An account of the Arctic regions with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery . ses to act, onthe water being nearly withdrawn, whatlittle remains is removed by means of aswab. 6. Bone hand-spike. II. 300. 7. Ice-saw. The length of this saw, which is used for cutting ice, is 14 feet. Being too longto be represented wholly in the plate, apart of the middle of the instrument is leftout. When used, two handles passing a-cross each other, are put through the ringsat the top, by which 12 to 16 men can beemployed in working it at the same a great extent of thick ice is to b
An account of the Arctic regions with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery . ses to act, onthe water being nearly withdrawn, whatlittle remains is removed by means of aswab. 6. Bone hand-spike. II. 300. 7. Ice-saw. The length of this saw, which is used for cutting ice, is 14 feet. Being too longto be represented wholly in the plate, apart of the middle of the instrument is leftout. When used, two handles passing a-cross each other, are put through the ringsat the top, by which 12 to 16 men can beemployed in working it at the same a great extent of thick ice is to becut, the larger saws are generally workedby ropes from the top of a tripod. 8. Another saw, with a moveable back, used for thinner ice. It is furnished with twoparallel handles. The two parts of the sawbeing extended when in use, the back partserves to keep the lower extremity forward,and to preserve the saw in a Apparatus for cutting blubber. 1. Appearance of the cutting apparatus whenfitted up for use. II. 310. % Horizontal section of the same. II. 310. s *-
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