How to Make a Wood Block with Free Plans.S2-E73 

It's refreshing to see some people can still make parts the "Old fashion way" ! Thank you Sir for sharing.

You could've simply titled this, "A lot of things that Dwayne can't do." Marvelous. You are definitely your worst critic. Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship. As always. Make it beautiful.

A hand built boat is a work of art So i would say , bulky by comparison or not , the wood blocks should go on the boat as rigging should be beautiful as well.

I would be proud to hang the blocks on my living room wall for decoration.

I would bet my next paycheck that you never get bored.

Making blocks is almost a labor of love. You can see why the commercial companies who make them extract a pound of flesh for their efforts. The hand work is extensive but the results are worth the time in my opinion. In my next batch I am going to try your tapering of the cheeks. A nice improvement in looks. Well done, as usual.

Nice old (1930ish) Delta “Double Duty” lathe you have there! I restore old Delta machines for a hobby and like seeing them still in use.

Beautiful work as always Bob and I don’t even care if you call him a sheave rather than a shiv😊

Well done Bob on creating another beautiful finely crafted piece of function art for the Haven! I'm looking forward to seeing more of your bronze casting work for the next set of blocks. Thanks for sharing!

5:53 I have a router table like you use and NO vacuum hookup till I saw what you use, excellent idea thank you.

55 minutes ago?? I've been sleeping!! Here we go!! Happy New Year!!

Excellent, Bob. I especially was interested in how you put that coating on the quarter. I presume when you talk about the blocks not being “appropriate” for the Haven that the scale is not right? Those blocks are beautiful though.

Love to watch you create beautiful things Bob. Your mastery of various tools reinforces my own axiom of “It’s all about the right tools”.

A massive thank You for making those videos and making them available for free like this as well is very generous!

The wooden blocks came out beautiful, even if you don't use them on the boat, they make wonderful decoration pieces. I really like the coins with the brass finish on the sides. I don't know if you knew it, but they do sell forstner bits sized perfectly for coins. Great video.

Bob out here doing better Ruler and Compass work than David Eisenbud 😂

Very beautifully made

Hello Bob, I am now officially addicted to your videos. I will be attempting to make some wood blocks for my Cape Dory Dink. Could you share the dimensions of the cheek blanks as well as the "spacers" you use between the cheeks? Thank you! Eric

Another inspirational video. As others have pointed out, even if you don't use them they are works art! There is so much in all of your videos that can be incorporated into other projects, I always learn from them. Thanks.

You cant spell awesome without bob

Thanks a lot for sharing !!

Ship shape ! Love the blocks and have a great 2024 .

I'd go with the wood one's you just made 100%

Beautiful

Very excellent workmanship!! Even though they're bulky I like the wood blocks better than the brass or bronze one. If you're going to cast your own split the difference in size and use the quarters in them too

Thank you. Am thinking of putting wooden blocks on my Gartside 14 footer.

Dear Bob you’re such an inspiration and quite the teacher. Learning a lot from all your videos. All the best wishes for the new year (it’s never too late for best wishes 😊) and greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

Those blocks are works of art Bob, I would still try to find a use for them on the Haven. Looking forward to watching you design and make the bronze blocks.

Bob - you certainly made those blocks "beautiful"! Thanks for the inspiring videos.

Very clever layout. Great lesson.

Good Stuff Bob. I did shutter a bit when you used the router to round off. I have a healthy fear as I took off half a thumb nail, once upon a time. I used mostly bronze blocks on mine that I got from Jim R. but I had made a couple of wood blocks as well and decided to use one up in the rig for the gaff . Happy New Year, Chuck

What a beautiful piece of work.

The blocks are lovely. The only thing I might have done differently (assuming I had the skill to do this in the first place, of course) would be to use a clevis pin and a cotter pin on the becket instead of that screwed pin. If you ever have to attach a line to it when you're underway, you'll need a screwdriver, you'll need to keep track of the screw and then you'll need to screw it back in on a rolling boat. A clevis pin and one of those safety-pin style cotter pins is probably faster and doesn't require any tools.

Beautiful work sir.

Dear Bob! Thanks for showing all these steps, making those beautiful traditional blocks. Thank you also for declaring terminology first.

Excellent!

That's some very good work. Thank you for sharing all those key elements to the build.

Happy New Years!

You always do beautiful work! One question, though: why did you use brass instead of bronze? Just curious.

Bob the blocks you made are perfect for the haven

Fantastic I have been trying to make some and you have showen a easyer way for me thank you.

Bulky or not, absolutely beautiful!

To my eye you made it beautiful.

Keep up the good work....

Incredible attention to detail!

Bob, amazing quality and workmanship as always, this is going to be a very interesting project from the viewers perspective too.

Beautiful as always! Keep surprising us in the new year, Bob!

Thanks Bob! Great instructional video, as usual. If you're not going to use them on the Haven, I just might be able to find a place to put them to good use!

Marvelous 👍

Beautiful work on the wood blocks. Maybe there is a boat to be built that fits the blocks in the future? Thank you and have a wonderful and prosperous New Year Bob.

Happy new year to you Bob and all the others in the chat. Thank you for another fine episode.

Beautiful work, Bob. I dont have to make any blocks, but I certainly have a big pile of old ones to restore. Took a couple apart while watching. Happy new year!

