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The first anchors were probably made of stone. The disk-shaped stones had at least one hole in the middle, to attach the line, and the stone anchors probably could serve as ballast as well. Until historical times, stone anchors have been used in parts of the world. In Roman times, in the Mediterranean, ship anchors were made of either lead or wood, or entirely of iron.<br>After Antiquity, European anchors are mostly made of iron, often with a wooden stock. From the 19th century, the stock was made of iron instead of wood. Also, the anchor rope was replaced by the anchor chain<br>
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Easy wooden model ship kits The first anchors were probably made of stone. The disk-shaped stones had at least one hole in the middle, to attach the line, and the stone anchors probably could serve as ballast as well. Until historical times, stone anchors have been used in parts of the world. In Roman times, in the Mediterranean, ship anchors were made of either lead or wood, or entirely of iron. After Antiquity, European anchors are mostly made of iron, often with a wooden stock. From the 19th century, the stock was made of iron instead of wood. Also, the anchor rope was replaced by the anchor chain. Anchors should be selected by the era in which the ship was in service. Needing to decide early on in the ship model build with Easy wooden model ship kits and how you will be displaying the model is often spoken of. All fittings including the anchor should be displayed in conjunction with how the ship is cast i.e. in port, running at sea, in harbor or in battle.
By running a piece of chain through the shackle the anchor should be attached to your ship model. A length of rope is then attached to the chain and attached to the windlass. There are many ways of running the rope through the ship to the windlass. There should also be a line attached to the crown that's used as a trip line to free the anchor form the bottom of the sea should it become entangled. Depending on the size of the ship model built with easy wooden model ship kits 3 to 10 anchors and their cables made up the vessels ground tackle. Warship carried an anchor at each side of the bow, and two or more lashed to the channels.
Parts of an Anchor Before we examine various types of anchors, we should become familiar with the parts of an anchor. The Ring or Shackle is attached to the upper part of the shank, to which the cable or chain is attached. The Shank is the middle piece or perpendicular of an anchor. The Stock is made of wood or iron; if iron, in the upper end of the shank it reeves through the lower hole; if wood, at the same place it is built round the shank, and it stands at right angles to the arms, hooped and bolted together. Being much longer, causing it to hook to the ground it cants the anchor with one fluke down. For more information: Mail id- rjeya@utsca.com, Contact Number- 866-865-7900, http://www.naturecoast.com/, Address- 822 N A1A Highway, Suite 310 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082, USA.
