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Started making up the various rope coils.
My method is using an appropriate sized brass tube, polished smooth with a rounded down end - to make sure there are no burrs. Then run the same line/rigging you used for the lines you need the coils for over bee's wax to keep the fuzz down and to cause the lines to stick together. Start with a single overhand knot, then wrap 3,4 or 5 loops, make sure to cross over the other end of the line. Then using a granny knot, tie the lines together, then pull the long lead hard to set and remove any slack. Carefully slide the coil off the brass tube, touching the knot with a tiny drop of acc glue.
Using several different types of tweezers, place the coils where needed. Also make up several extra coils to lay about the deck.
I added the rice bags and small wooded barrels to give a cluttered deck appearance as well; I need to add more coils and she will be completed.
My method is using an appropriate sized brass tube, polished smooth with a rounded down end - to make sure there are no burrs. Then run the same line/rigging you used for the lines you need the coils for over bee's wax to keep the fuzz down and to cause the lines to stick together. Start with a single overhand knot, then wrap 3,4 or 5 loops, make sure to cross over the other end of the line. Then using a granny knot, tie the lines together, then pull the long lead hard to set and remove any slack. Carefully slide the coil off the brass tube, touching the knot with a tiny drop of acc glue.
Using several different types of tweezers, place the coils where needed. Also make up several extra coils to lay about the deck.
I added the rice bags and small wooded barrels to give a cluttered deck appearance as well; I need to add more coils and she will be completed.