A Little Block in SketchUp

[Dave Richards]

Doodling for a client.

 

[Darren Wright]

Pulley block?

 

[Jonathan Shively]

I was thinking a puzzle lock.

 

[Dave Richards]

In sailor's jargon it's called a becket block. Pulleys are used on shore, blocks on ships and boats.

The becket is the pin through the strap at the bottom.

 

[Don Baer]

blocks on ships and boats.

thus the term block and tackle

 

[Dave Richards]

Yes. Indeed!

 

[Ryan Mooney]

I was going to say, nice of you to tackle that for them.... ....

That is a nice looking block, the penny is a nice touch as well.

 

[Dave Richards]

I was going to say, nice of you to tackle that for them.... ....

That is a nice looking block, the penny is a nice touch as well.

Very good. I was hoping someone would go there.

Coins are traditionally used as tally plates on wooden-cheeked blocks. 20 years ago when I built the little pram as a baby cradle for my son I used pennies as the tally plates for the sheave pins on the stand. It was hard even in April to find pennies dated 2004.

 

[Dave Richards]

Here's another small thing. Even smaller than the block. No wood for this one but it was a fun quick little project. This one is animated. Click on the picture or the link.
Tiny No. 23

I added the dimes for scale. They look too thick to me but they are modeled to the thickness given by the US Mint website. Maybe they shrink when they are used.

 

[Ryan Mooney]

they are modeled to the thickness given by the US Mint website

They’re thicker than they used to be. Due to inflation of course.

Cute little engine that could.