272 THE COMPLETE WILDFOWLER 
Thickness of knees (elm) and floor timbers (oak) . tf in., 16 in. apart. 
Thickness of bottom planks . F - 2 in. yellow pine. 
Thickness of side planks ; , i $ in. yellow pine. 
Thickness of deck planks : : . 4 in. yellow pine. 
Thickness of coaming ‘ 7s in. yellow pine. 
Deck rafters, 2 in. by 13 in. fea), 16 in, - park 
Gun-beam, 4 in. by 2 in. (oak). 
Stem and stern chocks (oak). 
SPECIFICATION OF SINGLE-HANDED GUNNING-PUNT. 
Length 5 . . 5 - 18 ft. 
Length of bottom. ‘ F - 16 ft. 9 in. 
Beam over decks. ; : 3 ft. 
Width across both (widest pare) ; 2 ft. 2 in. 
Depth of sides (vertical at widest part) 3 6 in. 
Height at stem F . ‘ 64 in. 
Height at stern ‘ : f 7 in. 
Width of cockpit (widest part) : : 1 ft. 8 in. 
Length of cockpit . A : 8 ft. 3 in. 
Length of afterdeck . F 3 i 2 ft. 9 in. 
Round on foredeck at gun-beam ; ; 5 in. 
Height from floor to top of gun-beam_ . - 13 in. 
Height from floor to main deck rafter aft ‘ Q in. 
Kammel on bottom . é d : rf in. 
Spring on bottom. . 2+ in. 
Thickness of knees (elm) and floor timbers (oak), 1 in., 15in. apart. 
Thickness of bottom planks . . é $ in. yellow pine. 
Thickness of side planks ‘ : : 4 in. yellow pine. 
Thickness of deck planks : : : qs in. yellow pine. 
Thickness of coaming planks . ‘ $ in. yellow pine. 
Deck rafters 14 in. by 1 in. (oak), 15 in. apart. 
Gun-beam 3} in. by 14 in. (oak). 
Stem and stern chocks (oak ). 
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Gunning-Punt : decks removed to show position of side knees, floor timbers, gun-beam, 
and stem and stern chocks 
Other details may be gleaned from the drawings. To 
construct a punt properly the services of a skilled woodworker 
and his tools are indispensable. 
