Sailmaker






The USS Monongahela (1862), a vessel exemplifying the 19th-century sailmakers craft


A sailmaker makes and repairs sails for sailboats, kites, hang gliders, wind art, architectural sails, or other structures using sails. A sailmaker typically works on shore in a sail loft; the sail loft has other sailmakers. Large ocean-going sailing ships often had sailmakers in the crew. The sailmaker maintained and repaired sails. This required knowledge of the sailmaker's craft and the tools of the sailmakers loft on shore.[1]


Today, one of a sailmaker's important jobs is to teach people how to set and trim their sails to get the most out of them.[2] Sometimes a sailmaker will accompany the client out on the water and adjust the sails.[3] The modern sailmaker uses computer-aided design and manufacturing tools. Computer graphics allow the sailmaker to produce a "lines drawing" of the sail.[4] Once the design is complete, the sailmaker can now use a low-power laser to cut the material to the exact shape.[5]




Contents






  • 1 Broadseam


    • 1.1 CFD




  • 2 Sailmaker's tools


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





Broadseam



CFD


Sailmakers have recently started using Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the study of the flow of fluids over or through physical objects, in order to create more efficient sail or foil shapes in the design process.[6]


After CFD analysis is run, complex data sets can be rendered graphically to enhance understanding of the design's likely results, before sails are ever cut.



Sailmaker's tools




Sewing machine for sails




sailmaker's stamp for Thomas Downing, at The Mariners Museum




  • Fid, used to stretch grommets before inserting reinforcement


  • Sailmaker's palm, an oversized thimble used to drive needles through heavy canvas


  • beeswax, used on thread


  • Bench hook, to provide a "third hand" to hold sailcloth taut


  • Seam rubber, to press folds in to fabric

  • sailmaker's needles

  • Sewing machine



See also



  • James Forten

  • Kite types

  • Lowell North

  • David Ullman



References





  1. ^ Sager, Eric (1996). Seafaring Labour. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 111. ISBN 0-7735-1523-2. The first task of the sailmaker was to maintain and to repair all sails, and this required some knowledge of the sailmaker's craft and many of the tools of the sailmakers loft on shore..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Mason, Charles (2000). "Mainsail on the Wind : Pointers for Pointing, by Herb Hild". The Best of Sail Trim. Dobbs Ferry: Sheridan House. p. 3. ISBN 1-57409-119-0. Today, one of a sailmaker's most important jobs is to show his customers how to set and trim their sails to get the most out of them.


  3. ^ Marino, Emiliano (2001). Sailmaker's Apprentice. City: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press. p. 402. ISBN 0-07-137642-9. Sometimes a sailmaker will accompany the client out on the water and adjust the sails.


  4. ^ Garrett, Ross (1996). The Symmetry of Sailing. Dobbs Ferry: Sheridan House. p. 122. ISBN 1-57409-000-3.


  5. ^ Crafer, R. (1993). Laser Processing in Manufacturing. London: Chapman & Hall. p. 117. ISBN 0-412-41520-8.


  6. ^ http://syr.stanford.edu/RINA_Steve.pdf | TWO-DIMENSIONAL CFD-BASED PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF DOWNWIND SAIL DESIGNS









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