The Nursery, February 1881, Vol. XXIX

The Nursery, February 1881, Vol. XXIX

The Nursery, February 1881, Vol. XXIX - A Monthly Magazine for Youngest ReadersAfter the frame of a...
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The Nursery, February 1881, Vol. XXIX

The Nursery, February 1881, Vol. XXIX

$17.75 $8.87

The Nursery, February 1881, Vol. XXIX

$17.75 $8.87
Author: Various
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Nursery, February 1881, Vol. XXIX - A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers

After the frame of a ship is set up, the timbers firmly bolted and braced, and the planking put on and fastened, inside and out, the next thing to be done is to make the seams water-tight. For this purpose, slivers of oakum, rolled up in the hand, are driven into the seams between the planks. When the seams are filled, they are covered with melted pitch or rosin to preserve the oakum from decay. This process is called calking. Most of the men seen in the picture are doing this work, but not all of them. Some are driving in the oakum with a tool called a calking-iron. Some are putting on the pitch. I will leave it for you to find out what the others are doing. If we could look on deck and on the other side of the ship, we should see men at work there too. Hark! Don't you hear the sound of their hammers? All is bustle, but there is no confusion. Every man knows what to do, and does his work with a will. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 40753
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