THE MEDIEVAL WHEEL
Role : Case study, design, sketching, 2D drafting, assembling
Project type: Product design
Client: Freelance
The idea was to replicate a medieval wheel, which was an essential part of the cart carrying the warfare siege towers. The wheels were made to look heavy, robust, and sturdy enough to carry the tower.
The wheel is put together without any help from an external tool/adhesive. Joinery details like tongue and groove and spring clip are incorporated within the component design.
Sturdier wheel
A single wheel
Wheel with spikes for impactful movement
Connecting the wheels with a single axle for coordinated movement
Provision to support the cart and tower
The components of wheel were individually drafted and CNC cut from MDF panel.
The wheel is held together with help of a hidden axle.
Reference for siege tower and artillery cart
The wheels are made to look more medieval as wood grains and knots are engraved on the wheel.
Use of wooden panels with cavities for spike.
Axle to hold the two wheels together
Provision to hold multiple axles with wheels
Spring clips and grooves to hold other component
Tower base
Assembled cart base
Wheel type-1 (without spikes)
Wheel type-3 (Larger spikes and more wood indentation and knots)
Wheel type-2 (smaller spikes and lesser wood indentation)