Re: [bolger] Block Parts rides again
Harry,
One more resource - "The Rigger's Apprentice" by Brion Toss has a small
section on rope-stropped blocks. Some recommendations on sheave sizes and a
couple of simple diagrams on fiddle shapes and sizes. It will also teach
you how to do the rope work. Probably not worth buying the book for just
the block info but the it's a great resource for traditional rigging.
Larry
One more resource - "The Rigger's Apprentice" by Brion Toss has a small
section on rope-stropped blocks. Some recommendations on sheave sizes and a
couple of simple diagrams on fiddle shapes and sizes. It will also teach
you how to do the rope work. Probably not worth buying the book for just
the block info but the it's a great resource for traditional rigging.
Larry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry James" <welshman@...>
To: <bolger@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 8:52 PM
Subject: [bolger] Block Parts rides again
> I am actually interested in all construction techniques and materials. I
have the Bingham book on
> interlibrary loan request, and I will buy it if it proves out. After
perusing the block article in
> the Bigham book, I will think about design and materials and get back with
the group. I just did a
> search of the Woodenboat index and there were several articles. If anybody
else has any plans or
> design info I could look at, I would be very interested.
>
> John, I couldn't make the link work.
>
> HJ
>
I am actually interested in all construction techniques and materials. I have the Bingham book on
interlibrary loan request, and I will buy it if it proves out. After perusing the block article in
the Bigham book, I will think about design and materials and get back with the group. I just did a
search of the Woodenboat index and there were several articles. If anybody else has any plans or
design info I could look at, I would be very interested.
John, I couldn't make the link work.
HJ
jhkohnen@...wrote:
interlibrary loan request, and I will buy it if it proves out. After perusing the block article in
the Bigham book, I will think about design and materials and get back with the group. I just did a
search of the Woodenboat index and there were several articles. If anybody else has any plans or
design info I could look at, I would be very interested.
John, I couldn't make the link work.
HJ
jhkohnen@...wrote:
> Richard-
>
> Why aluminum bodies? I've got some strapless wooden blocks on Pickle, and
> while they're far from perfect in other respects the hardwood shells handle
> the strains of a small boat just fine with no metal straps or rope strops,
> and it's much nicer to have chunks of wood rattling around than lumps of
> metal. Here's a crude sketch of what my blocks look like, pretty simple
> except for the mortising for the nubbins on the becket. Frankly, if I was
> replacing them (and I may one of these days) I'd lose the bronze becket and
> make a solid wood shell and use a rope strop. BTW, small scraps of harwood
> suitable for small boat block shells can often be found for peanuts at
> hardwood dealers or cabinet shops.
>
>http://www.boat-links.com/images/Block.gif
>
> On Wed, 31 Oct 2001 22:35:52 -0000, Richard Spelling wrote:
> > I'm making my own, just got in the delrin for the sheaves from
> > McMaster-Carr. Will cast the bodies out of aluminum, with stainless
> > pins, and maybe attachemnt points. Corrosion may eventual seize the
> > stainless to the aluminum, but I don't plan to ever take them appart,
> > and the only moving part will be the delrin sheave, which will turn
> > on stainless pins.
> >
> > I plan on casting the bodies with sand cores, so they are one solid
> > piece, should be an interesting winter project.
>
