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    A selfspanning crossbow in the Loeffelholz MS

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    Post by mac Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:05 pm

    First topic message reminder :

    Here are a couple of details from pages in the Loeffelholz manuscript of 1505. http://jbc.bj.uj.edu.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=258834&from=publication

    They show a pretty cool way to make a selfspanning bow. Sorry about how I cropped one of the nocks.  The images from the Biblioteka Jagiellonska are DjVu format and I had to use screen captures to get them into Jpeg. Unfortunately,  the zoom was in set increments.   Perhaps a Geekier fellow would have a better way....


    In any case, here it is.  As military tretises go, Loeffelholz is very reliable.  So, who knows... this might even work.

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    Post by edstuff Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:09 pm

    What kind of work is needed to be done to make the action on something like this?
    I USED to be a metal worker.  But it's been years since I did any work, ever since the company was sold.  I used to make steel art on my lunch breaks.  I really miss those days.

    Edit: this is an example of a sculpture I made
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    Post by edstuff Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:15 am

    Got a lil bit more drafted. I'll keep posting if I get more done.
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