Today at Maine’s First Ship we worked on setting up the stanchions to keep visitors safe and out of the way. We sanded them and put them up securely. We also finally finished the toolboxes by putting on handles on the side. Now we are working on the jig for the shed we will build the bow of the boat in. So everything is good and we can't wait to get started on the Virginia.Vocabulary Words of the day.
Grain- Grain is the vessels that carries the sap to the top of the tree. If you look at a piece of wood you 
can see little lines in the wood. Those lines are the grain. Ripping- In the case of boatbuilding, ripping means cutting wood with any kind of tool along the way of the grain.
Cross Cutting- In the case of boatbuilding, cross cutting means cutting wood with any kind of tool through the grains.
Did you know that the building we are working in is one of two remaining 19th century freight sheds (located on the Kennebec River) used to transfer cargo from schooners to trains?
Blog entry by Mike
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