bartley

For what its worth, Rod.  The way I do this is to put diluted PVA on the rope loop just before I tighten it onto the block.  This means that the INSIDE of the seizing is soaked in glue. I have never found that the cut off end pulls through.

John

Does anybody know if this Company is still in business?  I ordered a book from them on 26th January and it has not arrived.  My six emails on the subject have remained unanswered.  Are they a normally reliable? are they even syill trading?

John

You might also consider using a non acidic PVA (white glue).  Products like Weldbond  are quite acidic.  The downside is that the non acidic variety takes longer to dry and I dilute only by about 30 %

John

Mike,

I just noticed your post about the slings.  On my plans for Royal Caroline The cross trees actually protrude about 0,5 mm above the support beams so that there is a 0.5mm gap between the top and the cross trees assembly (enough for ropes to pass through).  Of course I did not notice this subtlety and so I have the same issue as you.

Regards,

John 

Ken,

On the camera issue - I had this problem with a Canon SLR a few years ago and unfortunately it turned out to be the computer in the camera. Expensive! Sorry to be depressing.

Yes, I have used that method for coils myself. I got the idea from Shipbuilding for Dummies and ir works well.

Your build is looking good.

John

I had a recent order which was in the pipeline from Crown Timberyard when the "Store Closed for Maintenance"  sign appeared.  Being concerned about the status of my order I emailed them and received a reply from Julie stating that they were indeed undertaking maintenance but they had also experienced an unexpected illness for one of their children.  She said that they were dealing with all orders which had already been placed.  Indeed my order arrived a couple of weeks later and was of they usual high quality.

I know that Jason also has a "day job' but it is a pity that they don't provide a bit more information about when they expect to open again - if ever