Traditional caulking (also spelled calking) on wooden vessels uses fibers of cotton and
oakum (hemp fiber soaked in pine tar ).
Kaynak: Caulkingtallow , lard , varnish , twine , rope and cordage , hemp ,
oakum , tool s (hatchet , axe, hammer, chisel, planes, lantern , nail, spike,
Kaynak: Ship chandlerThe original loft floor of timber remains, caulk ed with
oakum and bitumen . Setting: Garden Island, New South Wales. Garden Island is on the
Kaynak: Garden Island Naval Chapelfor no purpose Semi-punitive labour also included
oakum -picking: teasing apart old tarry rope to make caulking material for sailing vessels.
Kaynak: Penal labourinstitutions, by the useless imposition of such tasks as
oakum -picking and stone-breaking, and by the disdain with which officials treated the poor.
Kaynak: Herbert Vincent MillsOnly about 20% hemp fiber input goes into the standard pulp area and are here mostly in lower quality (untreated
oakum high shive
Kaynak: Hempthe hull were no longer borne by the
oakum -packing of the timber planks which had leaked while they were squeezed and released like a sponge.
Kaynak: Robert SeppingsInmates were put to work
oakum -picking and treading the treadmill , and it operated on a silent/separate system. However, due to poor
Kaynak: Tothill Fields BridewellNext he started an
oakum manufactory, probably to help a brother, but it did not prosper. In 1859, he was elected to the city council, and
Kaynak: John Lemesurierthat there was put an
oakum of salt and egg, such a mixture: that dissolved with pride! | Sources : Bertoni, Giulio. I Trovatori d'Italia:
Kaynak: PavesIt was later thought that the fire was caused by candle snuff being dropped on
oakum when an officer and boy had entered the hold.
Kaynak: Three BeesThis allows it to permeate deeper into the
oakum and fibre of the wood and lets the tar seep into any pinholes and larger gaps that might
Kaynak: Pine tar