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Worldwide Classic Boat Show Presentation – the Virtues of Synthetic Rigging: Ian Weedman and Jen Bates, master riggers, explain the advantages of synthetic fiber over steel rigging systems and talk...
Traditional Rigging, Part 13-Seizing a Thimble & Block with Seine Twine: Myles seizes a thimble and a block into synthetic three strand with seine twine....
Traditional Rigging, Part 11 – Seizing a Thimble in a Wire Grommet: Myles completes the throat halyard strop with a perfectly seized thimble. NEXT PART IN THE SERIES: The last two parts of...
Traditional Rigging, Part 10 – Parceling and Serving a Wire Grommet: Myles continues to make the throat halyard strop as he parcels and serves the underlying wire grommet....
How to Attach Sail Hardware, Part 3 – Sewn on Hanks: There’s no school like the old school and Alison Wood shows us how true this is as she walks us through the steps...
Traditional Rigging, Part 9 – How to Make a Wire Grommet: As this series continues Myles Thurlow will now make a throat halyard strop. The first step is to make a wire grommet- A...
Traditional Rigging, Part 8 – Parcelling & Serving a Eye Splice: Myles Thurlow demonstrates the methods behind parcelling and serving a eye splice....
Traditional Rigging, Part 7 – Making a Wire Splice: Myles demonstrates the methods behind making a wire splice in this next chapter in our traditional rigging series....
Traditional Rigging, Part 6 – Leathering a Spliced Eye: For leathering a spliced eye, or sewing leather around standing rigging or oars, the double needle baseball stitch is th...
Traditional Rigging, Part 4 – Cutting and Parcelling for a Spliced Eye: We continue our exploration into the art of traditional rigging with Myles Thurlow walking us through the cutting and pa...
Traditional Rigging, Part 5 – Serving for a Spliced Eye: After cutting and parcelling, master rigger Myles Thurlow demonstrates the technique of serving a spliced eye....
Traditional Rigging, Part 3 – Wire, Thimbles, Marline, & More: Ever wondered what tools and materials a rigger brings to a traditional vessel? Master rigger Myles Thurlow takes us ste...
Traditional Rigging, Part 2 – Tools of the Trade: In part 2 of our Traditional Rigging Series, master rigger Myles Thurlow shows us the tools of his trade. Carefully sele...
Traditional Rigging, Part 1 – Whipping a Rope: In part 1 of our Traditional Rigging Series, master rigger Myles Thurlow walks us through whipping a rope end to finish...

 

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