Well I have spent the last few days watching all your videos. I find them amazing how much information I have been learning. You and your wife are so inspiring in this day and age. I wish I could be there, but at 58 years old and retired I'm not sure. Your work is so fantastic, you two should be very proud. I wish more young people like you could take pride in good old hard work with just your hands and back. Looking forward to seeing you two grow together in your future projects. Great job, Thanks for sharing your way of life.
Im 62 and still doing stuff like this! You must be 62 now! Oh, im a woman too. Lol a farmer in Maine. Lol😂🤣😂 im just getting ready to build a new home on a new farm!! 😉😊😊 oh, and get some foster kids!!
There are two channels that I am glad for finding out; 1st is Primitive Technology guy and 2nd is your channel. Its just so relaxing and makes me feel like I am on forest and nobody around. Thanks for posting these stuffs.
I find all your videos inspiring and helpful. I know you served our country as a Marine but the capstan is a Navy tool. LOL. USN 67-71 Thank you for your service and for your videos. Teri
Thanks for the justification for keeping the old methods alive. I eschew power tools as a matter of choice. Thanks for the tips and exposing people to traditional ways.
That should work well for you lifting up the frames. My father build something along those lines years ago on the farm. He used to also to raise up pigs and moose as well. He was a shipwright and a carpenter. He did a lot of old school things that would impress quite a few folks nowadays that's for sure. You can also double triple and quadruple the blocks and tackles to increase the ability to lift loads as well. Its amazing what they did long ago. Archimedes perfected this kind of technology, creating the first block-and-tackle system using compound pulleys and cranes. This he demonstrated, according to one story, by moving a fully loaded ship single-handedly while remaining seated some distance away.
Thank you Mr. & Mrs. Chickadee. Another great video.... I subscribe to 398 channels here on youtube and you guys are my favorite. Your level of craftsmanship, your photography, and your editing are top notch. Your attention to detail puts you guys in a league all your own. Watching one of you vids is like watching the History Channel or a PBS special. Love it, love it, love it. Thanks for sharing!
I would like to know more about the saw handles because I have two that need repaired or replaced that were my great grandfathers . This video has helped me to know how to restore them, thank you!
No Capstan chanty? Pity. I'm such a dork, I started singing South Australia as soon as she began to push. I built an admittedly much simpler setup to help me haul hewn timbers up the hill to my house. I'm ashamed to say, I used the thing for about a day before trekking to Harbor Freight and buying an electric winch. I'm sure you'll get better use out of yours than I did mine. It really is impressive how much work they can do when properly engaged!
Just as a rough estimation based on the my guesses to the size of the lever and the spool on the capstan and the number of pulleys, this set up has roughly about a 120:1 mechanical advantage, not taking friction into account. That means that to lift that rock, which we'll say is about 250lbs, you only need to apply slightly more than 2lbs of force on the levers. Of course in reality, there's going to be losses to friction and my estimations will be off because I don't have any measurements and I suck at math
I'm impressed. Rope bound, 6 part wood blocks. That's old school. Mine have galvanized straps. With all that multiplication you hardly need a capstan but it's a good way to exercise running laps, pushing the bar. I bet that lady ran a half mile to lift the rock 3 ft. I see 1500 lb lifts easy as pie with a single hand on the capstan but you need another for the tailer-on. I didn't see what you used for a topping lift on the A-frame. I presume you tied it off to a tree. That same rig raised many a farm well windmill tower. It's been illustrated in many USDA extension pamphlets. Had enough nagging? I'll quit now. This is gonna be interesting. Work safely.
After a hard day's work, Mr. Chickadee slaps on his Meta Quest, scrolls through the metaverse, builds his own block chains, and fulfills block and tackle orders as NFTs
Really makes you understand how valuable rope was back in the day. What kind of rope are you using? It looks like a natural fiber rope, is it real Hemp? The whole rig looks like it will serve you very well, thanks for sharing the demo!
I just had a nifty thought ,Have to look tomorrow but I am thinking I could switch out the awger on my post hole digger that hooks on the pto on my tractor . and use that as the capstan
Merci Mr. Chickadee ! I'm an American expat who now is restoring an old farm in the mountains of France. I need to lift and displace many large and heavy stones from a ruined house. could you help me find the plans for these wonderful rustic technonogies!
