Plate 204. 



CUTTING IN THE BOWHEAD AND SPERM WHALE. 



(Vol.11, pii. -.'TT-'-'Se.) 

 Figs. 1,2. Diagram of l-owlicjul whale. 



A. riiikc-clwiiii adjii.stril animiil tlic "Miiall" anil kadiiif; to wimllaRS-bits. 



K. Km rliaiii faNtiMicd .iiomimI tlic Icfl tin. 



<'. Kinjiollin-iliaiii into wliii-li liliilibiT-liook is fa.stcncd to raise tin and blanket piece — the start iug- 



poiiit for unwinding tin; Idnblur from tlii^ whale. 

 I). Hole ill root of lip into wliieh bliibber-hook is inserted to hoist lip on board ship. 

 F to G. Scarf to detach and hoist lower Up. 



E to H. Scarf cut from tin below and forward of eye to spout-liulcs (11) on head. 

 E to I. Scarf from tin (K) aft to back of whale (I). 



J to K. Scarf out in removinj,' blubber while wliule is bcin^ rolled. The n-mainiii!,' spiral lines indicate 

 final scarfs. 

 I.. Mortised hole in tup of head for head-chain. 



.M. The olil metli.id ih lioistinj; head by the cdd liead-ehaiii and toggle, the chain being rove throngli 

 the spontlioles. 

 M, M. Figure (2) the new nietliod of hoisting in head of wliali- by the use of the chain-strapped 

 blocks. Tail of chain rove from II under several feet of blubb<r to .ind thrcuigh the mortised 

 hole at L and coupled to sister-hooks (on lower block). 

 N. Cutting made by monkey, with the ax, while overboard, in order to detach the head-bone. 

 (). The lower part of the boue, which, being very thin, requires light strokes in onler to detach it. 

 P. Markings showing where the Bat-shanked spade is inserted to start the tliroat-bone in detaching 



the head. 

 Q. Showing (approximately) where the hole is made in tlie throat in order to haul it on boaril by 



the present method. 

 R. Dotted lines showing the tliioalehain. an<l toggle and the former inetliod of taking in the throat. 

 S. Dotted lines showing where the backbone of whale is seveieil when taking ott' blubber in order 



to lessen the strain on the windlass. 

 T. Wide section of blanket piece which is trimmed down by the boarding-knife when lioarding 

 blubber. 



Fio. :i. Diagram of s|ierm whale showing method of cutting in. (Further description will be fonud in the chapter 

 on oil rendering in the Secti<m on PnKl".\l<.\TloN oi' FisilKRY I'KODUCTS.) 



