https://www.ipernity.com/tag/312383/keyword/1780483 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/3F/C4/312383.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/312383/keyword/1780483 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 16:26:23 +0000 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 16:26:23 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/312383/53012698 tag:ipernity.com,2025-07-11,doc-53012698 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:49:53 +0000 2025-07-11T12:47:18+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/312383">StoneRoad2013</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/312383/53012698"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/98/53012698.3e8de05b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Set of caulking tools ...<br /> <br /> hammer [quite a light one !] a caulking chisel [caulking iron], some cotton, wool or oakum [old rope picked apart] and some tar or pitch [or pine resin]<br /> <br /> The hull and decks of a wooden ship "work" as the planks move against each other under pressure from wind and water, this lets in water ... to keep the water out {as much as possible} the gap is kept filled with the oakum, the outer most portion is filled with hot pitch or heavily tarred oakum to improve the seal.<br /> Keeping this up to scratch was a necessary part of life aboard ship ...</div> gaw[25] - caulking tools <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/312383">StoneRoad2013</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/312383/53012698"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/98/53012698.3e8de05b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Set of caulking tools ...<br /> <br /> hammer [quite a light one !] a caulking chisel [caulking iron], some cotton, wool or oakum [old rope picked apart] and some tar or pitch [or pine resin]<br /> <br /> The hull and decks of a wooden ship "work" as the planks move against each other under pressure from wind and water, this lets in water ... to keep the water out {as much as possible} the gap is kept filled with the oakum, the outer most portion is filled with hot pitch or heavily tarred oakum to improve the seal.<br /> Keeping this up to scratch was a necessary part of life aboard ship ...</div> StoneRoad2013 https://www.ipernity.com/doc/312383/39103654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-07-31,doc-39103654 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:21:40 +0000 2015-07-16T14:15:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/312383">StoneRoad2013</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/312383/39103654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/36/54/39103654.9baaccf8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Traditional tools and methods.</div> MF - caulking <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/312383">StoneRoad2013</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/312383/39103654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/36/54/39103654.9baaccf8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Traditional tools and methods.</div> StoneRoad2013