Spent way too much time building a toy Trebuchet

That is quite a lovely trebuchet! Where do you plan to take it into battle? Is it your own design? What can you throw and how far can you throw it? I am tempted to try one too – especially after seeing this piece of art.

-- Kay - Just a girl who loves wood.

Battle plans… Office warfare!

It will throw a Jolly Rancher About 25 feet.

My design??? Kinda. I spent a lot of time checking out other ones her on LJs and the web and I spent a lot of time studying Taff’s wonderful piece (http://lumberjocks.com/projects/48986). Bottom line, I took inspiration from the masters before me but I’m Proud to call this one all my own.

-- We've got enough youth. Let's search for a fountain of smart.

Very nice trebuchet!

Best looking one I have ever seen. Well done.

-- Vince

Nice work! You can’t spend too much time doing stuff like this ;-)

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence

Very impresive machine, perfectly made.

-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted

Nice build. I sense punkins in your future.

Looks like my link to Taff’s trebuchet didn’t work. Trying again. If this doesn’t work http://lumberjocks.com/projects/48986 just search on his project number 48986.

-- We've got enough youth. Let's search for a fountain of smart.

There is no such thing as spending too much time building a toy trebuchet. Looking forward to seeing the catapult.

-- From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned. Immanuel Kant

You’ve got a great looking desktop trebuchet… Now it’s time to build a BIG one and go Punkin Chunkin... Just search Google for the key words “punkin chunkin” and you’ll find they have a category for you to compete and win!

-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com

Did somebody say pumpkin’ chunkin?!

-- If you can dream it, I can do it!

This reminds me of my Physics project way back in high school. But yours is way better!

Punkin’ chunkin’ is just a stones throw away. :) I love seeing all those machines work.

It gave you hours of fun before it was even done. It did what a toy is supposed to do even before it was a toy. I think that is time well spent not wasted.

-- In the end, when your life flashes before your eyes, will you like what you see?

I’m still waiting for a better team name than ” Big 10 Inch”....

Though, the wife says 12 would be more appropriate…

heheheheheheheheheh….

-- Beer, Beer, Thank God for Beer. It's my way of keeping my mind fresh and clear...

Very Nice, much nicer looking than mine!! I love the contrasting woods!!

-- I have cut this board twice & now it's too short!!-Me-too many times.