SiriusVoyager Posted Wednesday at 01:38 PM Share #1 Posted Wednesday at 01:38 PM I recently purchased and assembled the Model shipways rope walk and wanted to try it out. I'm in the middle of rigging the San Francisco Cross Section at the time of posting so I will likely wait until the next model to make the rope. I did however want to try it out. For initial trial I am just using cotton string that I have lying around, but won't use it for models due to the fuzziness. The first attempt was with some thin black string, three strands per chord. I have rope! I didn't give it a chance to see how it would lay up so I quickly tied it off, but it seemed to come out ok. There are a couple of spots that that aren't quite right and there is less fuzz than I expected. The second attempt was with some thicker cotton twin and as can be seen, no unraveling! I'm pretty excited that I was able to do this adequately on a first attempt. This process seems pretty easy, at least on a small scale, so I will be looking forward to making ropes for my future models. JacquesCousteau, Chuck, mtaylor and 2 others 5 - Eric In the shipyard: San Francisco Cross Section Finished: Norwegian Sailing Pram, Lowell Grand Banks Dory, Muscongus bay lobster smack, OcCre Palamos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertanimal Posted Wednesday at 02:02 PM Share #2 Posted Wednesday at 02:02 PM Would you mind continuing with this post some and including some information like thread sources and sizes? Then how do create your final rope size? Do you just add the diameters of your threads together? I’ll be starting the Alert soon and may be making rope! 👍 Chris JacquesCousteau and SiriusVoyager 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiriusVoyager Posted Wednesday at 03:14 PM Author Share #3 Posted Wednesday at 03:14 PM 1 hour ago, Desertanimal said: Would you mind continuing with this post some and including some information like thread sources and sizes? Then how do create your final rope size? Do you just add the diameters of your threads together? I’ll be starting the Alert soon and may be making rope! 👍 Chris Hey Chris, unfortunately I am not well versed enough in rope making to offer reliable information. These were literally the first two ropes I have made and that was simply to try out the rope walk. This section of the forums has a lot of good info however including a lot of the info you are looking for. mtaylor, Ryland Craze and Desertanimal 3 - Eric In the shipyard: San Francisco Cross Section Finished: Norwegian Sailing Pram, Lowell Grand Banks Dory, Muscongus bay lobster smack, OcCre Palamos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertanimal Posted Wednesday at 03:50 PM Share #4 Posted Wednesday at 03:50 PM (edited) Thanks! This is a new area for me also. I thought you were seasoned rope, making professional! I wasn’t aware of this section. (Putting on reading glasses.) Chris Edited Wednesday at 03:54 PM by Desertanimal SiriusVoyager, mtaylor and Ryland Craze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaddoc Posted Wednesday at 04:16 PM Share #5 Posted Wednesday at 04:16 PM Nice rope! Lots and lots of posts in MSW for rope making. SiriusVoyager, mtaylor, Desertanimal and 1 other 4 Current projects: 21' Fisherman's Launch - plans by Howard Chapelle Completed projects: 21' Yawl Longboat - plans from the National Maritime Museum Deben 5 tonner - a Whisstock yard design 24' exploration gaff rigged ketch - a Tad Roberts design 15' knockabout sailing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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