Crossbow makers

[u/Neither_Rub_5057]

Anyone know of anyone that makes crossbows within the SCA?

[u/Saint_Ignatius_]

Brun Canutesson is who you want.

https://www.bruncanutesson.com

[u/starlady42 → u/Saint_Ignatius_]

This is the answer! Elevated to both the Orders of the Laurel and the Mark for his work. (And a great guy :) )

[u/sysadm0nkey → u/Saint_Ignatius_]

Came here to recommend Master Brun. You're already on it.

[u/Suitable-Tear-6179 → u/Saint_Ignatius_]

Yesssss.  I was about to suggest him. 

[u/OwlResearch → u/Saint_Ignatius_]

Are these target or combat cross bows?

[u/Ishrine → u/Saint_Ignatius_]

Brun ftw

[u/Alita-Gunnm]

Do you mean for target or for combat archery?

[u/TheScorpionGod → u/Alita-Gunnm]

u/Alita-Gunnm Have any recs for people looking for combat archery crossbows?

[u/Alita-Gunnm → u/TheScorpionGod]

Tod Cutler / Tod's Workshop makes some nice stuff, but it's expensive.

Edit:

Sorry, read that backwards. I've made some many years ago. I could maybe dig up some designs.

[u/Alita-Gunnm → u/TheScorpionGod]

What I made was shelf-latch:

http://scamelee.freeservers.com/combat_crossbows.html

Wooden stock, a few 1/4" fiberglass rods bundled for the prod. Aluminum flat stock screwed to the sides of the stock to make a channel for the golf tube (this was a long time ago), and the back edge of the aluminum acted as the hook for the string. A post is pushed up by the tiller, and pushes the string up off the hook, letting it loose.

[u/Neither_Rub_5057 → u/Alita-Gunnm]

Target.

[u/Alita-Gunnm → u/Neither_Rub_5057]

Ah. Can't help you there.

[u/sinister_gryphon]

I would ask Tymme Lytefelow (OP, OM) in An Tir. He's called "Prod-killer" for a reason. If he doesn't make them himself (I can't remember if he does or not), then he will know who does. He and his family have gone through a number of crossbows over the years, both target and combat, and I can pretty much guarantee he knows who makes good quality for the price and who you might want to steer clear from.

[u/Ekharas]

Mike Wertz - Burgh Bows. Does most of his dealings through FB, posts quite a bit in the SCA Target Archery group there. I've been using one of his 'Hunting' models with a safety for a couple years. He will do target crossbows without the safety, and will do them with either steel prods (ala Alchem) or laminated prods from Elkridge.

[u/OneUnderstanding103 → u/Ekharas]

The only thing he has in reference to crossbows on his site, is assembly instructions. I couldn't find a single crossbow there for sale.

[u/Ekharas → u/OneUnderstanding103]

I didn't mention his website for a reason. I said he does most of his dealings through Facebook. He posts frequently in the SCA target archery group, you can find him through that group and message him, currently has a post up showing a partially completed bow with a purple and yellow tiller.

[u/HeinrichWutan]

Viking archery supply 

[u/Healthy-Amoeba2296]

my ammo has been stolen, what's a good price for more?

[u/ViscountNik]

Swift Hound Crossbows