silkspan sails

[ronv]

Does a tutorial exist for making silkspan sails?

[mtaylor]

Have look here... http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-model-rigging-and-sails.php   The article by John Tilley.

[Jay 1]

In addition to the article Mark linked to, check out this superb log tutorial: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/152-le-superbe-by-blue-ensign-heller-plastic-built-as-le-praetorian-after-boudriot/?p=16686

 

Cheers,

Jay

[druxey]

Admiralty Models will be running workshops on sailmaking later this Fall. See their web site.

[ronv]

Thanks much...

[Longstorm11]

Druxey,

 

Thanks for the heads up on Admiralty Models running workshops on sailmaking later this Autumn. I'll keep an eye out for them.

 

Regards,

 

Julian

[wefalck]

I have been using a similar method for years, using either model-plane silk or silk-paper. The sails are either made as a whole or by pasting together individual cloths and adding the doublings. Here is description: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/68-zuiderzee-botter-by-wefalck-artitec-resin/?p=47886

[ronv]

I wonder if the tissue that comes in boxes with new shoes would work for sails. I'm tempted to try it on my rebuild of Swift using the technique demonstrated by BE. The tissue is shiny on one side and dull on the other. Before I waste time on this, has anyone else every tried it?

[druxey]

You need a tissue that will stand up to wetting without disintegrating. Also, shiny would be distracting, I think.