![]() The full-sized catapult is lashed together from six or ten-foot staves, and the firer sits inside the catapult, bracing his feet against the lower corners of the frame. You could even use a round-turn and two half-hitches, but if your bands are short, you can just hook them behind and around the ends of the side-braces.įiring is easy - load up the ammunition, pull back and release. ![]() Fasten an elastic band to each hole with a Lark's Head hitch, then tie the other end of each band to the middles of the skewers that make up the frame. Drill three holes in the edge of the carrier, 120 o apart (that is, spread evenly around the edge of the pot). You can use a small plastic pot, such as a trimmed-down film cannister, or use a small plastic funnel. The ideal ammunition carrier is a shallow bowl or pouch. Stand the frame on one of the complete triangles - it should look like a mangled pyramid. You should now have a diamond-shape, with a bend in the middle (see the third picture).Ĭut the last skewer in half, and lash the halves between the two parts of the diamond shape. Thread two more skewers into two of the joints of your triangle, then bend them together and lash that joint with another elastic band. ![]() Lash the joints together with elastic bands. Use three of the skewers to make a triangle. Ammunition (dried peas, paper pellets etc)įirst, trim the points off the skewers.Something to cut the bamboo - wire-cutters work well.Inspired by a combination of Scout lashing activities and the books of William Gurstelle, combined with the need to rescale for a classroom or club activity, I present The Desktop Viking Catapult. The other main types of siege engine (trebuchet, torsion catapult, slingshot) are already well represented on Instructables, but we don't seem to have a Viking Catapult. Step 1: How to Make a Desktop Viking Catapult (with a bonus wargame to play).
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