0 Medieval crossbow guide

This is NOT made by me nor do I take credit, but it comes from a certain hungarian who will probably read this soon anyway. This is a (very picture heavy) guide on making a moderately powerful medieval crossbow.

First the lever for the trigger.

Now the piece from which the nut will be made - its from bone. Feel free to improvise.

Side view of the body - still a lump of wood, but you can see how the lever goes.

Top view.

After shaping the body.

Preparing the front.

Another look at the trigger, some extra holes& carving done.

Now the actual mechanism.

 There is a small steel spike here to stop the nut from being worn out by the lever.

The bow.

The holding piece.

 The parts after some finishing touches and finally - assembly.

 

This is what the end of the string looks like. 

Now this is for a fairly low power crossbow and the design can be modded for more durability. Anyone who tries this only needs to know the mechanical principles after all. I for once would add a thumb holder for the bolts.

0 First it was the torrents and I did nothing...

Yeah once more im joining the crowds that are going against Sopa, Acta, Pipa or however else you want to name it. I'm also here to deliver a warning. We will all die in horrible pain if they are not stopped. Why? Because bunny says so. And you better listen when bunny speaks.

 

 If you are not worried about your own personal safety, at least do it for the kittens ok?

 I mean its what the internet is made for - kittens. Why are you here if you don't love em?

 

0 Bloody cold weather

Uuuuh the damn frost is killing me. With most of my classes being in the afternoon, my sorry self gets frozen. Program for the last semester could be better, no argument here. Still I can't complain...if was on the campus or the student dorms I wouldn't have to drag my behind for 2 hours due to not having a car, but then I again when I get home, I get in home home - not some room shared with 2-3 others. The cold is stopping my work dead in its tracks - no way to work on the balcony like that, I value my fingers way too much, not to mention losing any desire for hard labour. Some good news is that all the effort gathering my savings in a bank deposit is slowly paying off. Too slowly of course, but it can cover the internet bill for now.

0 The warrior kitten

Beware, beware for he is coming....

And - he's not named yet. I couldn't  decide on a name, so I'll set up a poll for this. Also taking suggestions in the comments.

Finally finished my latest mini project - the awesome warrior kitten, ready to rise up to all challenges. 

 

Moderately difficult project. Nothing too tiresome for my eyes. Used gold plated links. As with all my projects the armor is removable with ease, and since its on a life size plushie it could on theory be placed on a real kitten, but I have no intention to try something like this. 

Anyway - here's the rest of the photos. 

In other news...I'm not too good. Its my last semester in university. After that its diploma time and then bye bye. And i'm not very certain i want to be a lawyer anymore - kinda freaking out because of all this....