Captain_MacNamara Posted March 26, 2006 Posted March 26, 2006 Here's some things I've been working on. With my disability, I've been looking into an alternate means of employment, so I thought about selling some of my work, and perhaps taking on some new custom work. So far, I can make a plethora of things, ranging from monkey's fists to bellropes. PM or Email me if you're interested in having any work done A couple Cat 'o Nine Star Knot, with a bead in the center One of my belaying pins(which I also make out of oak) with a Turk's Head Knot Simple Boat Fender Monkey's Fists Ropework Handle Knotty Bottle Ratlines Captain of the Iron Lotus It is the angle that holds the rope, not the size of the hole.
Captain_MacNamara Posted March 26, 2006 Author Posted March 26, 2006 Bellropes: Captain of the Iron Lotus It is the angle that holds the rope, not the size of the hole.
capnwilliam Posted March 26, 2006 Posted March 26, 2006 Cap'n Mac, that's some really beautiful stuff! :) WERE cat-o-nine tails conventionally made from rope? Capt. William "The fight's not over while there's a shot in the locker!"
Captain_MacNamara Posted March 26, 2006 Author Posted March 26, 2006 Yes, though not in the style I make. A traditional Cat' was usually made from a 3 foot piece of heavy rope. Roughly a foot of the rope was left for the handle, and the rest was unlaid into it's 3 strands, which were further unlaid into their 3 yarns, giving it 9 tails each 2 feet long. 3 knots were ties in each tail, and the Cat' was sometimes constructed by the person to be flogged. Sometimes they were just that simple. I have, however, seen examples where the handle has been wormed and parcelled, and some that have been wormed, parcelled, and served. I've only seen one that has been made of decorative knotwork, and I can't remember if it was an extant period piece or not. Captain of the Iron Lotus It is the angle that holds the rope, not the size of the hole.
Captain Jim-sib Posted March 26, 2006 Posted March 26, 2006 Capt'n Mac, Excellent work! Have you attempted the coachwhip weave around a stick ? Marvellous work, mate!!
Captain_MacNamara Posted March 26, 2006 Author Posted March 26, 2006 No... coachwhipping is on my short "to learn" list. I'm saving it for when I make my sea chest beckets. If any o' ye needs custom knotwork, however... lemme know. I'm open to new ideas. Captain of the Iron Lotus It is the angle that holds the rope, not the size of the hole.
HarborMaster Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 I'm impressed., I had no idea., Capn Mac you got some talent!. I may be in the need for a Bell Ringer and a clevis and suspension rope for the bell as well., for our vessel. I will send you a PM when I am ready., wow nice stuff. I am not Lost .,I am Exploring. "If you give a man a fire, he will be warm for a night, if you set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life!"
MorganTyre Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 Star Knot, with a bead in the center Nice work on the star knot, those are particularly difficult. Is that nylon you made it out of? It looks really glossy in the photo but I can't really tell. Walmart markets an 1/8th inch cotton cord which is really nice to work with. It doesn't look period of course as it's braided rather than stranded but the end result is nice and if it's painted (like a bell lanyard) it looks really good. Also, I reccomend learning a six strand diamond knot. You can work it back up over the crown sennit and it has a completely different look and texture. If I can figure out how to post pictures here I'll show an example. In any case, it's a nice break during a long run of sennit.
Captain_MacNamara Posted March 28, 2006 Author Posted March 28, 2006 Yeah, that star knot is out of nylon, my first one. I do all my work in cotton now You can email me the pics too... but there's an IMG tag you can use to post pictures. Captain of the Iron Lotus It is the angle that holds the rope, not the size of the hole.
MorganTyre Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 Here's the sample I was talking about: The six strand diamond knot I was referring to is that bit just above the star knot. Also, just for the helluvit here are two pictures of a work in progress. The ocean plat isn't adjusted completely and the ends haven't been cut off and sewn into place but that's ok because the line is going to be cannibalized to complete the other mat which also needs considerable adjusting. The line is 7/16" 3-strand dacron that served as main and jib halyards aboard a boat I did some rigging work on fairly recently (including new halyards). p.s. ignore the sandal-tan foot
blackjohn Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 If I can figure out how to post pictures here I'll show an example. I take it you are all squared away with posting pics now? My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together.
MorganTyre Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 Yep, got it all figured out. Had to ask my wife for a spot to upload the pictures. She's very active on some other forums so I figured she'd know where to put them. Thanks.
