Feb 152012
Leather chafe gear
Cutting off mousings
Grinder on yard
Foot-rope coiled up on land
Starboard flemish horse, down-rigged and labeled
Leather chafe gear
Cutting off mousings
Grinder on yard
Foot-rope coiled up on land
Starboard flemish horse, down-rigged and labeled
Great pictures! It’s amazing how the ordinary turns extraordinary in a close-up photograph. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Kevin! Just checked out your blog as well and commented on the post about napping. Looking forward to exploring it some more!
Nice anti-chafing. I’ve been using old fire hose but leather would be dreamy. It is shocking how quickly lines can chafe. If I hadn’t had the fire hose on my mooring lines in Hurricane Henriette in 2007, the lines would have chafed all the way through.
Hmm..note to self…source more fire hose.
Yes I know! Fire-hose really is fantastic chafe-gear. If you’re looking for cheap leather for smaller projects, consider looking for old leather garments at second-hand stores. Sometimes you can find some decently thick stuff for a good price!
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