0 Mini medieval crossbow model

Again with permission here's another of maister Aule's works. Following the same design and steps in his 15th century crossbow guide he made a miniature version. Photo quality is a bit bad, but you can see what's what on the big crossbow guide.


Here it is, half way through assembly - the wooden parts are carved out already, same goes for the lever and nut.

 Close shot of the body.

 Another shot of all the parts before assembly.

 Here it is, there is just no string attached yet.

 

Close shot of the trigger lever and nut.

 And finally the finished mini medieval crossbow next to a Nokia.

 

Here it is loaded for bear.

 

 And here it is test fired on a Suchard chocolates box. I wonder if there is a deeper subtle message in here? We might may never know.

 As you can see, its the bane of all chocolate boxes.

0 Minecraft spider pendant

Phew, now I'm not dead, don't worry. A lot of my projects are slowly progressing, and real life is rearing its ugly head. Anyway, ever since I saw the model and made my first minecraft spider, I wanted to make another one - this time in the proper colours. During my last visit to the store where I buy supplies, I finally got properly tinted parts.

Aaaand here it is - the minecraft spider. I tried to make is as close as possible to the original, but well, i was still limited by the parts. Took me just a few minutes to make it.

 You know that feel when you finally got some lapus lazuli and happily try to get it to your home only to have a spider drop on your head? We know it too. 

Oh yeah - I kinda botched the eyes - should have used acrylic paints, but that's quick and easy to fix.

Front view.

 

Side view

 

 Rear on 3/4

Here you can see it worn around the neck

  I might add a drop of glue to the center to fix the legs from moving, but that's it. Next I'm going to make a properly tinted cave spider.

0 Newest purchase - Russian infantry shield - 13th century

This one falls to the bargain you can't miss type.

Today I bought a 13th c. Russian tear drop infantry shield from a local historical reenactor, for 30 euro - that would be 45 USD or something.

Its much sturdier than ours - being made from proper wood, and not plywood. It has real leather for straps and on the edges, overall I really can't complain in any way about design, material etc. Even the bolts holding the straps are not bought, but hammered out from pig iron.

 It is however, quite smaller than my own norman kite shield, and being a big guy myself, I probably won't be using it personally. Still, a nice audition to have.

Here you can see the two compared.

0 Another homemade medieval crossbow guide part3/3

Last part.
Part 1/3
Part 2/3


This part will show in detail how to make the nut of the crossbow, the trigger lever, and partial assembly and finished product. What's missing is full assembly tutorial and the making of the bow itself.

Now the nut is finished, and its time to make the second part of the trigger mechanism - the lever.

Unfortunately the photos for the lever are insufficient.

 Finally the body is polished and assembly can begin.

The finished crossbow.

As you can see from the date, this is just a few months old.

0 Another homemade medieval crossbow guide part 2/3

Continuing from here. Another homemade crossbow 1/3


Now the holes for the trigger and the nut are being trimmed.

  And the nut is tested for good positioning and smooth movement.Thats kinda important - if the nut is not moving smooth it might misfire or worse.