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Nautical Research Journal 39


Figure 13.


with a short length in the center, creating the shape of a half-lapped plank. (Figure 13, upper leſt ) Five of these were lined up above a square fi ller piece the size of the lubber’s hole, and fi ve more below. Ten more planks were turned over and their raised centers interlocked with the earlier sets, then everything was glued together. A compass marked out the circumference of the top and, without changing the setting, marked out identical arcs on a stack of four layers of cherry veneer. (Figure 13, upper right) T e trestletrees and crosstrees were cut and shaped, then lapped into each other so they created a space that was sized to the top of the mast and the heel of the topmast. (Figure 13, lower leſt ) Everything was assembled and given light coats of stain and fl at


fi nish. T e tops were completed by drilling holes along the forward edge for the crowsfoot to come, and slots on either side for the strops of the topmast deadeyes. (Figure 13, lower right)


At this point I realized that there was a problem. T e tops are solid except for the openings for the shrouds to either side of where the mast will go. However, looking forward to installing the rigging, I saw that some of the later ropes have to pass through the top on their way to the deck. T ere had to be additional openings aſt of the mast. In this photograph of St. George from the Naval Academy museum you can see several lines, indicated by the arrows, running through those openings. (Figure 14)


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