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…

Below is a video of my class presentation.

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…

1. Deciding on the Scale: I thing I have to figure out right away is the size of the trebuchet I want to make. This is first important step before I…

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…

One of the side effects of moving in from different country, as I did six months ago, is that I ended up with a lot this. So, when we were…

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…

One of the side effects of moving in from different country, as I did six months ago, is that I ended up with a lot this. So, when we were…