I'd probably make one single modification to this, and that is that i'd put a wheel atop the capstan. Some ships had this, back in the day. Tho, i suppose it doesn't fit in with the theme. Nicely done, everything operates beautifully now, looking forward to the cabin being raised. :) Good luck!!
I have feasted on your video's over the last 3 days, are you part of a community and where did you accumulate such a fine array of tools.....drill bits, chisels, augers etc. I'm hooked! thank you for all so far.
And now you've got a weather rock. It'll tell you about the weather, but you have to know how to interpret it. If the rock is moving, it's windy. If the rock is wet, it's raining. If the rock is white, it's snowing. If the rock cannot be seen, it's foggy.
I have an expansive skill set and man bro you got me beat in the primitive skills for sure. Love all the old school skills and the time you are willing to devote to your education and execution of these projects. But if I had one thing to saw about the videos would love some educational narration. Even if you ever had the time to go back over old videos and added a version with a verbal narrative would be awsome.
Were all looking forward to seeing the timber frame bents raised for your new home. what is the mechanical advantage with the block, tackle and capstan10/1?...... My friend lives in a 120 year old timber frame house between Crawford and Clarkrange TN. most of the southern side is shingled with Poplar bark. After all these years it still looks amazing. I keep wandering if you saved enough of the Tulip Poplar bark to use.
Actually, if you ignore all of the friction losses, with a 12:1 capstan and a 6:1 tackle you end up with 72:1 since mechanical advantage is multiplicative in series. Quick math to show this: a 72 lb. load will require 12 lb. of pull over the tackle blocks then 1 lb. of force at the capstan to match the 12 lb. at the tackle block. There will be quite a loss due to friction, but you'll still have much greater than an 18:1. Pretty sweet setup my friends and great work.
thanks for the info, that makes more sense as with this system set up there really was NO effort used to raise our frame, more effort to walk around than to push, we had a 15 yr old girl lift one alone...
Ah, you are using sheer legs, as usual I will have to watch this again to see exactly how you rigged it. The rule with blocks is that the advantage is equal to the number of moving pulleys, so 3:1. The capstan gives you a big lever advantage on top of that. Just as well, because your walls weigh much more than the 100lb rock. Very nice and very well done, indeed. Looking forward to the next one.
wow no comments yet. very cool machine don't look like she's working very hard lifting that bolder. lots of mechanical advanced I bet. is there a way to lock the drum?
Woo, I need to make one of these to help rise timber for timber shed. Do you have a plan for sell with some the basic dimensions? Doesn't need to be perfect. Thank you! Look very nice!
For starters, I cannot believe that there are two thumb downs, please take no notice of them. Is it your intention to use this in the lift of heavy post and beam, in the building of your new home? I enjoyed watching the build of your workshop, so I do hope 🙏 I get to enjoy your next build. Keep the video journals coming please, they are an inspiration and an education.
I'm in awe of your knowledge and old school skills. Where/how did you learn it all? Books, videos, and trial and error? Or, did you have a mentor who trained you? Love your videos
I wonder what the safe working load is for a setup like this, I don't have the resources right now but I might try building one in a few year in order to test its breaking strength.
Now imagine a much bigger capstan, with eight spokes instead of one, and as many as ten large men on each spoke, so the capstan captures the power of 80 men instead of 1 girl. And it pulls ropes that are 5 or 6 inches thick... and you begin to understand how the ancients could have built some of those truly gigantic structures with massive stones.
I'm a few years late, but maybe someone can answer... what would happen if she let go of the capstan arm? Would the rock's weight make the capstan spin in reverse? Possibly increasing to a dangerous speed? Or would the system just fall slack and nothing happens? Thanks
Ive never seen a ratchet capstan, doesn't mean they were never made. In my opinion the safety measure was taken up by having several men pushing, rather odd they would all slip at once! ;)
Excellent videos. A question. What is the evidence that this is a medieval machine? I hope that it is so. I want it to be so. My book "Nobody Looks Up: The history of the Counterweight Rigging System: 1500 to 1925" alludes to the preexistence of the capstan with the masons, but I have no evidence. The first drawing that I have of a capstan is Sabbatini's treatise on stage machinery of 1637, in which the capstan is used - presumingly - by his masons. That is renaissance. But I seek evidence of earlier existence. Can you help me with that?
