Body of handmade mini crossboy is made of three planks, fixed with nails.
Step 2
Bow is made of steel strips, they fastened to body with screws.
Mini crossbow's bow will not bend, because bowstring is a rubber band.
Forward view. You can see how bow is attached
Step 3
Trigger is very simple. It is made of wooden pin with one edge cut
Step 4
Handle is a handle of ski pole, glue it
Step 5
Second bow is made of old clock to make handmade mini crossbow more powerful
Step 6
The pusher. Cut it of wood and adapt it to pin to make a trigger system
Вместе с прищепкой толкатель образует очень простой спусковой механизм
Step 7
Rubber band, will be a bowstring
Step 8
Trigger taken from toy gun and fastened with metal strips, also you can use a mechanical constructor set
Step 9
Extra bow, attached to body of mini crossbow
And bottom view
Step 10
Attach trigger to the mini crossbow
How it works
Rubber bowstring fixed in pusher, which can move along the body. Pusher can be fixed by pin - it's a trigger system. Advantage of using pusher: you can use any types of ammo with your handmade mini crossbow. Balls, bolts...
Step 11
Also I made a sight and replaced rubber band with a spring to make mini crossbow more powerful
Step 12
Connection from trigger to pin, made of steel wire
Step 13
As ammo i'm using syringe needles with heavy heading