Outside Resource

Isaac and I had two outside resources for our project. Both Isaac's dad and Mr. Homkes helped us throughout our project. Isaac's dad helped us out a lot at the start. He was kind enough to buy us the wood that we would need, and he gave us some general tips on the best methods to go about actually making the trebuchet. His dad always had his phone, so if we were wondering the best way to screw something in (for example), he would respond within a few minutes about what we should try to do. Mr. Homkes was also very helpful. An example of when he helped, was when we were trying to hammer the metal axis rod though the throwing arm. We had a little hammer, and spent probably 10 minutes hammering and hammering away trying to get it through. We asked him if there was any better way, and he came back with a huge hammer, and a block of wood. He put the block of wood on the piece of metal, and with one hit, the entire metal rod fell exactly where we wanted it to be. We didn't think of a method like the one he used for us, but we were sure glad we asked, because hammering that could have taken all hour!