323161795 by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
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29.—The Strips for supporting the forecastle, and the framework for the stern superstructure.

The following parts can now be made, but should not be put in position until after the rigging is done:

Two light cannon on swivel supports. There is no certainty as to the exact pattern of these. These are made from wood, but if you are a good metal worker, by all means make them of brass, for then you can have the stands of lighter pattern. If of wood, they should be painted to represent antique bronze, using yellow ochre, green and black. They will stand on the after end of the cow bridge.

Right aft there should be a basket lantern on a bracket. The lantern can be made from strips of metal soldered, but cardboard is easier to use. Shave the end of a round stick to form a mold for the inside of the lantern; over the end of this lay three strips, holding their ends evenly in position with a rubber band. Around these glue three other strips, clipping their overlapping ends to gether with clamps or other bands. When this is dry, slip the stick out and there is your basket. Put a very thin piece of paper around the stick first, so that the strips will not be glued fast to it.

In the bottom of the basket set a thin piece of wood. The wooden bracket should be nailed to the deck and glued to the bulwark. The basket is nailed to the outer end of the bracket.

The small boat is 3 3/4 in. long, 1 1/4 in. wide and 7/8 in. deep. It is double-ended with a big sheer. The keel and ends, all in one curve, may be left on in the cutting, or a piece of spline may be nailed on. The boat should be hollowed out as thin as possible, with solid ends and four thwarts. It may be fitted with oars and painter. At each end there should be a single block stapled to the solid parts. It may be painted antique white, bluish white inside, with brown thwarts and gunwales, the latter of course, being bored for the oar holes.

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