Thank you Bruce and Marijn!
Slowly and carefully we went on, and then the time had come ...
... both sides of the deadeyes were integrated into the shrouds and tidied up. Final alignment of the deadeyes angle comes when I tighten the lanyards.
The angle is also almost right. I mean the mast, of course, the fighting top is hanging so crooked on purpose
I now also have a good system for tying in the deadeyes.
Materials, 1 set of upper deadeyes starboard and port, a cable 0.9 mm, lanyards with half of it 0.45 mm and the seizings with 0.15 mm.
First assign all shrouds to the lower deadeyes. Secure with an auxiliary thread.
It will then look like what you have already seen.
For the sake of clarity, we will now continue with a single shroud.
The deadeyes are easy to hold with pointed tweezers, the ends should ideally protrude at the back.
A cardboard template on the chain board helps to maintain the correct height. One hand holds the shroud in the correct line to the lower target deadeye, a micro portion of superglue is placed at 3 o'clock in the groove of the deadeye, and by placing the protruding tips of the tweezers on the top edge of the template, the deadeye is pressed against the shroud at the correct angle of rotation.
Then, if necessary, apply a micro portion of superglue at 9 o'clock and position the free end behind the shroud.
Then close the eye with 2 knots. A little space must be left between the deadeye and the knot, as in a later phase 3-4 more knots must be added to the eye and the thicker lanyard must also be passed through there. I don't glue the two knots at this stage because I can still correct the eye if necessary.
Then the lower seizing of the 3 ones of the free end is secured and aligned. Depending on the era and nation, the shroud and free end either run in mirror image or asymmetrically with the shroud directed towards the center of the deadeye and the free end running out tangentially and then tied on at the top.
And then the lanyard can already be integrated and provisionally fixed above.
Only when all the shrouds have been fitted in this way will the remaining turns on the eye and the 3 upper seizings be completed, see above.
The final step will be to bring the lanyard forward over the deadeye under the knpt and tie it on above.
It actually went quite quickly, was looking even enough and, above all, the potential for frustration was manageable.
XXXDAn
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