Greasy luckCLEANING WHALEBONEReading editionChapter navigation67 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterGREASY LUCKFOREWORDLIST OF PLATESFITTING OUTHOISTING TOPSAILSCHOOSING BOATS’ CREWSA HARANGUE FROM THE CAPTAINGETTING IN THE MAINSAILSTOWING THE OUTER JIBA TYPICAL BOWA TYPICAL STERNTHE DECKTHE WHALEBOATA BOAT ON THE CRANESSPARE BOATSHARPOONSTHE WHEELTHE FOC’S’LETHE WINDLASSTHE GALLEYTYPESTHE BLACKSMITHTHE COOPERGRINDING SPADESCOILING LINE TUBSTEN DOLLARS REWARDGRUB“FRESH FISH FOR THE COOK TO SPOIL”WHALESWHALESTHE MASTHEADLOWERINGA RACE UNDER SAILWAIFING“GOING ON”“GIVE IT TO HIM!”SOUNDINGA BREACHA “CHAWED” BOAT“A NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE”LANCINGTOWING TO THE SHIPCUTTING-IN DIAGRAMREMOVING THE LOWER JAW OF A SPERM WHALETHE JUNKCUTTING INTHE BLANKET PIECE COMING ABOARDLOWERING INTO THE HOLDMINCINGTRYING OUTBAILING THE CASECLEANING SHIPMAIN HATCH SURGERYBOAT SURGERYASHORE FOR WATERHAVING IT OUTRECRUITING ON THE BEACHA “GAM”SONG AND DANCEBUMBOATSARCTIC WHALINGWHALEBONECLEANING WHALEBONEDEAD MAN’S CHESTHOMEWARD BOUND“SCRIMSHAW”Previous chapter ←WHALEBONENext chapter →DEAD MAN’S CHESTAll chapters and sections (67)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsGREASY LUCKFOREWORDLIST OF PLATESFITTING OUTHOISTING TOPSAILSCHOOSING BOATS’ CREWSA HARANGUE FROM THE CAPTAINGETTING IN THE MAINSAILSTOWING THE OUTER JIBA TYPICAL BOWA TYPICAL STERNTHE DECKTHE WHALEBOATA BOAT ON THE CRANESSPARE BOATSHARPOONSTHE WHEELTHE FOC’S’LETHE WINDLASSTHE GALLEYTYPESTHE BLACKSMITHTHE COOPERGRINDING SPADESCOILING LINE TUBSTEN DOLLARS REWARDGRUB“FRESH FISH FOR THE COOK TO SPOIL”WHALESWHALESTHE MASTHEADLOWERINGA RACE UNDER SAILWAIFING“GOING ON”“GIVE IT TO HIM!”SOUNDINGA BREACHA “CHAWED” BOAT“A NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE”LANCINGTOWING TO THE SHIPCUTTING-IN DIAGRAMREMOVING THE LOWER JAW OF A SPERM WHALETHE JUNKCUTTING INTHE BLANKET PIECE COMING ABOARDLOWERING INTO THE HOLDMINCINGTRYING OUTBAILING THE CASECLEANING SHIPMAIN HATCH SURGERYBOAT SURGERYASHORE FOR WATERHAVING IT OUTRECRUITING ON THE BEACHA “GAM”SONG AND DANCEBUMBOATSARCTIC WHALINGWHALEBONECLEANING WHALEBONEDEAD MAN’S CHESTHOMEWARD BOUND“SCRIMSHAW”The “slabs” were cut from the jaw, and after being scraped and washed were tied in bundles.◇Cleaning Whalebone← WHALEBONEDEAD MAN’S CHEST →
