Some of the features I was wrestling with were a mechanical safety, a bull-pup trigger configuration with at least a bit of mechanical advantage, and fabricating everything myself except the prod and string. Those will be for the next project!
![Number Two DSCN0077](https://2img.net/h/i116.photobucket.com/albums/o18/AlbatrosD3/DSCN0077.jpg)
The prod is 150# fiberglass, covered with nearly completetly in leather. It's held in the socket by wooden wedges. It draws a full 12" from rest to the lock nut. The wood is Ash, not what I would reccomend for a pistol grip since it's so splitty, but it was cheap! I mitigated the splitting factor by drilling a 1/2" hole all the way through the grip and gluing in an oak dowel. The finish is a combination of ebony stain, black enamel paint, and polyeurethane. I was going for a faux antique look, and like the almost "camo" pattern I came up with. The lock plates, prod plates and trigger/lock bits are blued steel, the grip guard and stirrup are painted aluminum. The nut is delrin and the nut socket is UHMW plastic. More on that to come.
![Number Two DSCN0069](https://2img.net/h/i116.photobucket.com/albums/o18/AlbatrosD3/DSCN0069.jpg)
Initial survey indicates Yes! It's a shooter. The projectiles are 16" overall, 3/8" carbon fiber tube with Richard Head points, plastic fletching, and small screws glued into the butts.
![Number Two DSCN0073](https://2img.net/h/i116.photobucket.com/albums/o18/AlbatrosD3/DSCN0073.jpg)
I still have a lot of work to do on it, though, and this is where I'll do it: The arbalist stand I just finished. The best part is the only thing I had to buy was the jack for $20, the lumber and metal tool stand I picked up for free.
![Number Two DSCN0072](https://2img.net/h/i116.photobucket.com/albums/o18/AlbatrosD3/DSCN0072.jpg)