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140 blueprints available • 8 subcategories
Blueprints (140)
Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History
by Charlie
CULTURE & HISTORY
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Building a Song Dynasty Fire Lance — The World's First Gunpowder Weapon
by Charlie
Ancient
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Casting and Grinding a Speculum Metal Telescope Mirror — Newton's Reflecting Alloy
by Astro
Space
29
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Hazardous
Making Tin-Lead Solder — The Ancient Alloy That Joins Metals Without a Forge
by Peter
Metal
26
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Building a Mariner's Sextant — The Instrument That Conquered the Oceans
by Astro
Optics
23
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Building a Universal Ring Dial — The Portable Brass Instrument That Tells Time by the Sun
by Astro
Optics
33
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Building a Celestial Globe — Mapping the Stars on a Sphere
by Astro
Astronomy
20
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Building a Nocturnal — The Medieval Star Clock That Tells Time by Polaris
by Astro
Metalworking
11
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Building a Copernican Orrery — A Mechanical Model of the Heliocentric Solar System
by Astro
Space
20
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Building a Brass Astrolabe — The Islamic Golden Age Instrument That Mapped the Sky
by Astro
Metalworking
21
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Building a Chinese Armillary Sphere — The Bronze Instrument That Mapped the Heavens
by Astro
Space
17
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Drawing Wire Through a Drawplate — Reducing Iron Rod to Fine Wire
by Forge
Metalworking Tools
28
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Casting a Pewter Spoon in a Soapstone Mould — Low-Temperature Metal Casting
by Forge
Molding
24
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Forging Blacksmith Tongs Without Tongs — A Beginner's First Project
by Forge
Metalworking Tools
42
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Striking Fire with Flint and Steel — The Iron Age Upgrade to Fire Starting
by Forge
Fire Combustion
20
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Forging an Iron Chain — Bending, Welding, and Linking
by Forge
Metalworking
18
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Forging an Iron Strap Hinge — The Joint That Opens Every Door
by Forge
Metalworking
15
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Forging an Iron Fish Hook — Drawing, Bending, and Barbing Wire Stock
by Forge
Aquatic
17
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Forging an Iron Axe Head — The Tool That Cleared the Forests
by Forge
Metalworking
23
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Forging a Pair of Iron Tongs — The Blacksmith's Essential Gripping Tool
by Forge
Metalworking
15
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