trebuchet

Cool, now lets make a big one and try to chuck a refrigerator, ha ha. Nicely done.

-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.

Very nice..I just saw a show on the History TV channel the other nite about those trebuchets (the original slingshot)... toss a golf ball 25 yards? I couldn’t even hit a golf ball that far.

-- Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. http://www.FineArtBoxes.com

My son won his science fair a number of years ago with a trebuchet. He really enjoyed building it. The originals led to the end of castles, as they could no longer protect the occupants.

What did you use for weight in the bucket?

Have fun storming the castle.

-- Wood is not velveeta

sounds like a great pitching wedge to me, and probably more accurate and consistent than I could ever be with a golf club in my hands!
I’ve also wanted to build one of these, and I’ve been looking at photos since my boy was born, more than 10 years ago. Time is slipping quickly away. Thanks for the reminder!!

well done, keep posting,
M

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

Nice Now use it for tennis balls to aggravate the neighbors Dog LOL

-- Proverbs Ch:3 vs 5,6,7 Trust in the lord with all thine heart and lean not unto your own understanding but in all your ways aknowledge him and he shall direct your path elmerthomas81@neo.rr.com

thanks for the nice comments. stormthecastle has plans for different size and type of machines. kids really get a kick out of mine. have fun

-- jg

i used broken wheel weights for counter weight. dont remember how much i used but i mashed it as full as i could

-- jg