ancre La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette

[Knocklouder]

Thank you so much for posting  these pictures,  I really  have learned so much from you. Just awesome work 

 

Bob  M .    .

[archjofo]

Continuation: Fore Yard Boulins – Boulines de la vergue de misaine

After further research, I moved away from securing the boulins with the sails taken off in the way I had originally shown on the model. That earlier version followed English practice more closely:

In the meantime, I have settled on the variant now implemented on the model, as it corresponds much more closely to French practice and is therefore historically more accurate. The following photos show the current arrangement on the fore yard in detail.

 

Beforehand, during additional research, I systematically examined the shape and construction of the toggles.
The compilation of different toggles illustrates the wide range of forms and manufacturing techniques — from simple wooden toggles of the Viking era to turned pieces from the 19th century.
For the model of La Créole, however, the toggles documented on the models of L’Océan (1806) and La Créole in the Musée de la Marine are the most relevant. Both display a characteristic French design.

The following images show how the toggles were made from dogwood. The wood is extremely hard and fine‑grained, making it ideal for these tiny pieces.

The final close-up shows the toggle together with a rope that has been fitted with a fully scale‑accurate, real spliced eye — exactly as shown on the model. The splice ensures:

• clean load transfer without the bulk of a knot
• a scale‑appropriate appearance, since knots often look oversized on a model
• a historically correct connection, as can also be seen on the Paris museum model

To be continued…