How to make a slurbow?
Hi have been looking into making some crossbows that will shoot spherical objects for my friends. In the beginning I was leaning towards bullet crossbows otherwise known as pellet bows. The crossbows...
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appalachian crossbow trigger mechanism
I had a question about what the trigger mechanisms of crossbows of the Appalachians looked like. If anyone has any diagrams or plans that would really help. The crossbow I plan on building is light so...
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notch lock trigger mechanism
I wanted to make the crossbow the shape of a rifle so I was going to instead of a tickler make a trigger. So would just getting rid of the long lever and replacing it with a trigger work? Any plans,...
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Stonebow Buildalong
The two drawings are of a riser for a stonebow. I am going to make it similar to a takedown recurve bow. Except the limbs are going to be held by a 16 gauge metal sheet sleeve that is screwed on to...
View ArticleSteel Recurve Prods
Has anyone here made one? Does the design add cast, as it does on vertical wood/glass recurves? If so, who can suggest dimensions of the prod? It would also help shorten the bow width, though probably...
View ArticleMy second crossbow, the "little devil"
Greetings to the guild! New member here from New Mexico. I'm a blacksmith and toolmaker with an interest in 'olde-tyme' tools and methods. I'm also a longtime bowyer and archer, and have recently...
View ArticleBullet bow with a rifled barrel - Discussion & Project planing
I'm stuck at work guys..and just happen to be stuck at the computer A bullet crossbow has been on my mind for a long time and we've discussed the various types with their pro's and con's, so a barreled...
View Articlesights fot powermaster
does anyone have a source of thoughts on a peep sight for a powermaster by whammo??? thanks in advance
View Articlewood crossbow nut
I'm sure that describes most of the people on this forum but that's not where I'm going with this I have been looking at some drop in triggers (locks?) but have decided they look too modern for my...
View ArticleFirst crossbow
Based on Alchems plan, parts. Attached are a few photos. I didn’t worry too much about keeping it medieval, i.e. it has a trigger safety, a rifle butt and an Excalibur rope pulley thing. Since these...
View ArticleImproved Chinese trigger with built in sight.
So I really like my "Improved" Chinese trigger. It has a really nice trigger pull, and it always ends up in the ready to cock position automatically after each shot, and I just think it looks cool. The...
View ArticleFastening 150lbs Tiawanese Prods
I think the most common method is wedges; what do you use? Do you reinforce the prod area?
View Article80 lb child's crossbow
https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B4Dp009Fgn7KWlJ4X1pYcmVQMWc/edit Cocobolo body, maple burl riser and stock. The spring is two limbs of osage, hickory and .050 glass with cocobolo tips. It has a...
View ArticleBarnett COMMANDO Modification?
I recently picked up a Barnett Commando crossbow off Craigslist. It's my second one and I love them, yeah they're not the fastest or lightest but ther're just pretty d-mn cool! After shooting a couple...
View ArticleHERE IT IS! The polished Barnett commando!
I finally finished the prod and I'm very happy with the way it turned out. Many hours of cutting, grinding, filing, sanding, heating, quenching and polishing went into this. All of the pitting was...
View Articlesteel loose laminate bow
I have gathered my material for my bow. I 've never done this before and most of it straight forward. I ran into a term that I need some one to explain. It is "tip rise". I need to understand this...
View ArticleCheap easy crossbow build yielding effective hunting weapon
Hi guys, I have been gone awhile on travel but I am home now and back to crossbow stuff and still on my mission to develop and produce low cost drop in triggers to aid the DIY Xbow builders. Especially...
View Articlechinese guy‘s unusual repeating crossbow
TOP view of the repeating x-bow Un-cocked state： the trigger is portable along the guide. #16 is the cocking bar , when it moves backward, the bolt is feed up, at the same time the bow begins to store...
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