[TheForge] I know what _I_ want for Christmas, guys ;-)

[Andy Gladish]

>
> I love a trebouche, they're so powerful and graceful.
> They're just beautiful to watch.
>
> Unless of course you're on the recieving end. <grin>
>

Here's one my kids made a couple years ago:

http://gladishfamily.blogspot.com/2006/11/trebuchet.html

 It would toss head sized rocks across the hay field, maybe 150 yards, which
I found pretty impressive because it was just made of 2x4's.
The action is so slow and graceful that there isn't really a screaming
stress on most of the components, no sudden acceleration- like F. says,
beautiful to watch.

Andy Gladish
Elementfe.com