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CALKING IRON [1 record]

Record 1 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Woodworking
  • Shipbuilding
CONT

When the ship had been planked, the caulker used a mallet and caulking irons of different sizes to pack the oakum into the spaces between the timbers.

Key term(s)
  • calking iron
  • calking chisel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Travail du bois
  • Constructions navales
CONT

Une fois le bordage du navire terminé, le calfat enfonçait l'étoupe entre les pièces de membrures au moyen d'un maillet et de fers à calfat de tailles différentes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Objetos de colección (Museos y Patrimonio)
  • Trabajo de la madera
  • Construcción naval
DEF

[Herramienta] para meter estopa en las juntas del forro de los barcos para que no dejen pasar el agua.

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