cardely Posted October 29, 2014 Share #1 Posted October 29, 2014 Does anyone know how exactly this item looks like? It is mentioned in many sources, and especially in "seamanship in the age of sail" (p83), without a word on its shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robnbill Posted October 29, 2014 Share #2 Posted October 29, 2014 Do a google search on Dog-Bitch Thimble and you should find an excerpt from The Anatomy of Nelsons Ships that describes it as well as has a drawing. http://books.google.com/books?id=_I8AqFfhvn0C&pg=PA237&lpg=PA237&dq=dog-bitch+thimble&source=bl&ots=HrkgQ4vHPj&sig=DduiOcb2GKF3uMLc56uV5k21klk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=deBQVKHWKszdsAT5o4KADQ&ved=0CC0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=dog-bitch%20thimble&f=false cardely 1 Quote Bill Chantilly, VA Its not the size of the ship, but the bore of the cannon! Current Build: Scratch Build Brig Eagle Completed Build Log: USS Constitution - Mamoli Completed Build Gallery: USS Constitution - Mamoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardely Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted October 30, 2014 Thank you! But it seems there's no preview, I will add this book to my wishing list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robnbill Posted October 30, 2014 Share #4 Posted October 30, 2014 That is interesting. I was able to preview it, including the pages the description and digram were on. Quote Bill Chantilly, VA Its not the size of the ship, but the bore of the cannon! Current Build: Scratch Build Brig Eagle Completed Build Log: USS Constitution - Mamoli Completed Build Gallery: USS Constitution - Mamoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardely Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted October 31, 2014 This maybe due to the great China Firewall, I cannot tunnel throu without a premium VPN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted October 31, 2014 Share #6 Posted October 31, 2014 Do a google search on Dog-Bitch Thimble and you should find an excerpt from The Anatomy of Nelsons Ships that describes it as well as has a drawing. Interlocking the thimbles rotates things through a right angle, so allowing the brace block to sit with the sheave up and down rather than lying flat.Presumably this means the brace fall is less likely to tist upon itself. Maybe of interest to the practical seaman, but of little interest to the modelmaker. cristikc and cardely 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardely Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted November 1, 2014 Thanks...such a simple layout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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