I wanted to make the rope stropped blocks as traditional as possible, but with materials on hand. Historically, wooden ship blocks in the past were made out of Elm because it was resistant to splitting. In my backyard were some old Black cherry, so I decided to use it. I know many warn against the splitting but when well soaking in linseed oil, and dressed properly they can provide may fine years of use.
I have written down the process for creating the blocks here:
https://shadyislepirates.com/?q=rope%20stropped%20block
Trimmed down the cherry wood into a rough shell.
Created a rough shell for the block.
The finished result:
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