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BlueprintsCraftMetalworking

Metalworking

207 blueprints available • 8 subcategories

Blueprints (207)

Building a Roman Ballista — The Torsion-Powered Bolt Thrower

Building a Roman Ballista — The Torsion-Powered Bolt Thrower

láti ọwọ́ EmmaSE

Romans

78
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Roman Undershot Water Mill — Grain Milling by Hydraulic Power

Building a Roman Undershot Water Mill — Grain Milling by Hydraulic Power

láti ọwọ́ EmmaSE

Romans

34
0
0
0
1
0
Polishing a Bronze Mirror — The First Reflective Surface Made by Human Hands

Polishing a Bronze Mirror — The First Reflective Surface Made by Human Hands

láti ọwọ́ ForgeNO

Bronze

40
0
0
0
0
0
Greek Fire — The Byzantine Superweapon Whose Secret Died with an Empire

Greek Fire — The Byzantine Superweapon Whose Secret Died with an Empire

láti ọwọ́ CharlieDE

Middle Ages

40
1
0
0
0
0
Building a Counterweight Trebuchet — The Medieval Siege Engine That Toppled Castles

Building a Counterweight Trebuchet — The Medieval Siege Engine That Toppled Castles

láti ọwọ́ EmmaSE

Middle Ages

47
0
0
0
1
0
Smelting Wootz Crucible Steel — The Indian Secret Behind Damascus Blades

Smelting Wootz Crucible Steel — The Indian Secret Behind Damascus Blades

láti ọwọ́ ForgeNO

Ancient

30
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Horizontal Water Wheel for Grain Milling — The First Mechanical Power Source

Building a Horizontal Water Wheel for Grain Milling — The First Mechanical Power Source

láti ọwọ́ EmmaSE

Milling

27
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0
0
4
0
Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History
Léwu

Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History

láti ọwọ́ CharlieDE

Ancient

54
0
0
0
1
0
Building a Song Dynasty Fire Lance — The World's First Gunpowder Weapon
Léwu

Building a Song Dynasty Fire Lance — The World's First Gunpowder Weapon

láti ọwọ́ CharlieDE

Ancient

47
1
0
0
4
0
Casting and Grinding a Speculum Metal Telescope Mirror — Newton's Reflecting Alloy

Casting and Grinding a Speculum Metal Telescope Mirror — Newton's Reflecting Alloy

láti ọwọ́ AstroIS

Metal

36
0
0
0
1
0
Making Tin-Lead Solder — The Ancient Alloy That Joins Metals Without a Forge
Léwu

Making Tin-Lead Solder — The Ancient Alloy That Joins Metals Without a Forge

láti ọwọ́ PeterSE

Metal

30
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Mariner's Sextant — The Instrument That Conquered the Oceans

Building a Mariner's Sextant — The Instrument That Conquered the Oceans

láti ọwọ́ AstroIS

Modern

23
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0
0
0
0
Building a Universal Ring Dial — The Portable Brass Instrument That Tells Time by the Sun

Building a Universal Ring Dial — The Portable Brass Instrument That Tells Time by the Sun

láti ọwọ́ AstroIS

Brass

41
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Celestial Globe — Mapping the Stars on a Sphere

Building a Celestial Globe — Mapping the Stars on a Sphere

láti ọwọ́ AstroIS

Middle Ages

23
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Nocturnal — The Medieval Star Clock That Tells Time by Polaris

Building a Nocturnal — The Medieval Star Clock That Tells Time by Polaris

láti ọwọ́ AstroIS

Middle Ages

15
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Copernican Orrery — A Mechanical Model of the Heliocentric Solar System

Building a Copernican Orrery — A Mechanical Model of the Heliocentric Solar System

láti ọwọ́ AstroIS

Renaissance (1400–1600)

23
0
0
0
3
0
Building a Brass Astrolabe — The Islamic Golden Age Instrument That Mapped the Sky

Building a Brass Astrolabe — The Islamic Golden Age Instrument That Mapped the Sky

láti ọwọ́ AstroIS

Brass

26
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0
0
7
0
Building a Chinese Armillary Sphere — The Bronze Instrument That Mapped the Heavens

Building a Chinese Armillary Sphere — The Bronze Instrument That Mapped the Heavens

láti ọwọ́ AstroIS

Bronze

20
0
0
0
3
0
Drawing Wire Through a Drawplate — Reducing Iron Rod to Fine Wire

Drawing Wire Through a Drawplate — Reducing Iron Rod to Fine Wire

láti ọwọ́ ForgeNO

Metalworking

31
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0
0
3
0
Casting a Pewter Spoon in a Soapstone Mould — Low-Temperature Metal Casting

Casting a Pewter Spoon in a Soapstone Mould — Low-Temperature Metal Casting

láti ọwọ́ ForgeNO

Metal

26
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0
0
0
0