With the newest update, version 1.13.0.15
In the survival mode. It cant make a dispenser, even tho i already used the receipt book and there's always have a sign that u need a bow to make it which i does have it. And when i put it manually there's no dispenser shown up.
It seems like dispenser now requires a fully repaired bow (something not mentioned in patch notes) so I consider it a bug.
It is frustrating and unclear.
Reported on current patch, 1.13, Windows 10 edition