the core stat number from eight in TES4 to three in Skyrim?