Seeing the world: a young sailor's own story1886 |
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Σελίδα 23 - ... into a space in which two could be barely put by hand. It is for this purpose the jack-screws are used. A ground tier is laid first ; upon this, beginning aft and forward, two bales are placed with their inner corners projecting out. and joining, leaving a triangular space vacant within. A hickory post is now placed against the nearest beam, and with this for a fulcrum, the screw is applied to the two bales at the point where the corners join, and little by little they come together, are straightened...
Σελίδα 225 - Alice Dale's Lesson: a Christmas Tale of the Tudor Period. 5. Satin and Sad-Colour: a Tale of the Stuart Period.