16 December 2009

From Thesis

It has occurred to me that I have yet to post anything from my thesis class. I have to admit, I haven't been as pleased with the pieces from this semester as I might have been, but I quite enjoyed doing ink drawings of various tools used in the British navy, and in shipbuilding, around the time of the Napoleonic Wars.

Sparmaking Tools - for making masts

Sailmakin Tools - just what they sound like, actually

Rigging Tools - braiding, pulling apart and running rigging

Caulking Tools - because it's good for your ship to be watertight

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  1. UnknownDecember 18, 2009 at 5:49 PM

    i actually have a book of early american hand tools, all ink illustrations. you should probably check it out.

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  2. UnknownDecember 21, 2009 at 11:18 PM

    thanks - sounds like something definitely worth looking at. what's it called?

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