swiss national museum crossbow LM-6010
Hi Guys, Attached is an article by A. Bichler, posted with permission, into a fascinating crossbow. The report is in German, but there is an English language summary at the end. To cut a long story...
View ArticleDrilling out the trigger grove?
So I've ruined one tiller already by drilling out at an angle free hand with a cordless drill. Any advice welcome on this please. Do I start from the nut socket and drill out??
View ArticleCranequin drawings
Hi friends! Could anybody share with me 15th/late 15th century central european cranequin drawings? it is time to make one) Thanks in advance!
View ArticleGoats Foot Lever
I spent the last days building a gafa for my bone covered crossbow since I was not able to span it very conveniently due to the lack of a stirrup and pulling 200lbswith the arms is possible, but not...
View ArticleTickler Dimensions?
How long should the Distill end off the trigger be ? The part from the pivot pin to the sear in the roller nut. would 75mm(3 inches) be ok? my build is only 110LB draw
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anyone know anything about this one - updated with new image
The label amused me, a long bow of 89cm length!! Clearly a not very long bow, but absolutely bang on for an early wooden crossbow lath. Don't think it was sinewed, could realistically be of any...
View Article17th century stonebow school project
I'm working with my 2 7th grade students making 3 stonebows based on the design in Gallway's book. I'm doing the big work, and they are doing the whitework and smithing, as well as the stocks. Using...
View ArticleLinen or Hemp String
I want to make a linen or hemp for current build. The prod is an SB 113 which pulls 190-250#. Where do I get the proper string material and how many strands for this string? I'd say enough strands...
View Articleswiss national museum crossbow IN-46
Attached are some images of perhaps my favourite hornbow, kindly supplied by the Swiss National Museum and posted here with their permission. I just love the graceful lines of this bow. Bow is 92cm...
View ArticlePVC pipe prod: Normal or loose laminate?
With PVC being as cheap as it is, i'm thinking i want to make a crossbow using a PVC prod and cocked with a wippe, which of course leads to the question of how powerful a practically sized PVC prod...
View ArticleHow to lash on a lath?
Hi everyone. There's no Walmart equivalent in the UK that I can just pop into so I am about to order in the cordage to finish my current project, a wooden lath 15th century central european style...
View Articlewhat's the best glue
Afternoon everyone, I have only got the water buffalo horn inlays left to prepare, and am now facing the glue-up. The spine inlays and table, nut re-enforcement and binding eye re-enforcement are all...
View ArticleHere I go, overthinking again
Ok, so I have had to tweak and adjust the stock and inlays, 2 steps forward, 3 steps back, but I am anticipating making the string, binding on the lath and applying a finish. I want to stay in the...
View ArticleMy first Crossbow Tell me what you think!
This is my first topic post and I'd like to show the crossbow I made in the last two vacations. Its a medieval inspired crossbow. Just a simple nut and lock trigger and a 130ish pound cheap recurve...
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Geezers finnish crossbows?
Geezers website mentions an article as a source for his F5 finnish crossbow type. Would someone (read: Geezer ) happen to know what article exactly? I tried a quick google search, but no luck. If I can...
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'mastic' in medieval crossbow decoration - what is it?
OK, so I am pretty much there with my current project tiller, I want to try this technique - impressed lines filled with 'some kind of black mastic' (Breiding, D, "the crossbow of Ulrich V"). Any...
View ArticleMaking a wooden prod
Hey there ! It's been a long time ! I want to build a new crossbow (surprise !!) with a wood prod and I was wondering. I have a nice board made of IPE with a straight grain (it's 0,75 inch thick). It's...
View Articleplease critique this tiller/stock dimensions
Apologies for the terminology errors, but as the tiller of my current project is getting toward completion, I want to check how sketchy the dimensions of the jaws for the lath/prod might be before...
View Articleprofile of medieval composite prods?
Did medieval composite prods used in warfare in the high middle ages have any recurve to them?
View Article8mm or 10mm for pivot
Evening all! So I've bought an 8mm bolt and a 10mm bolt to cut down to use as the pivot-bar of my tickler, I think the draw weight will be about 150lb. I can't really see much of a difference between...
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