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Chapter Two
Figure 2.159. Figure 2.160. Figure 2.161.
(above) Plate XXVI. Cheek, beakhead knee. (top right) Plate XXVI. Es of the upper spur.
(bottom right Plate XXVI. Knee in the beakhead.
The upper head rails, aft are broad 8 inches, thick 41⁄2 inches, and for ward are broad 5 inches, thick 3 1⁄2 inches, the middle ones broad 6 inches, thick 41⁄2 inches, forwardbroad41⁄2 inches,thick31⁄2 inches.Thelower ones broad 6 1⁄2 inches, thick 4 inches, and for ward 5 inches. The upper aft wide 1 foot 3 1⁄2 inches, forward at thelionwide61⁄2 inches.Thelowerwide1foot1inch, aft: and forward wide 5 inches.
The rst knee stands to the stem. The other 2 feet 1 inch farther, thick 5 inches, broad 71⁄2 inches. The third wide 2 feet, thick and broad as above. The others wide 2 feet 2 inches, thick 4 and broad 5 inches. The little deck forward thick 4 inches, wide and long 10 inches, the two crosspieces thick and broad 5 inches, with holes, and a curve of 3 inches, the laths thick 1 inch, broad 1 1⁄2 inches, the ridges thick 21⁄2 inches, broad 3 inches. At the end, straight across, lies a ledge, thick 3 inches, broad 4 inches. The cathead sticking 2 feet over the head rail, 10 inches broad at the top timber on w hich it lies, thick 4 inches. The cathead knee thick 10 inches, broad 1 foot.
(86 II 41) 3. The upper knee of the head , forward broad 6 inches, aft broad 1 foot, forward thick 9 inches, aft thick 12 inches.
(86 II 35) 4. About the Kam.
1. The kam, forward broad 7 inches.
2. The kam, aft broad 30 inches, thick 3 inches, let
in 11⁄2 inches. The kam always, forward 1⁄2 inch broader, than one third part from behind.
(86 II 31) 3. The lion, long 9 feet, thick 19 inches, the end comes 14 feet for ward, the end rises 2 feet 7 inches, it is one foot thick aft.
(86 II 44) 5. About the Es.
This is a timber , lying on the lion ’s back, and with
a scroll.
1. The Es lies 2 feet 2 inches above the lion, above
broad 14 inches, thick 10 inches.
2. Below coming 3 feet past the lion.
(87 I 1) 6. About the Knees.
They come onto the ends of the spurs, to hold on to
the ship.
1. The Knee for ward on the stem, broad 12 inches,
thick6inches,long6feet,theother5 1⁄2 feet,without tongue [probably the bill, the long leg of the knee].
2. The other knee [on top of the upper spur], broad 91⁄2 inches, thick 4 1⁄2 inches, for ward broad 8 inches, thick 4 inches.
(87 I 9) 7. About the Head Rails.
These make the shape of the beakhead, run up to the
es, and are to both sides 3 in general.
1. The upper rail , aft broad 8 inches, thick 4 1⁄2
inches, forward broad 5 inches, thick 31⁄2 inches.
2. The other, broad 6 inches, thick 4 inches, forward
broad 41⁄2 inches, thick 31⁄2 inches.
3. The lower, broad 61⁄2 inches, thick 4 inches, for-
ward broad 5 inches, thick 4 inches.
8. About the width of the Head Rails.
1. The upper head rail, aft wide 141⁄2 inches, forward
wide 61⁄2 inches.
2. The lower , aft wide 12 inches, for ward wide 5
inches.
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