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(Some may take longer to display.) • April/May 2001 |
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New
Planking and Framing: The new and old planking and framing
can be seen in this photo. The
salt stops are also visible towards the top of the photo.
(May 26th)
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Stanchions:
With all of the stanchions erected and shaped with a power planer,
the sweet curvature of the Luna towards the bow can be seen. (April 19th) |
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Below
the Stern Planking: This view looks aft and up towards the
bottom of the aft end of the Luna’s hull.
The planking runs aft and ends at a rabbet in the bottom of
the rim timber. The top of the
rudder and its bearing can be seen at center right, while the stern
post can be seen on the left. The horn timber intersects with the
stern post and the rudder stock on the longitudinal centerline of the
tug. (May 25th) |
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Nameboard
for Bulwark: Students from McKinley Vocational High School
in the Fenway area of Boston came up to present their work and see
the Luna under reconstruction on May 25.
Here is one of the two nameboards built during the 2000/2001
academic year. The boards were
patterned precisely to the shapes of the originals and made of white
oak. (May 25th) |
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Nameboard
Along the Hull: Some of the students from McKinley High,
along with two teachers, hold the nameboard along the hull, below the
bulwark on which it will be attached. (May 25th) |
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Ship
Saw: Deep in the carpentry shop of Sample’s Shipyard is
the ship saw, a powerful band saw with a table that can be tilted
during the sawing process to cut the angles necessary in shipbuilding
and repair. The wheel in the
lower right corner controls the tilt, and a gauge on the column of
the saw shows the angle. Pieces
that are cut with varying angles can be marked with angles and the
saw can be cranked gradually to the correct angle during the cutting
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