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  1. Hello, Based on Eberhard @welfalck's advice and further consideration, this seems to be the better and probably correct solution for attaching the stirrups. The reverse arrangement ensures better drainage of rainwater. I have now also found an illustration of this in "Rundhölzer, Tauwerk und Segel" by K. Schrage.
  2. Hello dear colleagues, I wanted to provide an additional explanation about the braided stirrups. In various publications I was able to read how the braids were looped and secured around the yards, but I have not yet found a picture of it. According to these descriptions, I implemented it for my model at the main topgallant yard and now quickly made a drawing at Eberhard's @wefalck request. I think it might have looked like this: Of course I can't be absolutely sure about this.
  3. @albert Thanks for your interest and the nice comment. @giampieroricci Hello, This illustration is from the book “Takelung und Ankerkunde” by Freiherr v. Sterneck, published in 1873. Can be downloaded as a PDF from Google Books. This is not quite the time of my corvette, but in conjunction with descriptions from contemporary French specialist literature, these depictions are often a good starting point.
  4. Hello Jerry, as explained earlier in my report, the topgallant yards and the royals of my model do not receive any jackstays. In the first years of jackstay use at the beginning of the 19th century, only the lower yards and topsail yards were equipped with jackstays. It was only in later years, around the middle of the 19th century, that jackstays were also used in the upper yards. I think the illustrator only turned the jackstay eyes a little so that they could be recognized as such.
  5. @druxey @Bruma @jdbondy @shipman @giampieroricci Hello friends, thank you very much for your interest in my build report and for the kind words. Also many thanks to all of you for the many LIKES. Continuation: Equipping the main topgallant yard - Vergue de grand perroquet Once I had clarified the details for the footropes with the stirrups, it was time for the implementation. Thanks to the corresponding preliminary work on a test piece, the stirrups were attached to the yard quickly and without any problems. Before the eye splices of the footropes could be pulled over the yardarms, the prepared grommets were first put on as chafe protection. When attaching the footropes in the center of the yard, I used the following example as a guide. Source: Freiherr v. Sterneck, "Takelung und Ankerkunde", 1873 This is what the realization for the model looks like: I have now also made the mousing to secure the hook for the tye: The simple buntlines were guided in thimbles at the topgallant yards of the French corvette. These buntlines branched out in the lower area onto two ropes, which were attached to the leeches of the sail. I therefore attached a thimble directly to the tye, as seen on the original Parisian model. The clewlines for the topgallant sails were normally connected to the clews by means of toggles. Without sails, the clewlines are connected directly to the topgallant sheets. The single-guided lifts, the braces attached directly with eye splices and the aforementioned sheets complete the equipment of the main topgallant yard. These ropes have a diameter of ø 0.25 mm and served eye splices for laying on the yardarms. The last two pictures give an overview of the main topgallant yard with all equipment elements and ropes. I will continue with the fore topgallant yard. More about that soon ...
  6. Hello, the rigging with the sails looks very realistic. A really very nice model.
  7. Continuation: Equipment of the main topgallant yard – Vergue de grand perroquet The next step was the production of the quarter blocks. In the first picture you can see the quarter blocks with a length of 3.0 mm that have already been provided with strops. At the top left of this picture I show these double blocks compared to a guide block that is used on the deck to redirect the topsail sheets. Here the assembly of the quarter blocks is nearing completion. Before I started making the footropes for the main topgallant yards, I tried to fundamentally clarify the execution details for the topgallant yards. In this context, I found what I was looking for in the contemporary specialist literature “Manuel de Greement” by F. A. Coste from 1829 on pages 120/121. Accordingly, the footropes of the top gallantyards of the yardarms each extended slightly beyond the center of the yard, where they were then attached. These footropes could not be tensioned with lanyards like those of the lower yards and topsail yards. Since the brams of the La Créole did not yet have a jackstays, unlike the lower yards and topsail yards, the stirrups were designed and attached in the conventional manner. This means that the ropes of the stirrups were braided and looped around the yard with two to three turns. The ends of the braids, also known as plating (in German, I don't know the English name), were fastened with flat-headed nails with leather washers. As F. A. Coste describes, the number of stirrups in the topgallant yards must be chosen depending on the yard length. For a corvette like the La Créole, one stirrup per half of the yard should be sufficient. To make the stirrups, I was able to find the following in the specialist book “The Ashley Books of Knots” by C. W. Ashley: Of course I had the ambition to implement this detail for my Corvette too. After tying in the thimble, the braid was made after unraveling the rope of the stirrup. This is how the meaning of the braid became clear to me. Since these were no longer round but flat, they could be wrapped very well and tightly around the yard and securely nailed down. Since I still had a main topgallant yard as scrap from making the yards, I was able to try out attaching the braids to it. The result can be seen in the next picture. I think that's how I'll ultimately implement it at the topgallant yards. Sequel follows …
