Latrine

Initially a flat and far protruding latrine during the 17th century. becomes steeper and shorter. After the usually overloaded stern, the latrine was the most beautiful place on the ship, where wood sculptors displayed their art. If at the beginning of the 17-th century. the figure chosen for the latrine was symbolically associated with the name of the ship, then later it began to depict a stylized lion - a symbol of strength and courage. The latrine served as a latrine for sailors and soldiers. Here, below, the prisoners were also placed.

The ship's craftsmen in different ways performed smoothly curving side rails - latrine rails - and their supports (frames). Therefore, by the type of latrine it was often possible to determine the place where the ship was built.

The construction of the latrine requires special care and precision to scale, especially the rails and frames - a good looking model depends to a large extent on this. The nasal adornment is cut out of wood along the applied contour. A suitable material for latrine bars is black or red fiber, which is easy to work and if slightly warmed up, it bends and drills well. On the princedigeda there were several frames, gradually decreasing towards the nose. Regels were attached to them. Sometimes the latrine deck at the height of the second rails was laid out with gratings.

Knyavdiged is reinforced with four horizontal knits, installed on two belts of the velvet, two on each side. To the nose, the knits should smoothly transition into latrine regels. Since the exact shape of the knits is not easy to find right away, you first need to make a template.

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