from the wreck range from the largest, with a shank length of 13 feet 7 inches and a weight of 3,141 pounds to the smallest at only 8 feet and 642 pounds. Boudriot also shows four anchors for Le Mercure,
in a style almost exactly like the archaeological drawing. (Figure 35, leſt ) Aſt er resizing his plans to fi t the known dimensions, I cut out pieces for all eight anchors needed for both models. T e wooden cross pieces were cut from cherry while I used pear wood for the metal shank and arms of the anchors. Pear has a close grain, but is just open enough to mimic iron. For strength the shank and arms were put together with a round mortice and tenon, then shaped and smoothed to hide the joint. T e fl ukes
