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Figure 18.


to fi t between the trestletrees, and off set forward of the shaſt of the mast. To achieve this, the centered rounding of the mast at the top was carried down only halfway and then the wood was carved with a sanding drum to get a smooth and fair, but off set, transition from round to square. T e two sheaves and grooves for the top ropes that liſt the mast were drilled and cut as shown on the plans. T e fi d hole was drilled in from both sides then squared up with a needle fi le. (Figure 17, middle right) T e topgallant mast was carved in the same fashion, then topped with an ebony truck. (Figure 17, bottom)


Holding the mast sections together was done with the


usual combination of a socket between the trestletrees and a removable mast cap. But the French cap is signifi cantly diff erent from an English one. Where the English used a simple rectangular block, as seen in the earlier photograph of St. George, the French used a large two-part block held together with bolted iron bands. T e aſt section is large and rounded, acting as a non-turning sheave for the halyard line which runs in the two grooves along the top and then through holes near the forward end of the cap. (Figure 18, upper leſt ) I started with an oversized piece of cherry and drilled a hole that was just large enough to let the thick section of the topmast slide through, but was still snug at the level of the main


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