Why? The ‘why’ question for my project can be classified into two different aspects – 1. Why did I choose to make a trebuchet? and 2. Why did choose the…
This post gives a brief outline of what and how of my final project for the Aesthetics of Design class: a battle-worn looking trebuchet. A trebuchet is a siege engine…
Based on the timeline I set up for my project, I should have acquired all the materials by now, which I have, and should be able to complete my construction…
For my trebuchet project, I have finalized my design and acquired all the materials I need for my construction including some nice pieces of ghost wood which really fits my…
Having decided to make a trebuchet, a weapon from 12th century, for my final project, I find it quite difficult to fit the aesthetic I am looking to achieve into…
For this project, I’ve decided to make a scaled model of one of the siege engines used during the medieval ages – the trebuchet. The trebuchet is a siege weapon…
Anyone who has played Age of Empires will agree on one thing, that Trebuchets are awesome. For those who don’t know about this marvel of medieval engineering, a trebuchet is…
Skill Set: I’m Gautham and as a Graduate Student in the Mechanical Engineering Design program, my basic skill set would be that of any other ME student. I have experiences…
Even though I had a frustrating start to my design process, struggling to decide what to make and what to make it with, I had a fairly straight forward design…