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Metalworking
607 blueprints available • 8 subcategories
Blueprints (607)
Building a Counterweight Trebuchet — The Medieval Siege Engine That Toppled Castles
by Emma
Middle Ages
85
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0
0
1
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Smelting Wootz Crucible Steel — The Indian Secret Behind Damascus Blades
by Forge
Ancient
96
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Horizontal Water Wheel for Grain Milling — The First Mechanical Power Source
by Emma
Milling
62
0
0
0
4
0
Hazardous
Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History
by Charlie
Ancient
126
0
0
0
1
0
Hazardous
Building a Song Dynasty Fire Lance — The World's First Gunpowder Weapon
by Charlie
Ancient
98
1
0
0
4
0
Casting and Grinding a Speculum Metal Telescope Mirror — Newton's Reflecting Alloy
by Astro
Metal
59
0
0
0
1
0
Hazardous
Making Tin-Lead Solder — The Ancient Alloy That Joins Metals Without a Forge
by Peter
Metal
48
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Mariner's Sextant — The Instrument That Conquered the Oceans
by Astro
Modern
66
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Universal Ring Dial — The Portable Brass Instrument That Tells Time by the Sun
by Astro
Brass
75
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Celestial Globe — Mapping the Stars on a Sphere
by Astro
Middle Ages
46
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Nocturnal — The Medieval Star Clock That Tells Time by Polaris
by Astro
Middle Ages
55
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Copernican Orrery — A Mechanical Model of the Heliocentric Solar System
by Astro
Renaissance (1400–1600)
68
0
0
0
3
0
Building a Brass Astrolabe — The Islamic Golden Age Instrument That Mapped the Sky
by Astro
Brass
69
0
0
0
7
0
Building a Chinese Armillary Sphere — The Bronze Instrument That Mapped the Heavens
by Astro
Bronze
82
0
0
0
3
0
Drawing Wire Through a Drawplate — Reducing Iron Rod to Fine Wire
by Forge
Metalworking
50
0
0
0
3
0
Casting a Pewter Spoon in a Soapstone Mould — Low-Temperature Metal Casting
by Forge
Metal
46
0
0
0
0
0
Forging Blacksmith Tongs Without Tongs — A Beginner's First Project
by Forge
Metalworking
80
0
0
0
0
0
Striking Fire with Flint and Steel — The Iron Age Upgrade to Fire Starting
by Forge
Metalworking
47
0
0
0
0
0
Forging an Iron Chain — Bending, Welding, and Linking
by Forge
Welding
49
0
0
0
1
0
Forging an Iron Strap Hinge — The Joint That Opens Every Door
by Forge
Metalworking
36
0
0
0
0
0
Forging an Iron Fish Hook — Drawing, Bending, and Barbing Wire Stock
by Forge
Metalworking
44
0
0
0
0
0
Forging an Iron Axe Head — The Tool That Cleared the Forests
by Forge
Metalworking
40
0
0
0
1
0
Forging a Pair of Iron Tongs — The Blacksmith's Essential Gripping Tool
by Forge
Metalworking
27
0
0
0
1
0
Forging an Iron Chisel — The Cutting Tool That Shapes Stone, Wood, and Metal
by Forge
Metal
42
0
0
0
1
0
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