Making Slings

[Cleat]

I've reached a point in my build where I need to make a lot of slings to connect blocks & pulleys.  I don't know how to make a sling.  The picture in my document isn't clear enough to determine how to tie a sling (item C in the picture).  I would also like to know what knots I need to learn for rigging in general.  

 

[barkeater]

To strop your block, take your line and lay it around the block. Pull tight and place the block in a spring clamp to hold tight and maintain tension. Place the two line ends in another clamp to maintain tension One end of the line cut to about 1/2 to 3/4 the desired length to your bolt. The other end keep long for the moment. Using thread tie a series of square knots, 3 or 4, to fasten/splice the two ends tightly together to fix the block in place. Hit with pva diluted 1 to 1 with water. Let dry. Then take your long end through the bolt and turn back towards block. Fasten with 3 to 4 square knots. Hit with the pva water mix and let dry. Trim as desired Your done.

Rich

[Dziadeczek]

Chuck Passaro had a pretty good mini tutorial on how to strop blocks.

 

Stropping Blocks (one method) (1).pdf

[Gregory]

Dziadeczek's comment is one of the best you will get.

 

While you are looking to get it right, you might note that blocks, being part of a tackle would not have been stropped to an eyebolt on the deck like shown in your instructions.

There would be a hook on the block and it would hook into the eyebolt.

You will see how to strop a block with a hook  in the tutorial Dziadeczek posted.

 

From the tutorial.