. St. Nicholas [serial]. * Thrill iiiii a i II in 1 «* mw* 1 ? ???lie. SKELETON PLANS OF THE BLACK HiWK 9°4-l THE BUILDING OF THE BLACK HAWK. 623 way to get them is to pick out a plank free fromknots and of the required thickness, and have thissawed into strips at the mill. Better get twentyof these. The ends of these are beveled andnailed permanently to the posts. Be carefulnot to nail these strips to the mold-boards,which, as has been said, are later to be strip is placed along the keel and six oneach side. Since these ribs govern the outsideappearance of the boat after the canva
. St. Nicholas [serial]. * Thrill iiiii a i II in 1 «* mw* 1 ? ???lie. SKELETON PLANS OF THE BLACK HiWK 9°4-l THE BUILDING OF THE BLACK HAWK. 623 way to get them is to pick out a plank free fromknots and of the required thickness, and have thissawed into strips at the mill. Better get twentyof these. The ends of these are beveled andnailed permanently to the posts. Be carefulnot to nail these strips to the mold-boards,which, as has been said, are later to be strip is placed along the keel and six oneach side. Since these ribs govern the outsideappearance of the boat after the canvas hasbeen put on, it is of the greatest importance frame. The longer ones are selected for thecenter, the shorter ones being used near the are soaked in a bath-tub full of hot wa-ter, after which they can be bent to the de-sired shape. In placing the ribs it is best to work from thecenter, one rib at a time, alternately toward thestem and stern. The ribs are first nailed to thekeelson, and are then ta
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