Thanks for posting the terrific picture.
Rachel --- In [email protected], Richard Terry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For those that cannot get their arms around a hamster wheel for St. Bernards, please go to the Groups section and look under Photos for the picture of the VERY period trebuchet (my other great interest is medieval siege weapons). You will see a "hamster wheel" on both sides of the trebuchet that were powered by two men in each one. They were used to power a winch enabling the throwing arm to be lowered back to firing position. While this treb is a recreation, it was done from drawings of machine built in the 1300's. > > YIS > > Richard Sinclair > Hounds of Legend ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/Zx0JAA/PJ_qlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Coursing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
