Any thoughts of giving them some age? Or are they going on fresh and new? The fabric seems to already be off-white...
NIce suit of sails. When I asked about washing it was for the full piece of fabric before any cutting. I used the spray starch stiffener and hair dryer on my pilot boat with good results. Your schooner is nearing her first outing. Rich
Those resewn sails now look ready to be tied to the hoops above the trestletrees. Are you going to sew in any small rings for the halyard, clew and sheet connections? Ohla showed that in one of her videos which I have not yet found, just the cutting and sewing machine one.. Nice work sailmaker. Rich
to attach my sails. That sewing tool is perfect for making the holes for my rings.
Fancy.
Previously I just used a fine pointed large needle (one of three sizes for drapery work) pushing it through sufficiently for the size hole that I needed. Bolt ropes are not mentioned with the schooner but I am sure that they were present, inside
or outside of the hemmed edge with either a metal grommet type just inside the edge or a loop on the corner of the peak, clew, and tack. I put up the set of these at the main boom end in the Bluenose II photos to clarify my mental image: two in the bolt rope sewn inside and three in the hem itself; along with the metal reinforced holes for tying the sail to the boom. I'll go to search out the jib stay connections.
The machine stitching parallel and perpendicular to the fabric weave I very precise well done. Rich
Nice pics
s away... the 1st sail is up. 
Very nice progress with your sails. Good idea on placing the reef tie-downs. Rich
I used a different technique with two needles on each end of a thread. First looped a girth hitch around the hoop and then took one needle through one side and the other through the other side. Then both back with one twist around the girth hitch threads between the mast and sail luff ( one above one under) and tied them off with the first half of a square knot and secured them with a very small touch of CV, letting it set and trimming the ends off They could have been passed back through the luff hem and then with the toothpick dot of glue set and trimmed flush with the hem face on each side. I think that your method is working well for you and the results well produce a good schooner. I see that you laced the mainsail to the boom instead of tying each one as with the actual manner. It is easy to chip from the sideline when a good response would be OK, you do it! You are going to have a well done schooner. Rich
Question total off track from bending sails. . . How did you do the holes in the brass strips for the deadeye "chain plates"???? You had to solve this and I need your experience. Thanks, Rich
How did you get the glue to release without bending the brass strips? I understand that you glued the hardwood strips perpendicular to the brass strips, locating those between the 3/16" o.c. hole spacing, right? I do have some Buginga from Africa that is in thin widths that I can cut and may try it in the manner that you describe. Clamping the "mat" down will still require getting it parallel to the inverted T grooves in my XY table on the drill press. I have receive several recommendations/suggestions from other members so I have a spectrum to work from. Thanks for your reply. RichI cut all the strips. Glued them to a piece of wood with markings for where the holes go. They were all glued down about a brass strip width apart. I then glued pieces of hardwood strips on top of the strips and between the holes. Almost like a grate pattern now. Let it dry. Tapped a dimple at the centre of each hole location with a finishing nail and then used my fake dremel at medium speed with a new #69 drill bit. Gentle pressure so it didn’t grab too hard. Took me a bit to get the method, hence my burning through too much of the brass strip stock.