I enjoy all of your videos I have learned a lot I'm going to be building my own cabin in the mountains of Colo soon 1 thing I would like to ask is if you could talk about what you are doing as you do it some of the joints are very complicated
Gosh, he is so lazy making her do all the heavy lifting!!.......... Of Course I am teasing, they are a great team, and I look forward to watching more of their videos. I haven't been reading the descriptions of the videos, so I missed the what they've been working up to. I was just enjoying watching them, but always kind of thought "but whyy....?" Was enjoyable to try to figure it out. Great stuff, hope you have a great day.
@@MrChickadee very cool. Just saying that she was probably tired after all that. Seriously tho, much respect for your way of life. It is the same path I'm headed - hand tools and true self reliance.
when I saw the building of this capstan, I thought "why is it so tall"?.now I see it in use and you have 4/5 turns around the bottom of the "drum", and I still wonder why all the extra height to where the capstan bars attach? While Mrs. C. moved the bars quite easily, you were on an incline, and she was pushing over her head on half the turns-not very efficient.
The capstan was designed for the average height of our Raising Crew of neighbors, as seen here ruclips.net/video/0YZRAfGtO1g/видео.html, they all pushed the "bars" at shouder height, which is the most efficient position, while my wife is at least 1 foot shorter than others here.
This is probably how the Romans built their tall buildings of stone and marble and concrete. Their buildings would still be standing if they weren't scavenged so heavily for other more recent buildings. The stone columns of the Pantheon alone are a single piece of stone brought from Egypt.
The rock would fall, very slowly, and the handle would spin a bit faster, everything with this set up moves veeerrryyy slow, not really like a spring wound top, makes it easier and safer.
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Well I have spent the last few days watching all your videos. I find them amazing how much information I have been learning. You and your wife are so inspiring in this day and age. I wish I could be there, but at 58 years old and retired I'm not sure. Your work is so fantastic, you two should be very proud. I wish more young people like you could take pride in good old hard work with just your hands and back. Looking forward to seeing you two grow together in your future projects. Great job, Thanks for sharing your way of life.
Thanks, don't count yourself done, look at what this guy did alone after 50 ruclips.net/video/iYJKd0rkKss/видео.html
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Im 62 and still doing stuff like this! You must be 62 now! Oh, im a woman too. Lol a farmer in Maine. Lol😂🤣😂 im just getting ready to build a new home on a new farm!! 😉😊😊 oh, and get some foster kids!!
Where are the children?
There are two channels that I am glad for finding out; 1st is Primitive Technology guy and 2nd is your channel.
Its just so relaxing and makes me feel like I am on forest and nobody around.
Thanks for posting these stuffs.
I find all your videos inspiring and helpful. I know you served our country as a Marine but the capstan is a Navy tool. LOL. USN 67-71 Thank you for your service and for your videos. Teri
Thanks for the justification for keeping the old methods alive. I eschew power tools as a matter of choice. Thanks for the tips and exposing people to traditional ways.
That should work well for you lifting up the frames. My father build something along those lines years ago on the farm. He used to also to raise up pigs and moose as well. He was a shipwright and a carpenter. He did a lot of old school things that would impress quite a few folks nowadays that's for sure. You can also double triple and quadruple the blocks and tackles to increase the ability to lift loads as well. Its amazing what they did long ago. Archimedes perfected this kind of technology, creating the first block-and-tackle system using compound pulleys and cranes. This he demonstrated, according to one story, by moving a fully loaded ship single-handedly while remaining seated some distance away.
Thank you Mr. & Mrs. Chickadee. Another great video.... I subscribe to 398 channels here on youtube and you guys are my favorite. Your level of craftsmanship, your photography, and your editing are top notch. Your attention to detail puts you guys in a league all your own. Watching one of you vids is like watching the History Channel or a PBS special. Love it, love it, love it. Thanks for sharing!
bigrandy1958 why would you ever insult them, or anyone, by comparing them to the history channel? Low blow. Disappointment abounds.
Excellent demonstration! Loved every second of it. Great example of block and tackle with capstan.
impressive work. An art we don't see much of anymore. The rock raising reminded me of a roadrunner trap set by Wiley.
It’s so cool to see how well & how effectively such simple things can work!
