Woodworking meets gunsmithing

Half-cocked · April 21st, 2011, 08:21 AM

I found these following a link on Make Magazine's website...

A homemade, marble-shooting crossbow (powerful enough to penetrate thin plywood):
http://woodgears.ca/crossbow/index.html

...another, more conventional (fires wood bolts) crossbow:
http://woodgears.ca/crossbow/home_made.html

...a marble-shooting airgun that can penetrate 1/2" plywood:
http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/cannon/air_gun.html

K31 · April 21st, 2011, 11:10 AM

Only military and police should have wood.

Maryland Hunter · April 24th, 2011, 04:10 PM

Neat stuff, but I didn't care for the last line in the airgun article:
"I'm not a gun advocate, and I see no reason why somebody living in the city should have anything more than an airgun."

MH

Punchabearinnamouf · April 24th, 2011, 08:24 PM

Those would make for some fun summer projects

randyho · April 24th, 2011, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by K31

Only military and police should have wood.

Like all great truths, it had to be said. Thank you, American.

April 21st, 2011, 08:21 AM	#1
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April 24th, 2011, 04:10 PM	#3
Maryland Hunter Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,164	Neat stuff, but I didn't care for the last line in the airgun article: "I'm not a gun advocate, and I see no reason why somebody living in the city should have anything more than an airgun." MH

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