Where to get tips for home made bolts?
I need tips and other parts for my home made bolts, or where to buy these parts, also some guild on putting it together. lots of thanks for any help hag. I forgot to add my bolt size is 3/8 of an inch OD.
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View ArticleA selfspanning crossbow in the Loeffelholz MS
Here are a couple of details from pages in the Loeffelholz manuscript of 1505. http://jbc.bj.uj.edu.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=258834&from=publication They show a pretty cool way to make a...
View ArticleCutting a Bolt Groove
OK guys. I tried out the bolt rest.....not a fan.... So, I want to cut a bolt groove in my existing tiller. How and with what should I hand cut the groove? I do own a dremel.... Pics are a bonus!
View ArticleKeeping a Crossbow Drawn?
Hello, I just registered. I had a question related to keeping crossbows loaded/drawn. This may not be the place to post this. How long can you keep a crossbow drawn before it starts to have negative...
View ArticleDacron B50 Stretch
I have a SB113 prod, #200. Per Gary at SB, the string length for this prod is 26.5 I have made a lot of bow strings and that isn't the issue. Dacron will stretch....quite a lot. What are your thoughts...
View ArticleSpanning & Shooting my crossbow
Hi! I recently made a video of myself shooting at 2 mm steel plate. Later I shoot from range of 65 meters.
View ArticleMy homemade flemish crossbow
Some technical data: Total length (with stirrup): 85 cm Length of stock: 75 cm Total weigth: 3,3 kg Weigth of goatsfoot: 0.9 kg Steel bow parameters: Length of string: 64 cm Width in the center: 35...
View ArticleSTRINGS, How to?
I'm in the middle of modifying a Barnett Commando, you may have seen my other threads on this forum. The prod I made is going to require a custom string and I've read some other members post about what...
View ArticleFirst-ever crossbow, trying a pin and lever lock
I've been unable to find a resource that tells me how the prods should be canted (to figure out where the bowstring would be, if it needs to be angled lower than one would with a nut). Can anyone help?...
View ArticleMy new crossbow
Here are some impressions of my latest build. Tiller is from Maple with bone covering/inlay, prod is the first self produced one. Didn´t make a shot yet, weather is terrible and I do not have a fitting...
View ArticleQuestions before I start my First Crossbow
Hello, I have been eyeing up a crossbow for sometime and am considering making it one of my summer projects. Now since I have never made a crossbow before I have a few questions. I am planning to...
View ArticleNew crossbow I have been working on for the last couple months.
Hi guys, I finally got off my butt and started working on a couple projects I started a couple years back. I ended up taking a long hiatus from crossbowery (is that a word?) and pursued various...
View ArticleAuthentic-looking strings for medievals...
I make custom Flemish twist crossbow strings for medieval crossbows. The first 2 pix I call "Sinew". I use BCY B55 Dacron, BCY Dynaflight 97, BCY Force 10 [the world's strongest bowstring material],...
View ArticleMedieval style crossbow using scavanged materials.
I have made my first rolling-nut style crossbow as a proof of concept. Due to budget constraints, all of the materials were under $10 dollars or scavenged off my farm. I am wondering if using...
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Cranequin gear?
Hi all, Those pieces all excavated from someplace in Serbia and the gear coined as cranequin gear since it was found with other crossbow parts but it looks too thin and large for a cranequinn gear for...
View ArticleNewb stirrup/irons question
This will seem a dumb question so i apologize in advance Im blacksmithing the parts for my first crossbow. I cant seem to wrap my head around the stirrup and irons relationship. They are seperate...
View ArticleWood Prod II
I haven’t reported in lately but I’m following the notes here on The Guild and appreciate them very much. Am making progress – but very SLOWLY! Currently working on the third wood prod; first one...
View ArticleSocket rienforcement discussion
Let's bring some more life into the sectionI see many bows with reinforced nut sockets. And many without. I imagine there is a weight limit and wood characteristics consideration cutoff for doing it...
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