Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Bikewer on October 10, 2007, 04:48:13 pm
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I've just gotten my crossbow project into shooting condition, and fired a couple of shots out in the yard:
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Bikewer/Crossbow001.jpg?t=1192044092)
Mostly a test-bed, but it works; shot quite accurately if not very powerfully. The silk-backed red oak prod only pulls about 50 pounds, so it's rather light. The roller nut is hand-hogged out of aluminum bar stock, and the axle is actually from an inline skate wheel... (not too traditional...)
Those sideplates are from some stainless stock I found at work, amazingly tough. I had to buy the super-heavy-duty-tungsten drills to get through the stuff!
The bolt has a .40 S&W shell case for a blunt point, and two turkey-feather fletches. Seemed to fly quite nicely.
What a pain it is to brace this thing! I'm dreading trying to brace a "real" prod.
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Pretty neat project, definitely will make people look twice.
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Good evening friend ..... I'm from Brazil and I found it on google apologize for the invasion ..... but I'm making a beast and would be able to learn to make my arrows for a 150 pound crossbow to know the project with the reference. . Tamano weight, and how to balance
arc design has a lot of nothing but how to make an arrow................my e-mail actis.jorge@gmail.com
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pretty sweet. been thinking of making a crossbow myself
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NICE!!!!!!!