Trebuchet How-To List :
23.75 ft of wood (estimated $73.39)
20 inches steel bar (estimated $3)
String (estimated $1)
10 lb weight (estimated $10)
10 lb weight (estimated $10)
Cloth (estimated $2)
Total cost would be $99.39
Trebuchet is approximately $100 to build
To build this trebuchet, you make a 30 inch width and height with two blocks of cut out wood as the base. Along with that are two more smaller pieces of wood to connect the two base. After that, make a triangle with a piece of wood in the middle that goes upward. Drill a hole in that wood that separates and is in the mid point of the base. Stick a metal rod through that hole connected to another piece of wood as the sling. Then attach the nails and string to the cloth for the release.
23.75 ft of wood (estimated $73.39)
20 inches steel bar (estimated $3)
String (estimated $1)
10 lb weight (estimated $10)
10 lb weight (estimated $10)
Cloth (estimated $2)
Total cost would be $99.39
Trebuchet is approximately $100 to build
To build this trebuchet, you make a 30 inch width and height with two blocks of cut out wood as the base. Along with that are two more smaller pieces of wood to connect the two base. After that, make a triangle with a piece of wood in the middle that goes upward. Drill a hole in that wood that separates and is in the mid point of the base. Stick a metal rod through that hole connected to another piece of wood as the sling. Then attach the nails and string to the cloth for the release.