Interesting metalworking at Mystic

[crueby]

For those of you who may be interested in ships plus metalworking, here is a link to the blog at Mystic Seaport Museum, where they are rebuilding the old (1840's I think) Charles W Morgan whaleship, and are in the midst of the metalwork for the rigging. Shows a way to make some really BIG flywheels (actually, sheaves for pulleys).

http://www.mysticseaport.org/morganblog/2014/02/metal-work/

In the upper right corner of that page is links to some of the earlier pages too.

 

[Philjoe5]

That's a great website. As a former rookie boatbuilder I have a grand appreciation for the skills going into that restoration project.

Now, as a rookie machinist, I have a grand appreciation for the metalwork going on. Don't want to think about the cost of those bronze sheave blanks

Cheers,
Phil