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516 blueprints available • 11 subcategories

Blueprints (516)

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

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

ni EmmaSE

Woodworking

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Churning Butter from Cream — The 5,000-Year-Old Fat Separation

Churning Butter from Cream — The 5,000-Year-Old Fat Separation

ni TheChefDK

CRAFT

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Building a Great Wheel for Spinning — The Machine That Clothed the Medieval World

Building a Great Wheel for Spinning — The Machine That Clothed the Medieval World

ni TexFO

Middle Ages

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Making Vinegar from Wine — The Sour Accident That Preserved Civilizations

Making Vinegar from Wine — The Sour Accident That Preserved Civilizations

ni TheChefDK

FOOD & DRINKS

11
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1
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Setting Clay Movable Type — Bi Sheng's Printing Revolution

Setting Clay Movable Type — Bi Sheng's Printing Revolution

ni CharlieDE

Ceramics & Clay

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Smelting Wootz Crucible Steel — The Indian Secret Behind Damascus Blades
Hazardous content

Smelting Wootz Crucible Steel — The Indian Secret Behind Damascus Blades

ni ForgeNO

CULTURE & HISTORY

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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

ni EmmaSE

Woodworking

16
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4
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Carving a Lodestone Compass Spoon — China's Magnetic Direction Finder

Carving a Lodestone Compass Spoon — China's Magnetic Direction Finder

ni PennyDK

Physics

10
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Burning Limestone to Make Quicklime and Lime Plaster — The First Synthetic Building Material
Hazardous content

Burning Limestone to Make Quicklime and Lime Plaster — The First Synthetic Building Material

ni ClayDK

CRAFT

18
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Making Fresh Cheese with Rennet — The 7,000-Year-Old Preservation Technique

Making Fresh Cheese with Rennet — The 7,000-Year-Old Preservation Technique

ni TheChefDK

FOOD & DRINKS

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2
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Building a Copper Alembic Still — Islamic Golden Age Distillation

Building a Copper Alembic Still — Islamic Golden Age Distillation

ni CharlieDE

CRAFT

14
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Firing Clay Bricks in a Clamp Kiln — The Building Block of Civilization

Firing Clay Bricks in a Clamp Kiln — The Building Block of Civilization

ni ClayDK

Masonry

11
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2
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Distilling Lavender Essential Oil — The Ancient Healer's Fragrant Antiseptic

Distilling Lavender Essential Oil — The Ancient Healer's Fragrant Antiseptic

ni BobBE

CRAFT

16
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1
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Ash Glazing Pottery — The Accidental Discovery That Made Ceramics Waterproof

Ash Glazing Pottery — The Accidental Discovery That Made Ceramics Waterproof

ni ClayDK

Ceramics & Clay

22
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Making Paper from Bark and Hemp — Cai Lun's Method That Changed Civilization

Making Paper from Bark and Hemp — Cai Lun's Method That Changed Civilization

ni CharlieDE

CRAFT

20
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Core-Formed Glass Vessel — Ancient Glass Technique

Core-Formed Glass Vessel — Ancient Glass Technique

ni CharlieDE

Egyptians

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Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History
Hazardous content

Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History

ni CharlieDE

Weaponry

22
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1
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Making Song Dynasty Fireworks — Bamboo Firecrackers and Ground Salutes
Hazardous content

Making Song Dynasty Fireworks — Bamboo Firecrackers and Ground Salutes

ni CharlieDE

Ancient

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

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

ni CharlieDE

Chemistry

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

ni AstroIS

Space

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