Chuck Posted August 2, 2019 Share #1 Posted August 2, 2019 Download PDF 14frolich_style_ropewalk.pdf DARIVS ARCHITECTVS, rafterrat_2005, grsjax and 1 other 4 Chuck Passaro - MSW Admin Sloop Speedwell - POF scratch Block Island Boat - POF scratch HMS Winchelsea - POB scratch build HM Cutter Cheerful - POB scratch build Royal Barge - POF scratch Medway Longboat- POF Scratch SYREN SHIP MODEL COMPANY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafterrat_2005 Posted August 17, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 17, 2020 Chuck thank you for the downloads, they come in handy in many different ways. mtaylor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Warren Posted July 31, 2021 Share #3 Posted July 31, 2021 The drawing links in the PDF file do not open. Instead you are directed to a webpage offering to sell the modelshipwrightsdatabase.com domain. Are the drawings available somewhere else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cleek Posted July 31, 2021 Share #4 Posted July 31, 2021 4 hours ago, Tim Warren said: The drawing links in the PDF file do not open. Instead you are directed to a webpage offering to sell the modelshipwrightsdatabase.com domain. Are the drawings available somewhere else? I just tried the link above. I had no problem. The link for the PDF of the instructions drops right down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Posted July 31, 2021 Share #5 Posted July 31, 2021 Embedded in the PDF are some links: Those links are broken. The domain is dead.. “Indecision may or may not be my problem.” ― Jimmy Buffett Current builds: Rattlesnake (Scratch From MS Plans On Hold: HMS Resolution ( AKA Ferrett ) In the Gallery: Yacht Mary, Gretel, French Cannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardG Posted August 1, 2021 Share #6 Posted August 1, 2021 The pdf files are available on the Wayback Machine https://web.archive.org/web/20100415032147/http://www.modelshipwrightsdatabase.com/Articles/1022_sheet_1_model.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20100415032917/http://www.modelshipwrightsdatabase.com/Articles/1022_sheet_2_model.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20100415033148/http://www.modelshipwrightsdatabase.com/Articles/1056_sheet_1_model.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20100415032939/http://www.modelshipwrightsdatabase.com/Articles/1056_sheet_2_model.pdf Gregory 1 Richard Current Build: Early 19th Century US Revenue Cutter (Artesania Latina "Dallas" - messed about) Completed Build: Yakatabune - Japanese - Woody Joe mini Member: Nautical Research Guild & Midwest Model Shipwrights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dziadeczek Posted August 1, 2021 Share #7 Posted August 1, 2021 For the modeling purposes the looper is not necessary, just the whirls will suffice to twist ropes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Warren Posted August 1, 2021 Share #8 Posted August 1, 2021 RichardG, thank you for the links. Tim Warren RichardG and mtaylor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmate Posted September 1, 2022 Share #9 Posted September 1, 2022 I just have to ask, Why make your own rope when there are so many sources available out there. Just seems to me that the time spent could be better spent on the model But that's just me I suppose Ric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cleek Posted September 1, 2022 Share #10 Posted September 1, 2022 32 minutes ago, oldmate said: I just have to ask, Why make your own rope when there are so many sources available out there. Just seems to me that the time spent could be better spent on the model But that's just me I suppose Ric I think the easiest answer is that, for many, making your own ropes and lines is fun! Some who have "gone over to the dark side" of scratch building take pride in "making it all themselves." Others prefer to avoid the expense and sometimes the frustration of sourcing cordage via mail order and appreciate the flexibility of making their own color choices, not to mention that the detail-oriented who want to make right and left handed laid rope, four-strand shroud-laid rope and cable-laid rope in sizes perfectly to scale, have little choice but to make their own. The rest, perhaps more focused on the end product than the process of every detail of a build, opt for sourcing their cordage "off the shelf." "Different ships, different long splices" and all that. The question that's perhaps now more pertinent than it was when Frolich and others published their rope-making machine plans is "Why make your own rope-making machine when there are so many sources out there?" Even cost is hardly a consideration when Syren offers a very effective rope-making set-up for less than a hundred bucks, the cost of which is quickly amortized by the savings realized by "rolling your own." (https://syrenshipmodelcompany.com/ropewalk.php) Of course, here again, some prefer to buy their cordage ready-made and if that works for them, they obviously have their reasons. druxey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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