Scale-Model Trebuchet, the original plans...
Although this model treb is an impressive and functional model in its own right, it was only constructed to provide 3D plans for the...
HMAS Melbourne R21 Aircraft Carrier
I decided to build the Melbourne mainly because my brother served on her. I drafted the plans from the very basic drawings supplied by...
The Jousting Horse
In medieval times, young esquires used wooden contraptions called "jousting horses" in their training to become a knight. In some cases...
Vietnam Vet Memorial - Goodna RSL
With today being ANZAC day, and the family gathering in the backyard under Dad's newly erected flag pole to share a beer and remember, I...
Restoration Project & History Repeating
Dad recently was asked by his good mate Pat Allen to build help him build a grotto. When the grotto was finished, Dad offered to restore...
HMS Victory - Foremast Section
HMS Victory is the name of Lord Nelson’s Flagship, on which he was killed at Trafalgar. The battle of Trafalgar was one of the most...
Whetstone
This manually operated whetstone was created by Tex from a discarded millstone and some scrap wood. The frame design is based on pictures...
Blacksmithing Basics
The modern blacksmith trade is vastly different from what it once was. In Tex's shed, tools of the trade vary from the traditional...
Stirling Warwolf Trebuchet - Table Top Model
As part of Tex's involvment in living history reinactment, he was determined to construct a scale model of the Stirling Warwolf trebuchet...
It Depends On How You Look At It
The following series of sketches in one of Tex's old sketchbooks was drawn in approximately 1963, just after he joined the Army. He saw...