I would like to know more about the saw handles because I have two that need repaired or replaced that were my great grandfathers . This video has helped me to know how to restore them, thank you!
This channel is immensely underrated.
Great stuff Mr and Mrs Chickadee! I'm really enjoying your video's. Thank you.
Simply fantastic and unbelievably brilliant again. Thanks a lot for making, taping, editing, uploading and sharing.
I absolutely love watching your videos, they are very instructional and are just great to watch 👍
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No Capstan chanty? Pity. I'm such a dork, I started singing South Australia as soon as she began to push.
I built an admittedly much simpler setup to help me haul hewn timbers up the hill to my house. I'm ashamed to say, I used the thing for about a day before trekking to Harbor Freight and buying an electric winch. I'm sure you'll get better use out of yours than I did mine. It really is impressive how much work they can do when properly engaged!
yes I find you videos so relaxing thank you keep them up
cool, great job. Now we know who does the hard work, "Mrs Chicadee", lol
Just as a rough estimation based on the my guesses to the size of the lever and the spool on the capstan and the number of pulleys, this set up has roughly about a 120:1 mechanical advantage, not taking friction into account. That means that to lift that rock, which we'll say is about 250lbs, you only need to apply slightly more than 2lbs of force on the levers. Of course in reality, there's going to be losses to friction and my estimations will be off because I don't have any measurements and I suck at math
OMG, that's marvellous.
I'm impressed. Rope bound, 6 part wood blocks. That's old school. Mine have galvanized straps.
With all that multiplication you hardly need a capstan but it's a good way to exercise running laps, pushing the bar. I bet that lady ran a half mile to lift the rock 3 ft.
I see 1500 lb lifts easy as pie with a single hand on the capstan but you need another for the tailer-on. I didn't see what you used for a topping lift on the A-frame. I presume you tied it off to a tree. That same rig raised many a farm well windmill tower. It's been illustrated in many USDA extension pamphlets.
Had enough nagging? I'll quit now.
This is gonna be interesting.
Work safely.
Thank you for doing everything I've wanted to which temperament and circumstance have stalled.
After a hard day's work, Mr. Chickadee slaps on his Meta Quest, scrolls through the metaverse, builds his own block chains, and fulfills block and tackle orders as NFTs
Really makes you understand how valuable rope was back in the day.
What kind of rope are you using? It looks like a natural fiber rope, is it real Hemp?
The whole rig looks like it will serve you very well, thanks for sharing the demo!
I just had a nifty thought ,Have to look tomorrow but I am thinking I could switch out the awger on my post hole digger that hooks on the pto on my tractor . and use that as the capstan
Merci Mr. Chickadee ! I'm an American expat who now is restoring an old farm in the mountains of France. I need to lift and displace many large and heavy stones from a ruined house. could you help me find the plans for these wonderful rustic technonogies!
This reminds me of the begining of Conan the Barbarian film (the old one). In particular the Wheel of Pain scene. :D
Nicely done. I would like to point out thought that a ratchet pawl on your capstan would be a very good addition for safety.
Looking forward to seeing the cabin raising very much!
Nice job.
I'd probably make one single modification to this, and that is that i'd put a wheel atop the capstan. Some ships had this, back in the day. Tho, i suppose it doesn't fit in with the theme.
Nicely done, everything operates beautifully now, looking forward to the cabin being raised. :) Good luck!!
I'm looking forward to seeing it all come together!
I have feasted on your video's over the last 3 days, are you part of a community and where did you accumulate such a fine array of tools.....drill bits, chisels, augers etc. I'm hooked! thank you for all so far.
Nice work
And now you've got a weather rock. It'll tell you about the weather, but you have to know how to interpret it.
If the rock is moving, it's windy.
If the rock is wet, it's raining.
If the rock is white, it's snowing.
If the rock cannot be seen, it's foggy.
Lady Chickadee to the rescue, wonderful!
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Awesome! Thank for the demo!
I have an expansive skill set and man bro you got me beat in the primitive skills for sure. Love all the old school skills and the time you are willing to devote to your education and execution of these projects. But if I had one thing to saw about the videos would love some educational narration. Even if you ever had the time to go back over old videos and added a version with a verbal narrative would be awsome.
