Tied in Zoly's beautiful blocks to the mast which I find much more satisfactory than inserting pins which I have a lot of trouble securing tightly enough to take rigging tension.
Been tying in the shroud deadeyes and then tying the shrouds to the mast on alternate sides using a bent piano wire spacer to get even lanyard length. I find it very difficult to tie in the upper deadeyes at the right length if the shrouds are already fixed. this method allows for the increasing length of the shroud as you go aft and keeps the lanyard gap the same.
Been tying in the shroud deadeyes and then tying the shrouds to the mast on alternate sides using a bent piano wire spacer to get even lanyard length. I find it very difficult to tie in the upper deadeyes at the right length if the shrouds are already fixed. this method allows for the increasing length of the shroud as you go aft and keeps the lanyard gap the same.