5 crazy different medieval crossbows

I make all kinds of crossbows and for the first time ever I have 5 totally different crossbows in the workshop, from the tiny 'assassins' crossbow to the huge ballista.

Best mess about with them then!

[kevinfogle]

"I have a ballista bolted to my trebuchet " is the coolest thing I'll hear all day

[sergeykomarov]

Dear Tod, everyone uses modern bowstrings. It would be interesting to watch a video of how these bowstrings were made before, how they were taken out of animals, how they were preserved so that they would not break and see the difference between archery with modern and medieval bowstrings.

[etiennesharp]

I foresee a scene in the near future where a sheepish bloke has to say to his wife; "I know we had decided on buying a new kitchen but..." before showing off his new ballista.

[DH-xwjp]

That "assassin's crossbow" reminds me of a parlor pistol.

Something to gather the lads in the smoking room after supper and plink at targets set up across the room.

Imagine playing a game of darts with crossbows.

[jamesj]

Opening shot 'this crossbow is very small, but that one is faaar awaaay'

[ptonpc]

Thank goodness for Todd saving us from the evil Savoy cabbage!

[nobleherring]

one thing I've always appreciated about these films is your insistence on putting gopros in peril. The SOUND of various medieval projectiles coming straight at the camera is truly something to behold.

[eddys.]

Conclusion : for Cabages, use a kitchenknife... crossbows are not suitable equipment in the kitchen..

[EriktheRed]

Imagine having a profession where you sometimes just end up randomly having 5 crossbows lying around to play with. And they go from from the funny, proverbial pea-shooter to an industrial-strength piece of siege equipment.

[nonsequitor]

Just to second Tod's advert from personal experience: Outstanding craftsmanship AND value for money. Genuinely wasn't expecting so much for the price.... 10/10

[RichWoods]

So that's how Roman chefs prepared shredded cabbage for the legionaries' supper.

[vitorpereira]

Can you create the rapid-fire crossbow designed by Da Vinci in the codex atlanticus? This is a crossbow in which the loading system is speeded up compared to the traditional one. The crossbowman, by opening and closing the tiller could load the crossbow without ever touching the bowstring and without using external tools, thus speeding up the charging process considerably.

[michelguevara]

the medieval equivalent to 'kentucky ballistics' lol
love it!
*'cutlers trajectoria'*

[aarsandijvie]

The new Tod Cutler daggers are amazing! Never in my wildest dreams thought you would include a hammerhead dagger.

[molochi]

Always handy to have a trebuchet around as a base to torsion your balista with.

[Alex-lmcx]

I laughed out loud at the sight of Tod aiming his ballista at a cabbage.

[malon]

For a massive background about the actual role archery in the Medieval Art of war I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos series.

[Ronanhunts]

I have a idea! Lead ball projectile!! For the ballista Joerg love that!

[YanDoroshenko]

150 archers shooting 1000 arrows in six hours would make it one arrow an hour a guy, not every minute. Am I miscalculating something?

[nathandecrom]

i used to be an guard like you until i took a bolt to the knee