| SAILMAKING and SAILMAKERS II |
| Pictures with YELLOW boxes are clickable to produce a larger picture: with WHITE boxes are full-sized already. |
| More sailmaiking equipment and ephemera may be found on PAGE ONE |
Here are three views of another seam rubber I found for sale on Ebay.... this is a particularly nice example of form and function made of (it looks
like) box-wood. The haft and handle are very interestingly done.
like) box-wood. The haft and handle are very interestingly done.
Here we have a Sailmaker's Kit box with tools which I had guessed at about the turn-of-the-20th-century: my friend, Louis Bartos of Mariner Sails in Alaska
(and a Master Sailmaker) figures it's nowhere nearly that old, but it IS interesting to see how a kit-box was made up and the contents thereof:
NOTE: Click on any pic for a larger view and, should you wonder about the tools themselves, the link below some (text) is for a pic which has some clarifying
text embedded in it, but they'll take a bit longer to download if you're on a slow connexion. Notable by their absences are sail needles and a sail hook!
(and a Master Sailmaker) figures it's nowhere nearly that old, but it IS interesting to see how a kit-box was made up and the contents thereof:
NOTE: Click on any pic for a larger view and, should you wonder about the tools themselves, the link below some (text) is for a pic which has some clarifying
text embedded in it, but they'll take a bit longer to download if you're on a slow connexion. Notable by their absences are sail needles and a sail hook!
Astonishing!
Sold 20060805 on Ebay
for $766.00!
My jaw will require a
jack to be closed.
Sold 20060805 on Ebay
for $766.00!
My jaw will require a
jack to be closed.
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There's one item prominently missing from the above kit... a sailmaker's mallet! This one is a beaut... it may look rough, but it is
essentially in A-1 condition and with a little TLC could be brought right back into operating trim... a new rawhide head covering
and some leather dressing on the handle, add a loop lanyard to the handle and she'll be 'gut fur gehen" for another century!
essentially in A-1 condition and with a little TLC could be brought right back into operating trim... a new rawhide head covering
and some leather dressing on the handle, add a loop lanyard to the handle and she'll be 'gut fur gehen" for another century!
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8.5"
3""
------- Iron core bezel - lanyard hole (1)
------------stacked and cut leather handle over iron spindle (2)
Appx 2.5 lbs.
---------decorative detail (rather graceful for a working tool, eigh?)
----------- rawhide leather covering (to prevent 'denting' wood when cringling) over
an iron head which is pressed onto the iron spindle core. (3, 4, 5)
Commercially made, probably 1860 - 1880.
------------stacked and cut leather handle over iron spindle (2)
Appx 2.5 lbs.
---------decorative detail (rather graceful for a working tool, eigh?)
----------- rawhide leather covering (to prevent 'denting' wood when cringling) over
an iron head which is pressed onto the iron spindle core. (3, 4, 5)
Commercially made, probably 1860 - 1880.
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
(5)
(3) (4)
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Gleaned from the Museum of Nova Scotia's
webpages, a picture of a traditional
sailmaker's loft: note the bench, center, and
the "Commander" fids next to it: these were
used for making cringles and earrings in
sails, for rounding out grommets and other
rope-woven items. The mallet above, or one
of wood, would have been used in the
process. Note also the sewing maching in
the background: sailmakers were always
among the first to "grab onto" a new idea for
making the work easier and getting more of it
"out the door".
webpages, a picture of a traditional
sailmaker's loft: note the bench, center, and
the "Commander" fids next to it: these were
used for making cringles and earrings in
sails, for rounding out grommets and other
rope-woven items. The mallet above, or one
of wood, would have been used in the
process. Note also the sewing maching in
the background: sailmakers were always
among the first to "grab onto" a new idea for
making the work easier and getting more of it
"out the door".