Hand Sewn Ship's Sails

[BGeff]

Like in the old days... a lost art.

https://www.king5.com/amp/article/n...ails/281-c7a74ed9-ee6b-47a7-8eb9-fd2f4a714102

I remember meeting and watching Dave Bierig of Bierig Sails in Erie, PA do his hand sewn magic. Each stitch was like perfect! Even a sewing machine couldn't match his technique.

 

[BoksNoRox]

During the first few years of my career I hand sewed many rings in sails. I also did some hand roping. There are reasons that other methods are now used. A hand sewn ring even with satellites does not distribute the corner loads better than a webbed on "O" ring. A thin brass liner that is capable of being flaired out by hand will not stand up to as much chafe as a stainless ring liner. On top of all this, time is money and hand worked rings take a lot of time.

 

[Mid]

https://www.king5.com/embeds/video/responsive/281-c87ffd08-0aaf-4e84-9150-ab7bce7e13ee/iframe

 

[surf nazi]

During the first few years of my career I hand sewed many rings in sails. I also did some hand roping. There are reasons that other methods are now used. A hand sewn ring even with satellites does not distribute the corner loads better than a webbed on "O" ring. A thin brass liner that is capable of being flaired out by hand will not stand up to as much chafe as a stainless ring liner. On top of all this, time is money and hand worked rings take a lot of time.

Those hand sewn rings were tough on the hands !!

 

[BoksNoRox]

Sometimes I had to slather Bag Balm on my hands then cover them with plastic bags for the night to heal the cracks in my fingers

 

[nota]

have used a weak sewing machine to punch zig-zag holes
with out thread [said it was weak]
then hand sew a long dart in the holes

made a j-24 main work on a unbending mast
sort of work anyway

 

[PaulK]

Handmade, you said?

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