BETAQDAVE Posted February 11, 2022 Share #1 Posted February 11, 2022 I've found conflicting information on late 19th century timber bollards. While most bollards were simply bare topped timbers, some had metal or leather caps apparently to provide protection from end grain rot. For one example, in the whaling industry there was a large vertical bollard that the cutting in gear was secured to that usually had a metal top applied to it. It may also have served as an anvil for the ships carpenter. Has anyone else come across any info. on this? Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Dave “You’ve just got to know your limitations” Dirty Harry Current Builds: Modified MS 1/8” scale Phantom, and modified plastic/wood hybrid of Aurora 1:87 scale whaling bark Wanderer. Past Builds: (Done & sold) 1/8” scale A.J. Fisher 2 mast schooner Challenge, 1/6” scale scratch built whaler Wanderer w/ plans & fittings from A.J. Fisher, and numerous plastic kits including 1/8” scale Revell U.S.S. Constitution (twice), Cutty Sark, and Mayflower. (Done & in dry dock) Modified 1/8” scale Revell U.S.S. Constitution w/ wooden deck and masting [too close encounter w/conc. floor in move] Hope to get to builds: MS 3/16” scale Pride of Baltimore II, MS 1/2” scale pinky schooner Glad Tidings, a scratch build 3/16” scale Phantom, and a scratch build 3/16" scale Denis Sullivan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted February 12, 2022 Share #2 Posted February 12, 2022 I gather one would need to know what kind of ship we are looking at, also whether it was commercial or naval. Rot would be probably less an issue, but splitting under strain or other damage. On small commercial vessels that operated on low margins, there would have probably not enough money around to pay for fancy metal cappings ... On museum pieces and historic ships I have anything, from nothing to fabricated sheet metal caps to cast bronze caps. However, I have not seen any leather caps and would doubt that it would work - the ropes would quickly tear the leather to pieces, I think. mtaylor 1 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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