Ratline or old fashioned rope ladder (no wooden rungs)
Hello, all.
I am seeking leads or other information on hoe to make a rope ladder (or ratline) like one sees on ships hundreds of years old. Every "lead" I have so far found on the Internet is to the more moddern type with wooden rungs. But I'm looking to make the whole thing out of rope. And I want it to be useable (weight bearing). Any clues? Thanks in advance for all your help. |
Bootleg Dick schreef:
I am seeking leads or other information on hoe to make a rope ladder (or ratline) like one sees on ships hundreds of years old. Hello Dick, something like this? http://www.ele-ele.com/culture/knotname9.htm or classic ratlines that form a weave like this (on the left)? http://www.esys.org/gofo/ruder1.jpg these are knotted with clove hitches around the vertical rigging and the ends are spiced loops, tied to the rigging with seizings (or the entire ratline is seized to the rigging) use a spreader while knotting, the ratlines should not tie the rigging towards eachother you are rigging a ship? Ben |
Ben,
The second picture with the classic ratline is what I'm looking for. Thanks! I'll look in my knot book and give it a try from what you've told me. Never done this before. In fact, I've never worked on knots before, but I love a challenge and frequently if not always succeed. If you have anything more specific (additional pointers), I'd love to know. No, I'm not rigging a ship; I am making this for a play--as much for utility as it will be for casting interesting shadows. Thanks again! --Bootleg Dick wrote in message oups.com... Bootleg Dick schreef: I am seeking leads or other information on hoe to make a rope ladder (or ratline) like one sees on ships hundreds of years old. Hello Dick, something like this? http://www.ele-ele.com/culture/knotname9.htm or classic ratlines that form a weave like this (on the left)? http://www.esys.org/gofo/ruder1.jpg these are knotted with clove hitches around the vertical rigging and the ends are spiced loops, tied to the rigging with seizings (or the entire ratline is seized to the rigging) use a spreader while knotting, the ratlines should not tie the rigging towards eachother you are rigging a ship? Ben |
MCC:
Thank you. I may make one of these, too! The instructions are very good. Warmest regards, Bootleg Dick "MCC" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:51:24 -0700, Bootleg Dick wrote: Hello, all. I am seeking leads or other information on hoe to make a rope ladder (or ratline) like one sees on ships hundreds of years old. Every "lead" I have so far found on the Internet is to the more moddern type with wooden rungs. But I'm looking to make the whole thing out of rope. And I want it to be useable (weight bearing). Any clues? Thanks in advance for all your help. I have copied the instructions for making a rope ladder from The Shell Book of Knots and Ropework, published 1977, and put them on my website at http://www.orcadian.plus.com/ladder/ladder.html Hope it is of some help. -- MCC |
Bootleg Dick schreef:
No, I'm not rigging a ship; I am making this for a play--as much for utility as it will be for casting interesting shadows. an alternative aproach comes from roo: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.c...7335bb6f0b160e imagine the blue thicker lines as the vertical rigging and the red lines as the ratlines if this makes sense to you you can use constricor knots instead, when that is available in your book if you want to be able to untie everything, then stick to clove hitches and the classic ratline approach or experiment with similar: sack hitch, snuggle hitch (I do not know names in English, have no reference for them on internet) experiment with what is available in your book I would go for eye splices for the ends of the (thicker blue) vertical ropes no timbles are needed, but that might give good looks (since that is one of your goals) eye splices are easy, try one and roll it under your foot when finished and tension them with a thin line threaded many times through the eye and the fixing point (like a seizing / lashing) makes a tight net and can be tentioned again later knot about rigging Ben |
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