Really beautiful work, Bob! 😃 Even if you don't use those on the boat you can still keep them around! Even as paper weights or for show in a bookcase! Happy new year! And stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

nice job Bob👍

Thing of beauty!

just a stunning result

Awesome!!!!

A true artist

Lovely video and a very inspiring project. Thanks.

Happy new year Mr Emser🙂

Really beautiful - and thank you so much for adding the metric measures ( I must admit I struggle with your other measurements - I'm in Norway )⛵⛵⛵

Hi happy New Year. Wow I can’t believe how beautiful they come out and thank you for explaining every step I would’ve never known how did that make them keep up the good work. Love your videos Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺👨🏻‍🦽

Beautiful work as usual! Cheers!

I agree with you on the size of them. Totally out of scale with the size of your boat.

Beautiful work. What is the load rating of the blocks?

Fantastic video..beautiful work...have you ever tried making a euphroe

here in the UK, I would tend towards the 1940's / 1950's 1/2d coin (halfpenny) as that has a sailing ship on the obverse side and is a bronze coin. even though they are no longer currency they can easily be obtained at a minimal cost as I recently acquired several hundred for use with an old shove ha'penny board I have.

I just hope that you explain how block and tackles work in your videos. It will help me understand their application.

The wood blocks may be a bit to large but they are outstanding. They are certainly more beautiful than the bronze block you purchased. Maybe you can downsize the wood a bit. Happy New Year. I am wishing you and yours a great 2024.🙂🙂

Beautiful work as always, rounding over on the router table made me a bit nervous, I’ve never lost any flesh that way but have sent a wood chunk or two flying across the shop. One question is did you use any lubricant like graphite on the pin/sleeve or just left it wood on brass? A Happy and Prosperous New Year Bob!

Been watching for a while, subbed up a few years ago. I’ve been through many phases over the years and have traded passions every 10 years or so. I’m curious as to when you decided to make sculptures that float?

Remember your galvanization chart when using metal in a marine use! Luckily year 2000 quarters are nickel plated copper and that will work fine with brass.

Beautiful work! A question. Have you ever tried annealing brass stock prior to bending? I’ve done it model building, but I’m not sure if it would have negative effects to the brass on a item like this. That is one finely executed project! So glad I stumbled on this channel a couple weeks ago! Wishing you a happy and prosperous 2024!

Is there an economical source for steel sheaves w/ bearings? I'd love to make a larger block-n-tackle, something maybe for 1/2" line, but finding a "pulley" has been tough. Oh, and the "tackle" in the name comes from the fact that everything attached to the block is considered the 'tackle' for that block. The "blocks" are just the wood parts with the sheaves and metal strapping. They came in so many varieties, but ultimately all of them looked like a block of wood with their rectilinear shape. The "tackle" is everything that might be attached to the block. Think of it like the 'tackle' in fishing - you have a "tackle box" that's just a box that contains all the little Bits-n-Bobs you attach to your rod. And that 'tackle' could be changed out depending on what you were aiming for in any particular instance. Folks on the sailing ships or in industry, couldn't just tell the apprentice to grab a 'block and tackle', but the name has found favor in the marketplace because the salesmen and auctioneers could simply call something a "Block an Tackle" because that's what they had - a block with it's attached tackle. What kind of block it was, or what kind of tackle it had.... well, that would vary from one listing to the next, one job to the next.

Really Nice Job Sir. I have been wanting to makes some blocks for a while now. So where do we get the "free plans"? Thanks.

They do look very nice in Walnut. (And appropriate for the Haven.). How did you determine that the various components (pins, brass, cheeks) would be strong enough to handle the various loads?

I've been a professional rigger for years and have built two boats and am starting on my third. I learned a few really cool things from this video. Thanks for making this. BTW, I'm not sure where the free plans are. Please advise. Thanks!

Do the sheaves have metal inserts? Looks like it but u do not show it.

The blocks are beautiful, elegant and very classic. I would have these on my boat. Just one small comment if I may - I think you did not show how you put the bearing on the sheave. How did you do that part?

The bronze block may be practical and utilitarian, but beautiful it ain’t……… yet.

How much difference is there between making a smaller boat vs. making a small-ish (say 50 feet) sailing ship? Is it difficult to make something that's seaworthy for blue water sailing?

The Virginia state quarter is a nice attachment. Personally I would have added New Jersey. Why? Simply one reason I live in NJ for a couple of years. About the blocks, I agree with you. The wooden blocks look too bulky for a smaller boat

Those blocks certainly make mine look like actual blocks of wood. Lol. Mine are about as primitive as they get. Functionally ugly. But I keep improving over time.

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A thumbnail router bit rather than a roundover might work to reduce the bulk and get the look you want

Come al solito hai espresso il meglio di te stesso i blocchi che hai preso da wooden boat non sono neanche paragonabili come bellezza ai tuoi autocostruiti bisogna considerare parecchio lavoro fatto purtroppo oggi x questioni di costo ci si adatta a plastica volgari compensati soprattutto scarseggiano le maestranze competenti un saluto da Genova

A battery charger salt water a piece of scrap brass and you could have plated the quarter and it would stay that way

where are the free plans?

I always thought that a Sheet was a Sail

I would never trust 2 drops of CA glue to hold the axles in