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My new Crossbow...

Okay first of all the orange tips on the bow is now painted black!! So don´t mention them... I know I should have waited with til picture until after... but I didn´t... DAMN

The facts
Its made of Pine "stained" first nut brown and secondly mahonia bown (redish).

The "butt" of the crossbow I was covered in a soft 3mm leather tightly wrapped around, with a colored edge and my swirly S logo cut and dyed on.

The mechanism itself is made by a mixture of aluminum, hardend steel and spring steel, the trigger was meant to be another shape and another length but I didn´t the the right materials at hand... so I´m gonna fix that later, it had to be ready now.
The sides of the trigger house is plated with a thin zink carving, both for looks and to cover the fitting of the mechanism.
And on top there is a bolt lock to keep the bolt in place

I fitted a steel ring on the butt and a buckle on the front so a shoulder strap could be fitted
I made the strap and cut another logo as well.

The string I made from nylon (for strength) with a leather reinforcement on the middle of the string.

The bow is a store bought childrens bow, cut down to size, and fittet in the nose of the body

All in all I´m fairly satisfied, the mechanism has a nice snapping sound to it... it works perfectly... and I like the look. ouh and it shoots very far!

Description
[Click download for LARGE picture]

My new Crossbow...

Okay first of all the orange tips on the bow is now painted black!! So don´t mention them... I know I should have waited with til picture until after... but I didn´t... DAMN

The facts
Its made of Pine "stained" first nut brown and secondly mahonia bown (redish).

The "butt" of the crossbow I was covered in a soft 3mm leather tightly wrapped around, with a colored edge and my swirly S logo cut and dyed on.

The mechanism itself is made by a mixture of aluminum, hardend steel and spring steel, the trigger was meant to be another shape and another length but I didn´t the the right materials at hand... so I´m gonna fix that later, it had to be ready now.
The sides of the trigger house is plated with a thin zink carving, both for looks and to cover the fitting of the mechanism.
And on top there is a bolt lock to keep the bolt in place

I fitted a steel ring on the butt and a buckle on the front so a shoulder strap could be fitted
I made the strap and cut another logo as well.

The string I made from nylon (for strength) with a leather reinforcement on the middle of the string.

The bow is a store bought childrens bow, cut down to size, and fittet in the nose of the body

All in all I´m fairly satisfied, the mechanism has a nice snapping sound to it... it works perfectly... and I like the look. ouh and it shoots very far!