Hello! I haven't been on the site in a while (because of school and work), so I thought I'd share one of my (and my brother's) newest pieces.

This is a pinlock crossbow with a wooden prod, drawn in the early style/ crusader style of sitting on the ground with both feet against the prod, and drawing it back with your arms and back.

The stock is oak, the prod is hickory, and the tickler (switch) and pin are mild steel. The prod is bound to the stock with braided hemp, and draws at about 135 pounds at 10 inches.

What do you think?

That's one nice weapon! No legal issues in Ohio I take it.

Frosty the Lucky

Hey Frosty. Ohio allows deer to be taken with a cross bow by any licensed hunter. In ILLINOIS, you have to be handicapped or over 65. :D

Nice crossbow!

nice crossbow! do ya make your own bolts and heads too? OH and greetings from perrysburg Ohio!
Braedon,
The Anvil and Arrow Forge

Looks like a fun project, Nice job!

Hi everyone. I don't use it for hunting (just target practise), but it has the potential! Thanks for the kind comments!
I do make my own bolts and heads, and also sell them on Ebay in packs of 6.

Hi everyone. I don't use it for hunting (just target practise), but it has the potential! Thanks for the kind comments!
I do make my own bolts and heads, and also sell them on Ebay in packs of 6.

very nice bodkins! I love makin em check this out

Most places I have lived had a requirement on poundage (120 # was the most common) and required a safety!

You might try that one with a stirrup and belt hook

That sure looks nice. When I was in the fourth grade my friend Frankie and I would make crossbows out of bamboo, twine and use pencils with needles & tin can fins to shoot sparrows, poor birds. Sure was fun until Frankie decided to shoot his sister in the buttocks, then his dad took our crossbows and broke them. I was just a little put out with Frankie, it wasn't me that shot his sister so why did my crossbow get broken up? :blink: