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Had to take some pictures of these decorative vents, drilled into main salon settee backs of a graceful Rhodes R24 (35' overall), circa 1948. I believe they are original, the boat was built up in Mystic by the Franklin G. Post boatyard.
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Ben
Awesome thread...
I really enjoy it. Your tidbits have got me going off 'looking' often.
I enjoy the vintage pictures, the S boats, the woodwork and working harbor (crane pictures). Not to mention the books! -Keep 'em coming!
I am a big reader, and the sail / maritime topic is one of my favourites...
Was looking at this beautiful handmade book of inked architectural renderings that a friend of mine's dad did back in the 1960's. Thought I'd post a picture of this rendering, sailboats in the distance, house on ocean, a beautiful dream. I think this house was built in Corsica.
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Was lucky to find a copy of the great naval architect and historian John Leather's book "Spritsails and Lugsails" published by the once great International Marine Publishing Company back in 1979. A treasure of images and yarns, here are some.
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This picture is of the Albermarle Sound shad skiff builder Washington Creef of Roanoake Island , NC, 1890's. Pretty boats.
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Landseer MacKenzie's Heathen Chinee, built in 1877. She carried two centerboards and the always ingenious Chinese lugsails, designed years before the IPhone. Famous for beating the great 117 foot racing cutter Valkyrie in a race between Southampton to Colne, a not too shabby feat.
Last picture, launching from a beach. The hard work of being a fisherman, heat, cold, wind or no wind. Pushing off when ever possible to earn a living. Soon the internal combustion engine changes everything, including eventually destroying most of the worlds great fisheries. Ah, the price of progress.
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Wanted to show Ebb some of the Japanese tools I traded for a piece of furniture.
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Don't believe I've ever even touch anything like those !
Reminds me I should go into 'The Japan Woodworker' on Clement Av in Alameda
To get a recharge SOON.
I've had various saws over the years including that Ryoba but never one in the HideoShindo grade.
Even the regular grade are too pricey for me these days
and the old ones I have have gone rusty like me and have teeth missing.
I do keep three sizes of Azibiki that are in better shape because they get used.
I've only seen them fairly cheap or moderately expensive. No master grade!
Love the style and can't understand why they aren't more popular here. Seldom seen in catalogs.
It's a close-quarter, get out of trouble, cut an improvise mitre in situ when you have to, kind of tool.
I've used it to cut wood plugs because the flexible one got bent and walked off.
{Acquired a 6" double edged Made in Japan semi-flex Vaughan BearsSaw150D that does mutiple duty.
I bought it because it came with clear plastic edge protectors so it can keep company with the rest of the boys in the band.}
Japanese planes are a mystery to me even tho Mike up in the shop has a number of them
and he would be happy to pontificate their finer points:
which waterstone is best and what style - whether the Shizen blades are really worth the money, and what bed angle is best for teak.
Just jealousy kicking in.
What makes the planes you have there.... special ?:D:confused:
(my Japanese is a little rusty too !)
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Here's another of the 70mm smoothing planes from the hoard. It has a Japanese red oak body and in the detail shot you can see the care that went into forging the blade, it's got to be one the most modernest object created by man.
I'm just learning about this windfall Ebb. I really don't know much of what I have.
Ben
Tried to find something that would help decode the etchings on your blade.
Mike didn't know but he thought the blade was in the $1000 to $2000 dollar range!
First google search has cognoscenti talking to insiders who know all about what those marks are saying and don't care to clue us in.
Mike thought the round mark could be a town insignia.
All I know is that master secrets of these blades is still handed down thru Samuri families who no longer make the swords of the past they became famous for. Whether your blade is made with pinewood charcoal, gas or coal is as noteworthy as whether it comes from antique caches, Swedish or even English import iron.
Saw a PBS on one of the last sword makers, still attracting apprentices - no secrets revealed - but some VERY serious quenching and tempering with water and steam and petrified apprentices.. Be an interesting book if the author included some of the metalurgical magic.
Blades are made for cabinetry or carpentry, soft or hard wood, smoothing or cutting.
[The plane body is not the traditional oak usually seen, which is a light beige/brown
with many close non continuous black grain lines running through tit. It could be padauk or rosewood.
Don't know the J. hardwoods.]
Ebb, The cardboard box that held the wooden storage box and second kanna, the one with the moon stamp, has "akagashi" penciled on it. Akagashi is japanese red oak, I've learned.
I have kindly been given a translation of the writing on the saw box from a co-worker's friend in Japan.
As for your request, I tried.
The first one says “original” or “first generation” (syodai in Japanese). The second says “Heijiro Miyano” (Japanese man’s name). I found out from search
he is the 1st generation of saw makers (1846-1917). It also says tool was made for “Minatogawa Shrine” located in Kobe (next to Osaka and Kyoto).
Wow, this must be very valuable and expensive tool. Hope this helps.
Kumiko
Hey Kumiko, you're right! but when you get a moment take a look at
Japanese plane [...have to type into google: japanese red oak wood plane]
forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?111022-Japanese-plane [...this blue line is dead]
3 good photos
Jay Geer at post #12 has some interesting things to say on subject.
My friend Hans and I have been babysitting this faded starlet from the golden age of yachting. She's the boat that has the decorative vents I took pictures of earlier in this thread. I've been cleaning her up in preparation of putting her out on a mooring later this week. The last shot is one I found online of this boat or her sister being launched back in 1947.
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While taking a break from sanding old paint off the Ariel's deck up at City Island yesterday evening I explored some of the "Fading Starlet's" suite of old sails. One of her sail bags contained this light weight cotton Ratsey made balloon jib, made on City Island. Don't see too many balloon jibs today! This sail has got to be from when the Rhodes was new.
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Here's some of that old timey sailmaking technique.
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Worked like the devil yesterday and today to build and setup a mooring for the Rhodes 24 that I'm now looking after, madness! With the help of my friends Hans and Bobby everything went smooth, no drama, thanks you guys!
My research of this boat has found that the complete plans of the Rhodes 24 are located at Mystic Seaport, I called. This will certainly be helpful in the attempt to lengthen the mast back to it's proper height. I think it's short by about six feet at present.
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Mounted this wind and solar powered led hanging light on the boom of the Rhodes. It can run off it's small internal battery for about 12 hours. It's made by IKEA, sells for under $30 and includes an automatic light sensor, turns the light on at dusk and off at dawn. Maybe the spinning blades will also scare off the seagulls, although they are really not much of a problem. The light will hopefully scare off a collision with another boat. The plan is to get another light for the Ariel's boom when she goes out to her mooring.
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Looking over that old cotton Ratsey balloon jib, saw this cool detail of how the sailmakers tapered the bolt-rope edging around the corners of the sail. I think this is called a rat's tail.
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