Block for rope - what do you call it/can you get one?

[Orangehorse]

Horses tied up in stalls were always attached to rope which went through a ring, and at the end of the rope there was a wooden block. This meant that the rope always had a bit of tension so the horse couldn't get tangled up with it if they lay down, and it gave them a bit more movement than just being tied up short.

My question is - can you get these blocks and what are they called?

 

[Capriole]

They have a few names but I knew them as tie logs or tie blocks.

Used to be made of Lignum Vitae because of the weight. Like this?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STUNING-V...oods_StableAccessories_SM&hash=item2ec816ef2e

I don't know if anyone mass produces modern versions but old ones are around and about.

 

[Orangehorse]

That is it, but I don't want to pay £59 for it!

 

[Capriole]

Ha no, I wouldn't either But they do come up on eBay quite a lot and prices vary.

You could have some made by a carpenter with a lathe, I imagine, but you'd need to get a good heavy wood and I don't know that that would work out cheap either. I'd just keep looking for second hand ones and hope you spot some that the seller doesn't know the value of

 

[nuttychestnut]

I cannot think what they are called but robinsons used to sell rubber ones. Could you get a large heavy rubber dog ball and dial a hole through it? Or what about a weight, the ones you use in a gym on a dumb bell

 

[Exploding Chestnuts]

you could buy a small bowl and drill though, but hard work
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/wooden-bo...UK_Crafts_Other_Crafts_EH&hash=item2340eb5081

 

[Orangehorse]

It doesn't have to be wood, I was thinking of rubber. Sure I have seen one in a catalogue somewhere, but didn't know what to call it.