exactly how hard is it to make pic related

>>34968457
3 hard

If they could make one 100s of years ago without AutoCAD or blueprints, I'm sure you can make one.

Some yokel made one in his shed, so it should be fairly easy for a learned person. Also the music is down syndrome bad in the vid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5IhO8HmNqU

>>34968529
Weird, I'm watching that video right now. But that's a handheld version, not a standing siege weapon

>>34968457
It's mainly woodworking. The hardest part will be the ratchet part.

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Easy.

>>34968548
so you'd need larger pieces that accept greater slop. Sounds like a win to me.

Go forth grasshopper and post pics when done.

You could do this all with a table saw and drill press. It would be hard to do with home Depot lumber for the most part, lots of forces requiring heavy beams in hardwoods. I would argue lumber supply is probably the number one difficulty.

>>34968457
its pretty easy nowadays. even your phone has a camera capable of taking a similar or higher quality picture.

>>34968912
Fork off.

>>34968457
more than shale less than diamond

>>34968457
Exact replica or something that works like it but you can use more modern materials(strengthen the "frame" with metal bars, different material for lines etc.)?

>>34969452
the mechanisms of the two are entirely different, if you look at the OP picture you'll see that the wood is actually rigid, and force is generated with the twisted rope

>>34969662
Honestly I didn't watch video. Just commenting that larger pieces will (probably) tolerate less precision.

Yeah these are torsion based. Vetriviuus mentions sinew, women's hair or horsehair as viable cordages used by romans. Also mentions that we scale the size of the weapon based on the size projectile we wish to throw.

Honestly I think lumber from any store will do. Pine would be fine. I might spring for pressure treated but that's it. Not oak or ceder or some expensive shit. For first build, just use stock building materials. A circular saw to cut it a corded drill to make the holes and you're in business.

>>34969847
>I might spring for pressure treated but that's it.

That's just a slightly shittier grade of framing lumber that's been marinated in poison shit.

>>34972346
Yeah but the poison keeps water damage at bay for longer. Unless anon is planning on storing it in his garage...

>>34972346
iunno man, dont think hes worried about needing to eat the wood later if hes got money to blow on silly fun projects

what are some good reasonably cheap and somewhat easy home made weapons to make for fun?

>>34974539
Sling

>>34974652
i have hypermobility so if swing my arms around they dislocate, gotta be something else