 Proportions of a block
(Continental practice). The dimensions refer to a rope thickness of 1.
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Block with strop score
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Standard untill 1815,
thereafter on merchant ships
(Continental)
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19th century warships
(Continental)
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Making model blocks:
1. Wood strip;
2. Cut across grooves;
3. Drill holes and cut swallows and scores;
4. Chamfer the edges;
5. Separate blocks;
6. Round off all edges
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Clew-line block
Sheet block (after Vaisseau)
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