. nineteen of the crew and the inuit guides abandoned ship for the surrounding ice while remained aboard. polaris was run aground near etah and crushed on october . after wintering ashore, the crew sailed south in two boats and were rescued by a whaler, returning home via scotland. the following year...
along the grain) when it dries. if wood is cut to size before it is seasoned, it will shrink during drying and thus be undersized in its final form. to reduce or eliminate attack by decay or stain. wood that is dried below percent moisture content is not susceptible to decay or sap staining. to reduce...