Ferrus Manus
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I did more prep for the fore course. The mainstay tackle is complete, in its stored position at the base of the foremast.
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@woodrat @Louie da fly Let's settle this argument once and for all. Yes, you already know what i'm talking about. For those unaware, there is a debate between Dick and Steven concerning the bowsprit grapnels common on carracks of around this time. Steven believes they only existed on warships, to serve the purpose of dropping on top of another ship to hold her in place for boarding, while Dick believes they existed as sort of an auxiliary anchor. Now, gather round and listen to my ramblings... These two naves are clearly warships, as they possess both anti-boarding nets and gads on the fighting tops (gads are large javelins meant to be thrown onto enemy sailors). They also both have the characteristic grapnel hanging from the bowsprit. Now, i tend to fall on the side of Steven in this debate. However, the true answer is likely more nuanced than that. In the medieval period, all the way up until the Renaissance, most if not all painters of nautical scenes did not care much about perfect realism in their artworks. Instead, they wanted to portray the idea of "ship", and they certainly did not imagine that almost six hundred years later, historians would use their artworks to piece together the functional details of an entire type of vessel that no longer exists. That being said, when a young artist in the medieval period first saw a carrack, the awe-inspiring image would certainly be burned into his memory. Were that a military vessel, it would have had a grapnel. This, to the young artist, would have been one of the most striking features of such a vessel, and, not being a sailor himself, would not have known the difference. Then, throughout his career, when asked to paint a carrack, he would likely call upon this memory like it was yesterday, and he certainly would not forget the spiky metal bit hanging off the bowsprit.
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I love how this one little ship facilitated the most underrated, history-altering heist in world history.
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I attached the blocks to and around the forestay collar. The larger single blocks will be for the course topping lifts, the smaller ones for the martnets, and the double blocks will accept the buntlines. This same system of blocks will also be added on the main.
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Thanks, all! I plan to become a historian, working as an archaeologist or in a museum, using my knowledge of history and ships to great length The history of the world is a history of ships, shipbuilding, and sailing, and it deserves to be learned about. Also, i went and got thin diameter thread today, so the build can progress.
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I actually graduated high school today!! So glad i made it. On to a degree in nautical history!!
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I am getting the fore course yard ready to be hoisted up on the foremast. I installed the clewlines, and i decided against using real parrels. I made this executive decision because a true parrel would not fit in the space provided, look out of scale, and clutter things up at the top of the mast. So, i settled for a reasonable alternative, which was the system used for the spritsail yard. Now, before i hoist the yard, i first need to get some things done to facilitate that. I need to install the mainstay tackle, as well as the forward foremast tackles inside the shrouds. Anyway, i made a custom violin block out of card, for the halyard on the fore course. I have yet to paint it. I will make another one, slightly larger, for the main course. For the mizzen and bonaventure lateens, i will simply use a double block.
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Do you, by any chance, own a wood-turning lathe? If not, you need one.
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Oh man, what a mess. That's Heller's fault for not adding locator pins. Your fix looks perfectly convincing, no more alterations needed. The beakhead really comes together with the side rails added.
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You as well, Keith.
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I am using your work as an example of what to do, to someone who is building a ship from a similar time period. I am attempting to find similar build logs made by experts (yourself) to illustrate rigging concepts for my friend, who has never rigged a model ship. Personally, i think your work is top-notch, and i can only aspire to reach similar heights.
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It seems right to me. Now, take what you learned and apply it to other areas in the build.
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@Bill97 i own the book as well, and it has saved my life on many occasions. I have yet to buy the Anderson volume.
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The general consensus tends to be that you should use a single block instead of a double block.
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No one does. At least, not when they start. It takes quite a while, but just study as much as you can. Buy some books on the rigging of ships in that general time period. C. Nepean Longridge's book "The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships" is the Holy Bible of the constructions and rigging of ships in the 1700's and early 1800's. Here's a link to where you can get a copy: https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31488248067&ref_=ps_ggl_17730880232&cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Trade_10to20-_-product_id=COM9780853440918USED-_-keyword=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmtGjBhDhARIsAEqfDEelhZTfGRs1u5mH0KidZL10s4n8Ih_AFJI5xfaFnT9AOaov71i5u_waAngWEALw_wcB
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The core tenets of davit rigging, as per the Revell USS Constitution instructions: And as per Longridge's book:
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Yes. Add the hook to the block and put the hook in the eyebolt. Tie the beginning of the line to the end of the davits. The eyebolt on the davit is in a really horrible location, by the way. It should be at the very end of the davit, and a cleat should be where it currently is.
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@Isaiah build logs like this one here will help you immensely in your Perseverance build. I would recommend asking more questions than comments. Everyone here would be more than willing to provide help, and most would be better at synthesizing information than i am.
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Looks like it's almost time to start on the masts! I have no idea, but i would assume those pieces would be painted blue on the back, or whatever the interior wall color is. At least that's what i would personally do with them.
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Alright. Wonderful job on the boats. However, we need to go back and redo the rigging of the one on the aft. The rigging blocks (those wooden things with holes) should be tied to the brass eyebolts. Tie a thin line around the block, letting it sit in the groove that runs round the block. Make sure that the knot is on the top of the block, the face closest to where the holes are. Then, thread the line that holds the boat up through the holes in the block. This line should not go through the brass eyebolts. It's okay if you don't understand what's going on here. I will provide diagrams of rigging concepts.
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Just watch others, and do what they do. Follow the instructions, and ask LOTS of questions. I will guide your hand.
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Today, i did the sheets, clews, and buntlines for the spritsail. The only issue was, of course, with the line not wanting to hang loose correctly. First, i did the sheets, as those were the most complex lines. The falls are belayed to the interior, on a smaller cleat behind the main tacks. Then came the clews. They were relatively simple, other than the aforementioned issue with the line. The buntlines were by far the easiest lines involved.
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