wooden cannons

[Zulu]

Full scale carronade or gunade if you prefer.  Barrel 39" long and 10 3/4" diameter at the breech.
Circa 1700's on a ships carraige.  All pine 2 X 12's from Home Depot except the threaded wood leveling screw (oak)  All put together with wooden pegs.  Only metal is small chains, 4 pieces of allthread, and a few eye bolts.
Zulu

[Huffmanite]

Now that is just really NEAT!!!!!!!!  Well Done!

[Zulu]

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British Light Six Pounders
Barrel 55" long with 3" bore

[stimpylu32]

Zulu

What did you use to turn the barrels ? I don't see that fitting in your normal shop lathe .

stimpy

[WD45]

Nice looking guns!!
On an interesting note wooden cannon have actually been used in battle as far fecthed as it seems. I believe they were mortars though with iron strapping. desperate times call for desperate measures

[Zulu]

Stimpy,
My lathe is a Delta Top Turn with a bed extension.  It is the biggest lathe that Delta makes but is still too small to turn these pieces.  I turn them in sections then peg them together with wooden pegs.
Zulu

[DalesCarpentry]

Great job!!!!!!!!! Take it from a person that has been a carpenter all his life. You got real talent. I do not even know how to start that project other than glueing up a bunch of 2x12's. Dale

[Zulu]

Thanks for the compliment Dale.  It is really pretty basic stuff if you can use a lathe.
Zulu