Deadeye

[Captain_MacNamara]

Well, I spent a couple hours at the wood shop today...

It's a bit rough, and old looking. It's approximately 3 inches across or so, by about an inch and a half thick.

Here's a picture of some real deadeyes to compare it to:

[oderlesseye]

Eyes gots me one too ta add to the piratical decor out back

[Patrick Hand]

Captain_MacNamara, you might want to check out a copy of "The Arts of the Sailor" by Hervey Garrett Smith. (it's a commonly avalible paperback...)

It has a chapter on "rope strapped blocks" and another on "rigging beadeyes"

Heck... it has a lot of good stuff...... rope work, sewing, making a dittybag.....

[Rumba Rue]

Ok, let me be the dumb blond. What are those used for?

[Captain_MacNamara]

Thanky Patrick, I'll be on the lookout fer that one.

Rhumba:

"A deadeye is an item used in the standing rigging of old sailing ships. It is a smallish round thick wooden disc with a number of holes through it, vertical to the plane of the disc; there are usually three holes. They are used in pairs; a line is run back and forth between them, through the holes (in sequence), so that they function much as a pair of pulleys would, to provide mechanical advantage, pulling harder on whatever the deadeyes are attached to. Pairs of them are placed in the shrouds (the lines that hold up the mast), where they are used to create greater tension in the shrouds."

[oderlesseye]

Nows Eyes has me education, thanx fer answer up there mateys.

[Captain Jim]

Captain Mac, ye must be usin' hardwood fer yer blocks. Any ol' salt can see that ye be usin' pine. If yer gonna spend so much time, use real wood.

Just me two penny's worth.

[Captain_MacNamara]

This one was just for looks, out of wood I had on hand...

If I wanted it functional, I'd spend the extra coin for oak...

[Rumba Rue]

Thank you for the answer.

[Deadeye]

Well i think it be just perfect for what I be lookin for. Thanks Capt Mac... I'll be talkin to ya about other projects that might come up in the future.