Capt Grey Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 Very nice work, maties. Cap'n Mac, kin ye post how many dubloons ye be willin' t'sell yer pieces fer? (In English: how much are you charging?) Someone at a pirate faire gave my kids a monkey fist; we put it with the rest of our pirate gear. And I likes yer mats, Morgan lad. Very talented sailers we has here. Captain, we always knew you were a whoopsie. Rumors of my death are entirely premature.
Captain_MacNamara Posted March 30, 2006 Author Posted March 30, 2006 Thanky for the compliments... and Nice work there, Morgan Captain of the Iron Lotus It is the angle that holds the rope, not the size of the hole.
Black Rinalda Kidd Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 Migods, ye lads do beauty work! Most pirates I know around here know knots about as well as they know quantum mechanics, an' for them, it's doin' miracles to know th' difference between a reef an' a granny, let alone knowin' any knots beyond.... (An', it's never I'm askin' tha' lot ta toss me a lifeline!) I've had an interest in decorative marlinespike seamanship fer a number o' years, noo, an' though I haven't gotten me hands on Smith's book yet, I've had me copy of Ashley's fer quite some time. Never actually got around ta gettin' started, tho'. Too many things kept gettin' in th' way. Mostly, I've just done some lesser decorative things: lanyard knots, those worthwhile for makin' buttons, an' some o' th' more useful knots fer campin' an' such, some of which I've taught ta others locally. Or, in some cases tried ta.... Best o' luck ta ye, Capt'n MacNamara, on your venture! It's amazin' what some pieces will go fer when th' right folks are lookin'!
Captain Midnight Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 Heck yeah, Cap'n Mac! That's beautiful work! And so is yours, Morgan! I would love to learn to do that so that I could make me own beckets for a sea chest. "Now then, me bullies! Would you rather do the gallows dance, and hang in chains 'til the crows pluck your eyes from your rotten skulls? Or would you feel the roll of a stout ship beneath your feet again?" ---Captain William Kidd--- (1945)
Captain Midnight Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 By the way, does anyone know of any on-line tutorials or sources which teach you how to make a marlinespike becket? "Now then, me bullies! Would you rather do the gallows dance, and hang in chains 'til the crows pluck your eyes from your rotten skulls? Or would you feel the roll of a stout ship beneath your feet again?" ---Captain William Kidd--- (1945)
MorganTyre Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 No tutorial here but beautiful beckets. Most, while time consuming, are doable for the amateur. http://www.marlinespike.com/sea_chests.html
Captain Midnight Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 Aye, that is indeed beautiful work, but I would need some instructions on how to do that. :) "Now then, me bullies! Would you rather do the gallows dance, and hang in chains 'til the crows pluck your eyes from your rotten skulls? Or would you feel the roll of a stout ship beneath your feet again?" ---Captain William Kidd--- (1945)
MorganTyre Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 Aye, that is indeed beautiful work, but I would need some instructions on how to do that. :) I will write up a quick tutorial for a grommet style becket over on captain twill. If it's not up yet check soon. I'm typing this note first.
MorganTyre Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 Actually I'm not sure why I did it over on twill. If any moderators see this feel free to move it over here. My apologies.
Dorian Lasseter Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 I think it's rightly over in 'Twill'... Grande stuff there, Morgan..... Truly, D. Lasseter Captain, The Lucy Propria Virtute Audax --- In Hoc Signo Vinces Ni Feidir An Dubh A Chur Ina Bhan Air "If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me." Deuteronomy 32:41 Envy and its evil twin - It crept in bed with slander - Idiots they gave advice - But Sloth it gave no answer - Anger kills the human soul - With butter tales of Lust - While Pavlov's Dogs keep chewin' - On the legs they never trust... The Seven Deadly Sins http://www.colonialnavy.org
Captain Midnight Posted August 10, 2006 Posted August 10, 2006 Aye, Morgan, thank you so much for that tutorial, it is EXACTLY what I was looking for! I look forward to seeing the next part on how to make the covering and Turk's Head, etc. Thanks again! :) "Now then, me bullies! Would you rather do the gallows dance, and hang in chains 'til the crows pluck your eyes from your rotten skulls? Or would you feel the roll of a stout ship beneath your feet again?" ---Captain William Kidd--- (1945)
MorganTyre Posted August 11, 2006 Posted August 11, 2006 Ok, the tutorial is finally done. All in all a relatively easy project and a pair could be made in a day for about 4 bucks (10 or so if you use leather). I still think I should have put it here in plunder rather than twill but since I started it there that's where it finished. Enjoy!
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