![]() ![]() What I accumulated in all those years from all over the world was a museums quality collection of maritime tools of the trades. I somehow made finds in many seaports and acquired tools and ropework in shipyards and antique shops ashore. Wherever I met an old shellback or retired rigger I made him show me knots that were new to me and if I found sailor`s ropework in German museums or abroad I tried to copie with growing success.Īt that time, more than forty years ago, I started also collecting maritime tools to be moreprecise: tools used by sailors, sailmakers and riggers. Not only knotwork and marlinespike seamanship held a great fascination for me but also the plain beauty, the perfection and wonderful patina of tools which often were made of lignum vitea soon captivated me. Especially the fancy knots one had to know for tieing his personal boatswain`s call. Bankrupt brokers, boot-blacks, blacklegs and blacksmith here assemble together and castaway tinkers, watch-makerst, quill-drivers, cobblers, doctors, farmers and lawyers compare past experiences and talk of old times."Īdventurous I thought, and joined the then growing German Navy in 1960.īeing in the navy I became acquainted with sailor`s knots, marlinespike seamanship and also with some fancy knots. Here the sons of adversety meet the children of calamity, and here the children of calamity meet the offspring of sin. The navy is the asylum for the perverse, the home of the unfortunate. "Indeed, from a frigate`s crew might be called out men of all callings and vocations, from a backslidden parson to a broken-down comedian. Then step aboard and get an impression of things a sailor could do from cordage and take a look at antique tools as there are the Fid, the Marlinspike, the Serving Mallet and Grease Horn, just to name a few.īefore setting sails a few facts about myself:Ĭoalminer`s apprentice from 1955 to 1958.Īfter reading the following in Herman Melville, White-Jacket: Want to see how Jack Tar once skilfully tied bellropes for the ships bell or beckets for his sea chest which held his personal belongings? Want to know what Flemish Eyes, Pointings, Ringbolt-Hitchings or Cockscombings are and what they are needed for? On this site you will find examples of sailor`s tools and how those were used in daily work. We'll see how long it lasts, but for now.Please have a look at sailor`s rope work made according to old seafaring traditions. (usual disclaimers this is basically just a product I like. I think it looks better, and the incremental UV protection may be irrelevant, but doesn't do any harm. ![]() The only variation I made to the splice was to cut out a small "sleeve" of the cover which I slipped over the otherwise exposed core on the thimble. ![]() My only issue has been is some creep (maybe 1"-2") as the splice really tightens, so leave room on your toggles and/or end-lashings. Personally I found the brummel/buried tail eye splice simple, quick, and robust. ![]() But my comments are more gut feel than objectively quantified data - and I am more weekend warrior/beer can racer than bluewater or hardened racer. The line has a (subjectively) good tactile diameter, and as much strength as the wire it replaced. (even so, as a precaution I polished the holes in the stanchions to remove any burrs). If I had a single braid the same diameter it would be overkill for lifelines, and reduce the chafe resistance. The outer layer acting as a UV and chafe guard makes perfect sense to me. Not sure if I understand the comment about it being a product in search of a purpose. Looks good, feels good, better than raw wire IMHO - and much better than wire with rust stains coming through a cracked plastic covering!! Cheaper than replacing all the wire, looks great, seems robust, did it myself.what's not to like? Installed it 2-3 years ago, only issue is some rust staining. Visible Harm Doesn't Tell Whole Story with Amsteel - Practical Sailor Print Edition Article In the absence of chafe, we demonstrated that the fatigue life is MUCH better than steel. Another reason they can claim greater strength at 50% chafe is that Dynex Dux is sized larger than steel lines to limit creep (it is still lighter), so while true, the statement doesn't mean what you think it means. This trend also explains the sudden failures where chafe is present. We only tested 3/16 and 1/4" other sizes could have different trends-I doubt it, because the cause seems to be the nigh modulous, low friction nature of the fiber. I did the chafe machine work and the pull-testing. Unless you have some 3rd party data to support that assertion, there is tests data supporting exactly the opposite position Dyneema is weaker than it looks when chafed (strength is less than proportional to remaining area). ![]()
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