However, that is what i have: the frontal part has a smaller railing to keep the arrow (in this case, a matchstick) in position. If i had to make a second repeating crossbow (and i will), i would have added the magazine from the beginning. Note that the “arrows magazine” is still not in position. Let’s take a closer look to the moving part in the center. After the glue was dry, they were a single piece. To prevent the two beams of the loading mechanism to move indipendently, i blocked them on both sides. The central moving part is visible in the photo, and has a gap where the rope will remain blocked turing the loading. Using a metal rod obtained from a paperclip i fixed the two joints of the loading mechanism. Note that for the whole project i didn’t use any ruler. I used two sticks to make the beaming, taking the measurements before cutting them in shape. The recharging mechanism is really similar to the one shown in the ancient illustration. Now the crossbow shape is clrealry visible. I removed part of the rail, where the grip will be, then i glued the bow on the tip of the body. On the back side, i cleaned the irregularities with a cutter, then i finely sanded the surface to have a smooth finish. I glued on the sides another two sticks, this time a little elevated to create a rail. It took only 10 minutes to have a solid structure. Meanwhile, for the body of the crossbow i used some popcicle sticks glued together, kept under pressure until dry. For the rest of the construction i used only PVA glue. I used two rectangular hairpins (i’m not sure that’s the right term for those) for the flexible parts, glued together with some cyanacrilic. I wanted do build something more challenging, and i stumbled across this picture.įrom that moment i couldn’t think of anything else, i WANTED a repeating crossbow, and even though the picture was decades (or centuries?) old, that was clear enough to start building something.įirst of all, i needed the bow. The result was a bigger crossbow with trigger, meant as a gift for a friend.īut it wasn’t enough. The result was fairly simple but really appealing, and made me want making one. The other day i saw an amazing and inspiring video about making crossbow with hairpins, popcicle sticks and a short rope.
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