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Question: What material were the mast head hoops/battens made from (on real late-18th early-19th century ships)?


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The bands around mast tops were iron, The same is true of bands tight around masts as structural supports.

 

Mast hoops were used to attach sails to masts, They typically were wood and fitted loosely around the mast.

Phil

 

Current build: USS Cape MSI-2

Current build: Albatros topsail schooner

Previous build: USS Oklahoma City CLG-5 CAD model

 

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Nate, Depends on the era and maybe the nationality.  From James Lees' Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War, pages 2-4 ----The head of the mast was typically left square and did have iron bands and battens.  Below the head of the masts, until 1800 there were rope wooldings with a width of 12 inches.  There were wooden hoops nailed to the mast at the top and bottom of each woolding.  Iron bands replaced the rope wooldings after about 1800. 

Allan

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