Were all looking forward to seeing the timber frame bents raised for your new home. what is the mechanical advantage with the block, tackle and capstan10/1?...... My friend lives in a 120 year old timber frame house between Crawford and Clarkrange TN. most of the southern side is shingled with Poplar bark. After all these years it still looks amazing. I keep wandering if you saved enough of the Tulip Poplar bark to use.
As I understand it, 12 to 1 for the capstan, then 6 to 1 for the tackle blocks, so 18 to 1 I believe.
Actually, if you ignore all of the friction losses, with a 12:1 capstan and a 6:1 tackle you end up with 72:1 since mechanical advantage is multiplicative in series. Quick math to show this: a 72 lb. load will require 12 lb. of pull over the tackle blocks then 1 lb. of force at the capstan to match the 12 lb. at the tackle block. There will be quite a loss due to friction, but you'll still have much greater than an 18:1. Pretty sweet setup my friends and great work.
Mr. Chickadee wouldn't it be multiplicative, as in 72:1, or did I miss something in how ropes work?
thanks for the info, that makes more sense as with this system set up there really was NO effort used to raise our frame, more effort to walk around than to push, we had a 15 yr old girl lift one alone...
If I was on that side of the globe, I'd happily take a turn on the capstan at your cabin raising. I hope it goes well.
awesome. thanks for
sharing and teaching.
Ah, you are using sheer legs, as usual I will have to watch this again to see exactly how you rigged it. The rule with blocks is that the advantage is equal to the number of moving pulleys, so 3:1. The capstan gives you a big lever advantage on top of that. Just as well, because your walls weigh much more than the 100lb rock. Very nice and very well done, indeed. Looking forward to the next one.
wow no comments yet. very cool machine don't look like she's working very hard lifting that bolder. lots of mechanical advanced I bet. is there a way to lock the drum?
As always... Brilliance!
Very cool demonstration! Did you ever do one using the A-Frame to do the lifting as opposed to the block and tackle? That would be cool too.
nice job you guys mister underhill better watch out .coming from a child of public tv
Woo, I need to make one of these to help rise timber for timber shed. Do you have a plan for sell with some the basic dimensions? Doesn't need to be perfect. Thank you! Look very nice!
For starters, I cannot believe that there are two thumb downs, please take no notice of them.
Is it your intention to use this in the lift of heavy post and beam, in the building of your new home? I enjoyed watching the build of your workshop, so I do hope 🙏 I get to enjoy your next build. Keep the video journals coming please, they are an inspiration and an education.
nice demonstration thanks for sharing. what's the load limit on those block and tackles
Another great video
haha that little lady lifted up a really big rock!!
Nice demo
I'm in awe of your knowledge and old school skills. Where/how did you learn it all? Books, videos, and trial and error? Or, did you have a mentor who trained you? Love your videos
Thank you, books and enter net searches followed by trial and error.
Hey I would be mighty thankful if you would be so kind to share the titles and authors of the books. I am very interested in learning these things.
Try Roy Underhills books, thats where I learned most of my woodworking.
Thanks, yes I already have 1 book by Roy Underhill, he is great.
Pretty darn cool.
I wonder what the safe working load is for a setup like this, I don't have the resources right now but I might try building one in a few year in order to test its breaking strength.
Great video!
Outstanding
Love your channel. So glad your sharing your mad skills. :)
great demonstration. did the poles get put into a hole? I didnt see how they were standing alone. I bet she wished you had put it on level ground.
the whole thing was tied off to a tree in the back shown near the beginning of the video.
An early winch. Almost anything we have today that had in some form back in the day.
Now imagine a much bigger capstan, with eight spokes instead of one, and as many as ten large men on each spoke, so the capstan captures the power of 80 men instead of 1 girl. And it pulls ropes that are 5 or 6 inches thick... and you begin to understand how the ancients could have built some of those truly gigantic structures with massive stones.
wow!! thanks for sharing 🙂
I'm a few years late, but maybe someone can answer... what would happen if she let go of the capstan arm? Would the rock's weight make the capstan spin in reverse? Possibly increasing to a dangerous speed? Or would the system just fall slack and nothing happens? Thanks
That was fun. Thank you.
USMC issue desert boots.... I like it😁
Nice work. Are there any locks on that capstan in case she slips or did they ever make them with a ratchet ? GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Ive never seen a ratchet capstan, doesn't mean they were never made. In my opinion the safety measure was taken up by having several men pushing, rather odd they would all slip at once! ;)
Ty for the reply
Ratchet capstan
Works great!
