SHIP BUILDING. 
down the fore side of the rabbit of the stern, 
at the underside of the bowsprit, in the 
sheer plan, and there draw a section of tlie 
knighthead, about two indies witliin the 
bowsprit, as they must not be cut any moie 
by tlie bowsprit ; then by squaring up tlie 
fore sides and the aft side of the section, 
from the half breadth plan, to and above 
the stem in the sheer plan ; and, drawing 
lines parallel to the fore side of the rabbit, 
4 feet 4 inches above the head of the stern, 
and the starboard knighthead will be repre- 
sented. 
The limits of the beak head should next 
be drawn thus: in the sheer plan draw a 
perpendicular, 6 feet abaft the aft side of 
the stem, at the upper part, and that will 
be the fore side of the beak head ; set up 
above the upper side of the upper deck 20 
inches, and draw a horizontal line from the 
fore side of the back head to the stem. 
The cheeks being the basis of the head, 
their situation demands peculiar care, espe- 
cially as the hawse holes come between 
them ; therefore, before we can determine 
the situation of the lower cheek, the hawse- 
holes must be drawn in the half breadth 
plan, and squared up to tlie sheer plan ; then 
set up, for their under sides, 2 feet 3 inches 
above the upper side of the upper deck, 
and 3 feet 8 inches for their upper sides ; 
then the outsides of the hawse holes may 
be drawn in the sheer plan, and we shall 
see that the cheeks, as here to be drawn, 
are rightly situated: thias, for the under- 
side of the lower cheek, set up from the 
upper edge of the keel, in the sheer- 
plan, 25 feet, on the fore side of the rabbit, 
on the stem, and from thence draw an airy 
curve, rising, to break in fair with the per- 
pendicular, at the fore side of the figure, 
near to the head or upper part ; and this 
curve will represent the fore side or set of 
the figure. Abaft the stem, the cheek may 
be drawn to the sheer of the wale, to 4 feet 
4 inches, its after end. The upper side of 
the upper cheek may be exactly in the 
middle, between the lower side of the low- 
er cheek, and the upper side of the main rail, 
the upper side of which is kept on a level 
with the beak head at the stem ; then set 
down on the stem, below the upper side of 
the upper cheek, 11 inches, its siding or 
lower edge. Tlien draw a parallel line, 4 
feet 4 inches abaft the perpendicular line, 
at the fore side of the figure, that will give 
the boundary of the hair bracket, except 
the scroll, and likewise the aft-side of the 
figure ; the scroll which finishes the upper 
part of the hair bracket, should be grace- 
fully turned over into the lower part of the 
neck, or between the shoulders of the fi- 
gure. Square up a line from the after end 
of the lower cheek, to the upper cheek, 
and then draw another curve line from the 
under side of the upper cheek at the stem, 
the after part kept nearly parallel to the 
flight of the lower cheek, gradually rising, 
to break in fair with the perpendicular last 
drawn, and the under side of the upper 
cheek will now be represented. Then set 
off the heel of the figure, or length of the 
block from which the figure is to be carved, 
by' squaring up a line from the under side of 
tlie lower cheek to the under side of the 
upper cheek, 7 feet 3 inches abaft the per- 
pendicular, at the fore side of the figure. 
Then to draw in the siding or upper sides 
of the cheeks, set up 12 inches, the siding 
of the lower cheek above its lower side at 
the stern, and 9 inches at the heel of the 
figure, or foremost end of the lower cheek j 
then a curve drawn to a regular taper 
through those spots, describes the Tipper 
side of the lower cheek. In the same, draw 
in the upper side of the upper cheek, taper- 
ing regularly from 11 inches, its siding at 
the stem to 7 inches, its siding at the heel 
of the figure, or lower end of the hair 
bracket, the upper part of which at the 
scroll, may be 5 inches ; the hair bracket 
should be completed by a pleasing serpen- 
tine line, finishing with the scroll before ob- 
served. The head of the block, or upper 
part of the figure, may be completed by 
continuing the line at the breast of the fi- 
gure, rounding it to the top of the hair 
bracket, which is 37 feet 6 inches above the 
upper side of the keel, observing to keep 
the upper part of the figure 6 inches below 
the under side of the bowsprit. 
Having fixed on the upper side of the 
main rail at the stern, continue the bag or 
upper side of it level with the beak head, as 
far out as possible, for the conveniency of 
the gratings, gradually rising the foremost 
end nearly parallel with the flight of the 
upper cheek, terminating the foremost end 
into the scroll of the hair bracket ; to com- 
plete the after end, describe the arch of a 
circle that shall break in fair with the fore 
side of the beak head at the forecastle, and 
its upper side at the stem ; the under-side 
/Of the main rail is drawn by regularly taper- 
ing it from 12 inches, its moulding at the 
forecastle ; to 7 inches, its moulding at the 
fore end ; then continue the head of the 
main rail 2 feet 6 inches above the plank- 
