A soft iron bar used on an anvil or bending slab to shape frames.
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HARD IRON
Iron or steel which is not readily magnetized by induction, but which retains a high percentage of the magnetism acquired
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FERRIC ION
An iron atom that has a positive electric charge of +3. (Fe2+)
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FERROUS HYDROXIDE
The reaction product of iron and water in the absence of oxygen; it remains soluble in the water Fe(OH)2.
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INDUCED MAGNETISM
The magnetism acquired by soft iron while it is in a magnetic field. Soft iron will lose its induced magnetism when it is removed from a magnetic field. The strength and polarity of the induced magnetism will alter immediately as its magnetic latitude, or its orientation in a magnetic field, is changed. The induced mag- netism has an immediate effect upon the magnetic compass as the magnetic latitude or heading of a craft changes.
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PAWLS
Iron fingers that click into notches in the barrel on a winch to prevent roll-back.
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MUZZLE
An iron ban around the mast to hold the heel of the sprit.
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JACKSTAY
An iron rod bolted clear of the mainmast, to which the luff of the mainsail is laced.
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MAST CASE
A yatchsmans tabernacle. The iron fitting in which the heel of the mast is mounted.
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SPIDER HOOP
An iron band around the base of a mast which holds a set of iron belaying pins.
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OREBOAT
A great lakes term for a vessel primarily used in the transport of iron ore.
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