[COR - FB] Spudkirk Sail Loft

[Wellesley]

Hey,

I wanted to present you the sail loft I build for Spudkirk. Here sails are made, stored or repaired.
Intending to license it as a medium artisan, if the leadership agrees with the size.

Sorry, that I didn't include more tools or interior, most of my useful bricks are already in use for my ships.

[Roadmonkeytj]

45 minutes ago, Wellesley said:

 

Sorry, that I didn't include more tools or interior, most of my useful bricks are already in use for my ships.

This is brilliant did you research old stitching machines or just come up with it on your own?

Also clever use of the 2w doors.

[Wellesley]

4 minutes ago, Roadmonkeytj said:

This is brilliant did you research old stitching machines or just come up with it on your own?

Thanks! My parents have such an old stitching machine at their home. A little bit different though, but that was the inspiration for the pedal and the wheel. Then I pulled up a few other photos of stitching machines as reference. I don't know though how common it was to use a machine of this scale (or any at all) in sailmaking around that time. Will probably research a bit within the next days. In the Brick Seas things can be a little bit different, if it turns out not to have been the case:)

[Bodi]

Looking good! I like the houses, red and blue, very classy, and nice job with the sewing machine.

[Roadmonkeytj]

5 hours ago, Wellesley said:

Thanks! My parents have such an old stitching machine at their home. A little bit different though, but that was the inspiration for the pedal and the wheel. Then I pulled up a few other photos of stitching machines as reference. I don't know though how common it was to use a machine of this scale (or any at all) in sailmaking around that time. Will probably research a bit within the next days. In the Brick Seas things can be a little bit different, if it turns out not to have been the case:)

My treadle machine was first made in 1865  even though my model was 1905 ... but I know the company had been making sewing machines since 1830s.  So I'm sure others were available.

Some quick googling:

The first patent for an industrial sewing machine was in 1790 by a man called Thomas Saint. This sewing machine would allow leather and canvas to be stitched. Like many early industrial sewing machines that followed this machine copied the action of the human arm when sewing.

 

so technically it's the later end of sail