Day TripChapter 10
The sex continued at night, but our days were filled with trying to get the new ballista built as soon as possible. John was more skilled than I with metal working, so we were able to use a continuous steel bow. Some steel cable was unwound to make a bowstring, and we were in business before long with a mobile ballista. We made some darts from tree trunk sections. The shafts were split from the trunk and turned to a round crosssection with a simple, home-made lathe. We fletched the darts...