Look What My Dad Built For Me Back In 1983! -  A Working Toy Mangonel - Onager - Catapult
Channel: Monster Hobbies Online
Date: 12/09/2019

Today we are looking at a wooden catapult my dad made for me as a toy back in 1983.

To make this catapult, my dad used a mahogany block for the base, side supports, wooden axles, wheels and cross bar. He also used mahogany and carved the "spoon". 

The spoon is held in tension using a small nylon rope which was twisted around the spoon and then "Tensioned" with two aluminum rods and locked in place with nails. The release clamp that is used to let go of the spoon was carved from thick aluminum sheet and then drilled out at the bottom for a metal rod and spring to slip through. 

Small rocks or glass marbles could be used as projectiles in the spoon....but I'm not going to be responsible if you hurt yourself! :D 

The catapult was able to fire a distance of 44 feet using the small gravel that the Town of High River use in winter time for traction on the road. I can't imagine how far a smooth sided 3/8" glass marble would travel if fired from this. Perhaps one day I will try it in an open field somewhere. 

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