  8. Equipment of the topgallant yards– Itague de vergue de grand perroquet In the meantime I'm working on equipping the topgallant yards. I'm slowly starting to get the feeling that the higher I get in the rigging, the less information there is about the details; be it from the monograph or from the relevant specialist literature. There is obviously less to be found on the internet. Apparently it is due to the importance or meaning of the components, as a large yard literally has more weight. Or to put it somewhat jokingly, the higher the air, the thinner the air..., of course, meant the information density... 😊 So I brought together information about the execution of the truss from a wide variety of sources, as can be seen in the following pictures. Accordingly, from my point of view, I was able to clarify the execution of the tye with the double strop for the top gallant. I think that this detail can also be used analogously for the royals. Source: Detailed photo detail of the original model Musée national de la Marine – edited / Atlas du Génie Maritime – edited The implementation for the main topgallant yard of the model then looks like this, as shown. The “mousing” as a hook lock is only attached when the yard is finally equipped. We then continued with the truss. This was made like the truss for the topsail yards with leather coating. The following drawing by K. H. Marquardt, but served. Source: Karl Heinz Marquardt, Masting and Rigging of 18th Century Ships In the last two pictures you can see the tye and the truss for the main topgallant yard, which will only be finally lashed to the topgallant mast of the model later. In the next step I will work on making the quarter blocks as double blocks with a length of 3.0 mm for the topgallant yards, which are used to guide the royal sheets and clew lines. So, see you soon….
  9. Very nicely demonstrated how to mill the bevels on the knees. Thanks for showing us that.
  10. @matiz @jfhealey Hello, many thanks for the nice comments, and also thanks for the LIKES. Actually, the equipment elements of the individual yards are more or less repeated again and again, except that the further up you go in the rigging, the smaller the dimensions. So I could deal with this chapter in a condensed form. But if you know me, you know that I'm merciless until the last yards ... 😁 Completion: Equipping the mizzen topsail yard - Vergue de perroquet de fouge The clew lines with the corresponding blocks, the sheet and the lifts were added to the final equipment of the mizzen topsail yard. See the following pictures: I'm still not quite sure whether the reef tackles should be simple and with a hook or with a block. I still need to do some research on this. Regardless of this, this yard will now be put to one side with the already equipped yards and work will begin on equipping the topgallant yards. To be continued ...
  11. Hello, absolutely perfect construction of the frame structure. This will be a top model. I also built a 1:48 scale longboat for my French corvette. If you are interested you can see it here LINK. But it is not comparable to your precision work.
  12. @giampieroricci @Nunnehi (Don) Thank you very much for your interest in my work and the kind words. I would also like to thank you all for the many LIKES. A happy new year 2024 to all. Continuation: Equipping the mizzen topsail yard - Vergue de perroquet de fouge The last of La Créole's topsail yards, the mizzen topsail yard, has now also been fitted with a jackstay and lashed in the middle. The next step was to make and attach the footropes with a rope ø 22 mm (model scale ø 0.46 mm). Due to the relatively short spans, one stirrup for each half of the mizzen topsail yard seemed sufficient. The next step was to make the strops for the yard tackles, which will later be attached to the yardarms. The next picture shows detailed sections of the rigging elements already mentioned. A comparison with a stirrup for the main yard is also shown. The following picture shows the finished blocks (each 3.5 mm long) for the braces and the leech lines. As with the other yards, the blocks were attached directly to the yard strops using ø 1.4 mm thimbles ("dog and bitch" connection). I continued with the strops for the lower blocks of the clew lines (l = 3.5 mm) and making the toggles to connect them to the sheets. Last but not least, a picture of the current state of the mizzen topsail yard. Finally, the clew lines, the reef tackles and the sheets are still missing for the final outfitting of the mizzen topsail yard. See you soon ...
  13. @glennb17 Hello Glenn, I just saw your post today. Even though I may be late, here's my hint. I have already dealt with the question. I solved it like this based on historical drawings. LINK (please scroll down) Maybe that's a little help.
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