Awesome!
When I grow up, I wanna be like you...
Excellent videos. A question. What is the evidence that this is a medieval machine? I hope that it is so. I want it to be so. My book "Nobody Looks Up: The history of the Counterweight Rigging System: 1500 to 1925" alludes to the preexistence of the capstan with the masons, but I have no evidence. The first drawing that I have of a capstan is Sabbatini's treatise on stage machinery of 1637, in which the capstan is used - presumingly - by his masons. That is renaissance. But I seek evidence of earlier existence. Can you help me with that?
I enjoy all of your videos I have learned a lot I'm going to be building my own cabin in the mountains of Colo soon
1 thing I would like to ask is if you could talk about what you are doing as you do it some of the joints are very complicated
Can you explain how you rope your Double 3 pully system? Please.
Could you lift the end of a log like that, in preparation for pit sawing?
pretty amazing!
Gosh, he is so lazy making her do all the heavy lifting!!..........
Of Course I am teasing, they are a great team, and I look forward to watching more of their videos. I haven't been reading the descriptions of the videos, so I missed the what they've been working up to. I was just enjoying watching them, but always kind of thought "but whyy....?" Was enjoyable to try to figure it out.
Great stuff, hope you have a great day.
Wait, are there 2 deep holes that hole the 2 main poles up?
you have great talent . I love your videos. can you say what part of the country your in?
thanks I will
Bet she wishes it was geared slightly higher. That is awesome tho. I love this channel.
72 to 1 mechanical advantage
@@MrChickadee very cool. Just saying that she was probably tired after all that. Seriously tho, much respect for your way of life. It is the same path I'm headed - hand tools and true self reliance.
I don't understand why the Capstan doesn't slide across the ground towards the tackle block? is it spiked into the ground?
Yes. i noticed in previous videos.
shane stamball I thought it looked tied to another tree. That is the rope she is stepping over.
Look at 4:20 on for the rope to a tree behind.
Sweet.
COOL VID...
It works!
thats so cool
Nice but it does look like you need a stone hook as your next project.
Nouvel abonné. merci de vote travail, j'adore
Im early for this one too, wow.
So is the gin pole just to lift the block up and down onto a cart etc? the gin pole cant translate the block around?
when I saw the building of this capstan, I thought "why is it so tall"?.now I see it in use and you have 4/5 turns around the bottom of the "drum", and I still wonder why all the extra
height to where the capstan bars attach? While Mrs. C. moved the bars quite easily, you were on an incline, and she was pushing over her head on half the turns-not very efficient.
The capstan was designed for the average height of our Raising Crew of neighbors, as seen here ruclips.net/video/0YZRAfGtO1g/видео.html, they all pushed the "bars" at shouder height, which is the most efficient position, while my wife is at least 1 foot shorter than others here.
I love pulleys but have no use for them :(
That's how they built cathedrals & castles 800 years ago.
how much more powerful its lift then human full buy a x4 pulley system?
Just Wow.
This is probably how the Romans built their tall buildings of stone and marble and concrete. Their buildings would still be standing if they weren't scavenged so heavily for other more recent buildings. The stone columns of the Pantheon alone are a single piece of stone brought from Egypt.
What would happen if she let go or lost her grip?
The rock would fall, very slowly, and the handle would spin a bit faster, everything with this set up moves veeerrryyy slow, not really like a spring wound top, makes it easier and safer.
how does the load remain suspended for long periods if needed? i'm assuming you tie the fall line to something? or can you lock the capstan somehow?
somebody just holds a handle, pretty low tech I know, but sure you could rig something up that would permit that
so, I'm assuming you had to splice the rope to get that length... how to you get maximum strength in a rope splice?
you need to do a long splice, both for strength and s the rope will pass through the sheaves.
when you say a long splice, do you mean a foot and over? do you sew and bind the splice or use a sinew glue to reinforce it? ^.^
this knot exactly, I did not use glue or other reinforcements as they are not needed or used traditionally.
consult a boy scout or sea cadet book.
how is the capstan anchored?
I truly love it when old school puts modern technology in its place.
Estimated weight of rock?
Are the sheaves made of lignum vita?
Gearing on tue captain will increase the efficiency