Sad indeed! Not only did Keith Jewell sell a number of items that I have yet to find elsewhere, I also found him a real delight to do business with, always helpful and very prompt in all his dealings. I too sincerely wish him all the very best for the future!

When I heard a few months back that he would be closing down his business, I immediately got in touch with him and bought the remainder of his stock of cast bronze rigging thimbles; hopefully I now have enough of those to last me at least a while longer … or I shall have to learn how to do bronze castings myself!

Mattias

Ray,

No, I believe he sold off as much as he could of his stock over the last six months or so, but don't think he passed anything on; at least not that I'm aware of, although I am of course not to that extent in his confidence that I would necessarily know …

For natural material lines and ropes, though, I can heartily recommend the Syren Model Ship Company: **LINK**. Quality through and through, at very reasonable prices. My only (very mild) reservation is that at least their larger ropes are laid with four strands, rather than three, and thus a bit more of a hassle to splice. Slings and arrows, eh wot wot … ?!

Mattias